Hello!
00:00:19.38\00:00:20.72
My name is Shelley Quinn,
00:00:20.75\00:00:22.08
and I welcome you to
00:00:22.12\00:00:23.45
"Exalting His Word".
00:00:23.49\00:00:24.82
We're gonna have
00:00:24.85\00:00:26.19
a good time today
00:00:26.22\00:00:27.56
in the Bible.
00:00:27.59\00:00:28.92
And I'm so glad that you can
00:00:28.96\00:00:30.53
join us for
00:00:30.59\00:00:31.93
this special program.
00:00:31.96\00:00:33.29
Today we're gonna learn
00:00:33.33\00:00:34.63
how to plug in to
00:00:34.66\00:00:36.00
the power that's available
00:00:36.03\00:00:37.50
to us from God.
00:00:37.53\00:00:39.20
And by his power to
00:00:39.23\00:00:40.57
leave all our past behind
00:00:40.60\00:00:42.57
and move on to victory.
00:00:42.60\00:00:45.54
But before we begin
00:00:45.57\00:00:47.98
let's once again review
00:00:48.04\00:00:50.18
the theme text
00:00:50.21\00:00:51.55
for this program.
00:00:51.61\00:00:52.95
It comes from Psalms 138:2.
00:00:52.98\00:00:57.02
And in that verse
00:00:57.09\00:00:58.42
the Bible says that
00:00:58.45\00:00:59.79
God exalts his name
00:00:59.82\00:01:01.22
and his word above all things
00:01:01.26\00:01:03.43
and that he exalts His word
00:01:03.49\00:01:07.66
even above His Name.
00:01:07.66\00:01:09.96
Two questions...
00:01:10.03\00:01:11.70
What does that mean
00:01:11.73\00:01:13.60
and why does God do this?
00:01:13.64\00:01:16.00
Number one
00:01:16.04\00:01:17.37
"God exalts his word" means that
00:01:17.41\00:01:20.14
he has given his word
00:01:20.18\00:01:23.48
the highest rank of importance.
00:01:23.51\00:01:25.98
More important to him
00:01:26.01\00:01:27.35
than anything else is his word.
00:01:27.38\00:01:30.15
And it means
that he has given it
00:01:30.22\00:01:31.85
the highest position of praise.
00:01:31.92\00:01:35.29
God has granted creative
00:01:35.36\00:01:38.96
life-giving force to his word.
00:01:39.03\00:01:41.80
Power that will
accomplish ALL of his will.
00:01:41.83\00:01:45.20
So why does God
00:01:45.23\00:01:46.60
exalt his word above everything?
00:01:46.63\00:01:50.07
Because in the beginning
00:01:50.11\00:01:52.54
was the Word
00:01:52.57\00:01:53.98
and the Word was with God
00:01:54.01\00:01:55.68
and the Word was God.
00:01:55.74\00:01:57.55
And the Word became flesh
00:01:57.58\00:01:59.15
and he died for us.
00:01:59.18\00:02:01.02
Jesus Christ was
00:02:01.08\00:02:03.49
is
00:02:03.55\00:02:04.89
and ever will be
00:02:04.92\00:02:06.25
the living word of God.
00:02:06.29\00:02:08.09
And when we hold the Bible
00:02:08.16\00:02:10.56
in our hands
00:02:10.63\00:02:11.96
it's like we're holding
00:02:11.99\00:02:13.50
the hand of Christ.
00:02:13.56\00:02:15.63
If we could only understand that
00:02:15.66\00:02:18.47
God's word is life to us.
00:02:18.50\00:02:20.40
He sent his Word to heal us.
00:02:20.44\00:02:22.77
And if we would get
00:02:22.80\00:02:25.24
into his Word
00:02:25.27\00:02:26.84
recognizing these things
00:02:26.88\00:02:28.68
our attitudes will be
00:02:28.71\00:02:31.91
completely changed
00:02:31.98\00:02:33.31
about the time that
we spend in the Bible.
00:02:33.35\00:02:36.82
I want you to know that
00:02:36.89\00:02:38.22
Bible study and
meditating on God's Word
00:02:38.25\00:02:41.86
can be true
00:02:41.92\00:02:43.46
a true joy.
00:02:43.53\00:02:44.99
Let's ask the Lord to
00:02:45.06\00:02:46.39
bless our study today.
00:02:46.43\00:02:48.60
Heavenly Father
00:02:48.63\00:02:49.96
we come to you in Christ
00:02:50.00\00:02:52.27
and we thank you Father God
00:02:52.30\00:02:54.24
for your word.
00:02:54.27\00:02:55.67
We recognize that
00:02:55.70\00:02:57.04
you are the giver of every good
00:02:57.07\00:02:59.47
and perfect gift.
00:02:59.51\00:03:01.24
And Father,
00:03:01.31\00:03:02.64
we ask for a special measure of
00:03:02.68\00:03:04.91
your Grace today.
00:03:04.98\00:03:06.41
Send your Holy Spirit
00:03:06.48\00:03:07.95
to teach us.
00:03:08.02\00:03:09.35
Help us to
00:03:09.38\00:03:10.72
plant your word
00:03:10.75\00:03:12.49
in our heart Father God,
00:03:12.55\00:03:14.12
and let it spring forth to
00:03:14.19\00:03:16.42
a harvest of righteousness.
00:03:16.49\00:03:18.83
In Christ Holy Name
00:03:18.89\00:03:20.56
we pray
00:03:20.60\00:03:21.90
amen.
00:03:21.93\00:03:23.47
Well,
00:03:23.53\00:03:24.87
now, let's look at
00:03:24.90\00:03:26.23
our first life affirmation
00:03:26.27\00:03:28.67
from scripture.
00:03:28.70\00:03:30.04
What we're going to be doing is,
00:03:30.07\00:03:31.74
taking
00:03:31.77\00:03:34.01
some scriptures
00:03:34.04\00:03:35.38
and speaking them back to God
00:03:35.41\00:03:37.98
declaring,
00:03:38.01\00:03:39.35
that His
testimony about us is true.
00:03:39.38\00:03:42.58
And the first one says this...
00:03:42.65\00:03:45.12
[on screen]
00:03:45.19\00:03:46.52
Well
00:04:11.25\00:04:12.58
that's a little bit difficult to
00:04:12.61\00:04:13.95
say isn't it? [chuckles]
00:04:13.98\00:04:15.92
We are so... aware
00:04:15.98\00:04:19.25
of our own shortcomings
00:04:19.32\00:04:21.79
but you know there is power
00:04:21.86\00:04:23.26
in speaking God's word
00:04:23.32\00:04:24.66
over your life.
00:04:24.69\00:04:26.03
Because God calls
things that are not
00:04:26.06\00:04:28.00
as though they already WERE.
00:04:28.03\00:04:30.40
He sees it as done.
00:04:30.43\00:04:32.13
And by faith
00:04:32.17\00:04:33.50
we should accept God's testimony
00:04:33.54\00:04:35.94
and speak it back to him
00:04:35.97\00:04:38.84
and EAGERLY anticipate that
00:04:38.87\00:04:41.21
God is going to do this
00:04:41.24\00:04:43.11
in our lives.
00:04:43.18\00:04:44.51
So now let's take this apart
00:04:44.58\00:04:46.31
line by line
00:04:46.38\00:04:47.92
and see where
00:04:47.98\00:04:49.32
I got it from Scripture.
00:04:49.35\00:04:50.69
We started off by saying
00:04:50.72\00:04:52.09
I am a new creation
00:04:52.15\00:04:54.02
in Christ Jesus.
00:04:54.09\00:04:55.86
That's what the Bible says in
00:04:55.92\00:04:57.96
II Corinthians 5:17.
00:04:58.03\00:04:59.36
It says,
00:05:02.16\00:05:03.50
"Therefore if anyone is
00:05:03.53\00:05:05.20
"in Christ
00:05:05.23\00:05:06.84
"he is a new creation.
00:05:06.87\00:05:09.44
"Old things have passed away.
00:05:09.47\00:05:12.37
"Behold
00:05:12.41\00:05:13.74
"all things have become new."
00:05:13.78\00:05:16.85
My problem and
your problem is that
00:05:16.91\00:05:20.75
we dwell on those old things!
00:05:20.82\00:05:23.75
And God is saying they really
00:05:23.82\00:05:26.12
should not have any more part
00:05:26.19\00:05:29.16
in our life.
00:05:29.22\00:05:30.63
And He is changing us
00:05:30.69\00:05:32.13
in a daily progressive way.
00:05:32.19\00:05:35.00
Colossians 3:3 says this...
00:05:35.03\00:05:37.97
"For as far as
the world is concerned
00:05:38.00\00:05:42.27
"you have died.
00:05:42.30\00:05:44.17
"And your new life,
00:05:44.21\00:05:46.21
(your real life)
00:05:46.24\00:05:48.58
"is hidden with Christ,
00:05:48.61\00:05:50.81
"in God."
00:05:50.85\00:05:52.21
If we would recognize that
00:05:52.28\00:05:55.75
it would be different for us
00:05:55.82\00:05:57.72
from this moment forward.
00:05:57.79\00:05:59.52
We'll go on and we'll look at
00:05:59.59\00:06:01.62
the next sentence
of that affirmation.
00:06:01.69\00:06:03.93
It says,
00:06:03.99\00:06:05.33
I do not dwell on the past,
00:06:05.36\00:06:08.00
for God is doing
a new thing in me.
00:06:08.06\00:06:11.10
And I just have to
stop and say this...
00:06:11.13\00:06:14.70
I found myself,
00:06:14.74\00:06:16.24
after the Lord first
00:06:16.27\00:06:17.77
caused me to write
00:06:17.81\00:06:19.14
this affirmation,
00:06:19.17\00:06:20.51
I had been
speaking it over my life for
00:06:20.54\00:06:22.44
probably for several months.
00:06:22.51\00:06:25.21
And one day,
00:06:25.28\00:06:26.75
I found myself
00:06:26.82\00:06:28.15
dwelling on
something on the past.
00:06:28.18\00:06:30.09
And suddenly,
00:06:30.15\00:06:31.49
that affirmation sprung
00:06:31.52\00:06:33.52
to my mind
00:06:33.59\00:06:35.16
and I thought,
00:06:35.22\00:06:36.56
Lord, forgive me.
00:06:36.59\00:06:37.93
I'm not supposed
to dwell on the past.
00:06:37.96\00:06:40.06
I am a new creation.
00:06:40.10\00:06:41.46
I'm not gonna look
00:06:41.53\00:06:43.10
at my circumstances.
00:06:43.13\00:06:44.47
I'm not gonna
focus on my weaknesses.
00:06:44.50\00:06:46.87
But I'm gonna
turn my eyes to you
00:06:46.90\00:06:49.74
and know that this is what
00:06:49.77\00:06:52.27
you are working in me.
00:06:52.31\00:06:55.08
And part of this verse
00:06:55.11\00:06:57.41
or part of that life affirmation
00:06:57.45\00:06:59.68
about not dwelling on the past,
00:06:59.75\00:07:01.82
it came from Isaiah 43:18-19.
00:07:01.88\00:07:04.29
And there,
00:07:07.79\00:07:09.12
the Lord councils us.
00:07:09.16\00:07:10.49
"Forget the former things."
00:07:10.53\00:07:12.26
In other words,
00:07:12.33\00:07:13.66
don't earnestly
dwell on the past.
00:07:13.70\00:07:16.43
And He goes on and he says,
00:07:16.46\00:07:17.80
"do not dwell
on the past because
00:07:17.83\00:07:19.87
"see I am doing a new thing."
00:07:19.90\00:07:25.11
Now, it springs up.
00:07:25.14\00:07:27.51
Do you not perceive it?
00:07:27.54\00:07:31.31
God is doing a new thing in you.
00:07:31.35\00:07:34.62
And if you are so busy
00:07:34.68\00:07:36.45
dwelling on the past,
00:07:36.52\00:07:38.59
you're not gonna recognize
00:07:38.65\00:07:40.22
what He is doing.
00:07:40.29\00:07:41.62
So, let's go forward now
00:07:41.66\00:07:43.59
and look at the next line.
00:07:43.66\00:07:46.56
It says,
00:07:46.59\00:07:47.93
my old nature has vanished.
00:07:47.96\00:07:50.63
Now, only my new
00:07:50.67\00:07:52.93
Christ like nature
00:07:52.97\00:07:55.17
exists.
00:07:55.20\00:07:56.67
To this day,
00:07:56.71\00:07:58.04
when I say that over my life,
00:07:58.07\00:07:59.44
I know I am
calling things that are not
00:07:59.47\00:08:03.78
as though they already were.
00:08:03.81\00:08:05.35
That's what the
Bible says in Romans 4:17.
00:08:05.38\00:08:08.35
That God calls things
00:08:08.42\00:08:09.98
that are not yet accomplished
00:08:10.05\00:08:11.92
in the physical realm
00:08:11.99\00:08:13.32
as if they already were.
00:08:13.36\00:08:14.69
Because in the Bible
00:08:14.72\00:08:16.39
in Ephesians 1:11,
00:08:16.46\00:08:17.79
it says that
God works all things
00:08:17.83\00:08:20.23
according to his will.
00:08:20.30\00:08:22.36
Well you and I are destined to
00:08:22.40\00:08:25.23
become like Jesus.
00:08:25.27\00:08:26.84
So, I can say,
00:08:26.87\00:08:28.67
my old nature has vanished
00:08:28.70\00:08:31.07
and now only my new
00:08:31.11\00:08:32.77
Christ like nature exists.
00:08:32.81\00:08:34.91
And I trust that
God is doing that in me.
00:08:34.94\00:08:38.51
That comes from
Philippians 3:13,14.
00:08:38.55\00:08:40.52
And you know
what Paul said there?
00:08:44.15\00:08:46.62
He said,
00:08:46.69\00:08:48.19
"I do not consider myself yet
00:08:48.26\00:08:50.59
"to have taken hold of it
00:08:50.66\00:08:52.79
"but one thing I do
00:08:52.86\00:08:55.63
"forgetting what is behind
00:08:55.66\00:08:58.40
"and straining
toward what is ahead.
00:08:58.43\00:09:02.70
"I press on toward the goal,
00:09:02.74\00:09:06.61
"to win the prize
00:09:06.64\00:09:07.98
"for which God has
called me heavenward
00:09:08.01\00:09:11.85
"in Christ Jesus."
00:09:11.88\00:09:13.75
Now, let's put
it all back together
00:09:13.82\00:09:16.89
and let's look at this
00:09:16.95\00:09:18.39
in a new light.
00:09:18.45\00:09:20.46
Taking this Bible study
00:09:20.52\00:09:21.99
and speaking it back to God
00:09:22.06\00:09:24.93
as an affirmation.
00:09:24.99\00:09:27.40
[on screen]
00:09:27.40\00:09:28.76
If you will try this,
00:09:52.05\00:09:54.32
speak that over your life,
00:09:54.39\00:09:56.46
you'll be amazed as how
00:09:56.52\00:09:58.99
the Lord
reprograms your thoughts.
00:09:59.06\00:10:03.73
And then,
00:10:03.77\00:10:05.10
you wont let the enemy,
00:10:05.13\00:10:06.50
the accuser of
00:10:06.53\00:10:07.87
the brethren
00:10:07.90\00:10:09.67
beat you up
00:10:09.70\00:10:11.24
all the time.
00:10:11.27\00:10:13.11
You know,
00:10:13.14\00:10:14.48
we do more damage to ourselves
00:10:14.51\00:10:16.41
by dwelling on the past
00:10:16.48\00:10:17.81
and not recognizing who we are
00:10:17.85\00:10:20.32
in Christ
00:10:20.38\00:10:21.72
than Satan does
to us all day long.
00:10:21.75\00:10:25.39
It's something
that we have got...
00:10:25.45\00:10:28.02
You know the Bible says,
00:10:28.09\00:10:29.66
that as we
believe in our hearts,
00:10:29.72\00:10:32.66
so shall we become.
00:10:32.73\00:10:34.36
You've got to
believe God's testimony!
00:10:34.40\00:10:38.07
That's the only
way you are going to
00:10:38.10\00:10:40.44
overcome the identity crisis.
00:10:40.47\00:10:43.04
You've got to learn who you are
00:10:43.07\00:10:46.01
in Christ.
00:10:46.04\00:10:47.38
Now, let's look at
our next affirmation...
00:10:47.41\00:10:51.55
[on screen]
00:10:51.61\00:10:54.48
Let's look at that...
00:11:21.24\00:11:23.21
It is by the power of his word
00:11:23.28\00:11:26.58
and his Holy Spirit
00:11:26.65\00:11:28.98
that God lights up
00:11:29.05\00:11:31.02
every area of our lives
00:11:31.09\00:11:34.16
and eliminates
00:11:34.22\00:11:35.56
the darkness of our souls.
00:11:35.59\00:11:37.49
Now, that came from
00:11:37.56\00:11:38.89
Psalms 119:130
00:11:38.93\00:11:40.63
which says,
00:11:42.50\00:11:43.83
"It's the entrance of his Word
00:11:43.87\00:11:48.00
"that brings light.
00:11:48.04\00:11:50.94
"It gives understanding
00:11:50.97\00:11:52.77
"to the simple."
00:11:52.81\00:11:54.24
I don't know about you,
00:11:54.28\00:11:55.98
but,
00:11:56.01\00:11:57.35
I consider myself
00:11:57.38\00:11:58.75
a simple person.
00:11:58.78\00:12:00.22
I'm a human being.
00:12:00.28\00:12:01.78
And my knowledge
00:12:01.85\00:12:03.18
can not match
00:12:03.25\00:12:04.69
the divine knowledge of God
00:12:04.75\00:12:06.86
but the entrance of his Word
00:12:06.92\00:12:09.42
will bring wisdom.
00:12:09.49\00:12:12.33
And Ephesians 5:13,14 says,
00:12:12.39\00:12:14.86
"Therefore, he says,
00:12:16.56\00:12:19.03
"Awake oh sleeper
00:12:19.07\00:12:20.70
"and arise from the dead
00:12:20.74\00:12:22.94
"and Christ shall shine
00:12:22.97\00:12:26.74
(or make day)
00:12:26.78\00:12:28.21
"dawn upon you
00:12:28.28\00:12:29.98
"and give you light."
00:12:30.01\00:12:32.08
I think that if we
would only remember that
00:12:32.11\00:12:35.48
Jesus said,
00:12:35.55\00:12:36.92
"I am the light of the world,
00:12:36.99\00:12:38.69
"and he who follows me
00:12:38.75\00:12:40.09
"will never walk in darkness."
00:12:40.12\00:12:43.49
If we wanna follow him
00:12:43.56\00:12:45.36
we have to look into his word.
00:12:45.43\00:12:48.63
That is the entrance of
00:12:48.70\00:12:52.00
the Word brings light.
00:12:52.03\00:12:53.44
Let's go on to our next line
00:12:53.47\00:12:55.57
from our affirmation.
00:12:55.60\00:12:58.27
And we said,
00:12:58.31\00:12:59.64
He lights the
lamp of my inner being
00:12:59.67\00:13:01.34
and he causes me to shine
00:13:01.41\00:13:04.91
with his radiance.
00:13:04.95\00:13:06.75
I stay plugged in to
00:13:06.82\00:13:09.28
my power source
00:13:09.35\00:13:10.95
and he gives my
life true purpose.
00:13:11.02\00:13:14.89
I can testify to this
00:13:14.96\00:13:17.13
that if you will plug in to
00:13:17.19\00:13:20.86
the source of power
00:13:20.90\00:13:22.20
that God has
made available to you,
00:13:22.23\00:13:24.60
plug in to his word!
00:13:24.63\00:13:26.70
The transforming
power of his word
00:13:26.74\00:13:29.97
will literally
00:13:30.01\00:13:31.57
convert your heart.
00:13:31.61\00:13:33.11
I got that part
of the affirmation
00:13:33.14\00:13:35.41
from Psalms 18:28
00:13:35.44\00:13:37.41
where the Bible says
00:13:39.65\00:13:41.75
it was David who said
00:13:41.82\00:13:43.18
"For you will light my lamp
00:13:43.25\00:13:46.22
"the Lord my God will
00:13:46.29\00:13:47.99
"enlighten my darkness."
00:13:48.06\00:13:50.23
And then Isaiah chapter...
00:13:50.29\00:13:52.83
Let's see,
00:13:52.86\00:13:54.20
chapter 60 verse 1 says,
00:13:54.20\00:13:56.83
Arise!
00:13:58.63\00:14:00.37
Arise from the Depression
00:14:00.40\00:14:01.74
and the prostration from which
00:14:01.77\00:14:03.24
circumstances have kept you!
00:14:03.27\00:14:04.87
Rise to a new life.
00:14:04.91\00:14:07.84
Shine!
00:14:07.91\00:14:09.24
Be radiant with
the Glory of the Lord.
00:14:09.28\00:14:11.51
So arise and shine
for your light has come
00:14:11.55\00:14:15.42
and the glory of the
Lord has risen upon you.
00:14:15.48\00:14:21.76
Now, let's put this
all back together again...
00:14:21.82\00:14:25.69
And let's speak this
00:14:25.76\00:14:27.50
knowing that we have
scriptural support to say it.
00:14:27.56\00:14:32.20
That we can declare
00:14:32.23\00:14:34.47
"we are who God says we are."
00:14:34.50\00:14:36.44
And this affirmation says,
00:14:36.47\00:14:38.21
[read screen]
00:14:38.24\00:14:39.64
Can you see how affirmations
00:15:08.97\00:15:11.64
will plug you in to
00:15:11.67\00:15:13.48
the transforming power of
00:15:13.51\00:15:15.44
the word of God?
00:15:15.48\00:15:17.45
It's amazing!
00:15:17.51\00:15:19.01
And I hope that you will start
00:15:19.05\00:15:20.98
making this your practice.
00:15:21.05\00:15:23.25
Please stay tuned because
00:15:23.32\00:15:24.89
we'll be right back
00:15:24.95\00:15:26.29
after this announcement.
00:15:26.32\00:15:29.16
If this dynamic series
00:15:30.29\00:15:31.73
is making a
difference in your life,
00:15:31.79\00:15:33.63
then you should know about
00:15:33.70\00:15:35.10
a special study guide
00:15:35.13\00:15:36.46
Written by Shelley Quinn.
00:15:36.50\00:15:37.83
"Exalting His Word" with
00:15:37.87\00:15:39.20
Life
Affirmations from Scripture.
00:15:39.23\00:15:40.57
Is an in depth
study of the word of God.
00:15:40.60\00:15:41.94
And it's available from
3ABN for a donation of any size.
00:15:41.97\00:15:45.11
Please send
your love gifts to...
00:15:45.14\00:15:47.41
Now here is our next affirmation
00:16:01.19\00:16:03.32
and I hope this
is one you can use to
00:16:03.39\00:16:05.66
help someone and
maybe it will help you.
00:16:05.73\00:16:08.73
It says,
00:16:08.76\00:16:10.10
[read screen]
00:16:10.13\00:16:11.77
I got that in part...
00:16:28.95\00:16:30.29
There's three scriptures
00:16:30.32\00:16:31.65
I want to give you.
00:16:31.69\00:16:33.05
We're gonna break this down.
00:16:33.12\00:16:34.96
It says,
00:16:35.02\00:16:36.36
"But you oh Lord..."
00:16:36.39\00:16:37.73
-This is Psalms 3:3
00:16:37.76\00:16:39.36
"But you oh Lord
00:16:39.39\00:16:40.73
"are a shield for me."
00:16:40.76\00:16:43.16
"The glory
00:16:43.23\00:16:44.57
"and the lifter of my head."
00:16:44.60\00:16:46.43
And Psalms 34:18 says,
00:16:46.47\00:16:51.34
"The Lord is near to those
00:16:51.37\00:16:54.28
"who have a broken heart
00:16:54.31\00:16:57.11
"and he saves such as have
00:16:57.18\00:17:00.45
"a contrite spirit."
00:17:00.48\00:17:03.12
And in Psalms 147:3
00:17:03.18\00:17:04.75
He says,
00:17:08.76\00:17:10.09
"He heals the broken hearted
00:17:10.13\00:17:12.46
"and binds up their wounds,
00:17:12.53\00:17:14.40
"curing their pains
00:17:14.46\00:17:16.06
"and their sorrows."
00:17:16.10\00:17:18.30
So, the next part of that says,
00:17:18.33\00:17:21.64
"Through Christ,
00:17:21.67\00:17:23.14
"my comfort overflows."
00:17:23.17\00:17:25.87
I encourage others
00:17:25.91\00:17:28.14
with my testimony
00:17:28.18\00:17:29.74
and share with them
00:17:29.78\00:17:31.11
the same comfort that
00:17:31.15\00:17:32.91
I have received from the Lord.
00:17:32.95\00:17:35.85
That comes from
II Corinthians 1:3,4
00:17:35.92\00:17:38.29
And it says,
00:17:42.66\00:17:43.99
"Praise be to
00:17:44.06\00:17:45.53
"the God and Father of
00:17:45.59\00:17:46.93
"our Lord Jesus Christ.
00:17:46.96\00:17:48.26
"The Father of compassion
00:17:48.30\00:17:50.00
"and the God of all comfort.
00:17:50.03\00:17:53.07
"Who comforts us
00:17:53.10\00:17:54.44
"in ALL of our troubles
00:17:54.47\00:17:56.54
"so that we can comfort those
00:17:56.57\00:17:59.87
"in any trouble
00:17:59.91\00:18:01.31
"with the
comfort that we ourselves
00:18:01.34\00:18:04.15
"have received from the Lord."
00:18:04.18\00:18:06.95
And in Psalms 32:7 says this,
00:18:06.98\00:18:09.95
"You are my hiding place,
00:18:10.02\00:18:13.86
"you shall preserve me
00:18:13.92\00:18:15.62
"from troubles.
00:18:15.69\00:18:17.03
"You shall surround me
00:18:17.06\00:18:18.39
"with songs of deliverance."
00:18:18.43\00:18:21.10
That makes me
think of Cory Tamboun
00:18:21.16\00:18:24.17
and her book "The Hiding Place".
00:18:24.20\00:18:27.40
Then, Isaiah 43:1-2
00:18:27.44\00:18:32.24
one of my
favorite scriptures says...
00:18:32.27\00:18:34.44
[text on screen]
00:18:34.48\00:18:50.43
This is what God
is saying to you.
00:18:50.49\00:18:51.86
I've called you by your name!
00:18:51.89\00:18:54.73
You belong to me!
00:18:54.76\00:18:56.10
[back to text]
00:18:56.13\00:19:10.85
Then
Deuteronomy 33:27 says this,
00:19:17.99\00:19:20.62
"The Eternal God
00:19:24.53\00:19:26.19
"is your refuge
00:19:26.23\00:19:27.56
"and underneath are
00:19:27.60\00:19:28.90
"the everlasting arms.
00:19:28.93\00:19:30.27
"He will thrust out
00:19:30.30\00:19:31.83
"the enemy from before you
00:19:31.87\00:19:34.14
"and He will say destroy."
00:19:34.17\00:19:36.60
Now,
00:19:36.64\00:19:37.97
let's put this back together
00:19:38.01\00:19:39.34
and look at this affirmation.
00:19:39.37\00:19:41.81
[read screen]
00:19:41.84\00:19:44.65
Now,
00:20:01.63\00:20:02.96
let's move on to
00:20:03.00\00:20:04.33
our next affirmation.
00:20:04.37\00:20:06.47
This is something
00:20:06.50\00:20:07.84
I speak frequently
00:20:07.87\00:20:09.20
over my life
00:20:09.24\00:20:10.57
and God is making it
00:20:10.61\00:20:11.94
come true in me.
00:20:11.97\00:20:13.64
[read screen]
00:20:13.68\00:20:15.98
This is really something that
00:20:41.30\00:20:43.97
I speak so
frequently over my life
00:20:44.01\00:20:47.21
and I want to take apart
00:20:47.24\00:20:50.08
line by line for you.
00:20:50.15\00:20:51.48
Because I want you to
00:20:51.51\00:20:53.25
speak it over your life
00:20:53.31\00:20:54.65
and God will watch over
00:20:54.68\00:20:56.05
His Word to perform it.
00:20:56.12\00:20:57.65
The first line says,
00:20:57.72\00:20:59.05
"I have an unquenchable desire
00:20:59.09\00:21:00.79
"for the inexhaustible
00:21:00.86\00:21:03.26
"word of God."
00:21:03.32\00:21:04.66
In Psalms 42:1,2
00:21:04.69\00:21:06.03
The Bible says,
00:21:08.83\00:21:10.17
"As the dear pants
for streams of water,
00:21:10.20\00:21:13.03
"so my soul
pants for you oh God.
00:21:13.07\00:21:16.84
"My soul thirsts for you
00:21:16.87\00:21:19.64
for the living God.
00:21:19.67\00:21:21.31
When can I go
00:21:21.38\00:21:22.71
and meet with God?
00:21:22.74\00:21:24.91
You can do that every day
00:21:24.98\00:21:27.18
in your Bible.
00:21:27.22\00:21:28.75
And in Jeremiah 15:16
00:21:28.82\00:21:30.89
says,
00:21:33.15\00:21:34.49
"Your words were found
00:21:34.52\00:21:35.86
"and I ate them.
00:21:35.89\00:21:37.23
"And your Word was to me
00:21:37.26\00:21:38.59
"the joy and
rejoicing of my heart.
00:21:38.63\00:21:40.83
"For I am called by
00:21:40.86\00:21:42.16
"your name O Lord God of Hosts."
00:21:42.20\00:21:46.00
Then in Psalms 119:103
00:21:46.03\00:21:48.50
the Bible says,
00:21:51.57\00:21:52.91
"How sweet are
your words to my taste!
00:21:52.94\00:21:56.48
"Sweeter than
honey to my mouth."
00:21:56.51\00:22:00.05
And in Job,
00:22:00.12\00:22:01.95
chapter 23 and verse 12,
00:22:02.02\00:22:03.95
Job said,
00:22:05.72\00:22:07.06
"I have not departed from
00:22:07.09\00:22:08.42
"the commandments of his lips.
00:22:08.46\00:22:10.03
"I have treasured
00:22:10.09\00:22:11.43
"the words of his mouth
00:22:11.46\00:22:12.99
"more than my necessary food."
00:22:13.06\00:22:15.96
And Jesus said to us
00:22:16.03\00:22:18.47
in Matthew 4:4
00:22:18.50\00:22:19.83
"It is written.
00:22:20.14\00:22:21.74
"Man shall not live
00:22:21.77\00:22:23.47
"by bread alone but
00:22:23.51\00:22:24.84
"by every word that proceeds
00:22:24.87\00:22:28.21
"from the mouth of God."
00:22:28.24\00:22:30.28
God's word is our
spiritual nutrition.
00:22:30.31\00:22:33.98
And then the Psalmist
in Psalms 119:11 said,
00:22:34.02\00:22:36.25
"Your word have I
hidden in my heart.
00:22:39.72\00:22:41.72
"That I might
not sin against you."
00:22:41.79\00:22:45.83
So then let's look at
the rest of this affirmation.
00:22:45.86\00:22:50.47
As a disciple of
Jesus Christ the Messiah,
00:22:50.50\00:22:53.84
I live in and
according to his word.
00:22:53.87\00:22:57.64
Because I
adhere to his teachings
00:22:57.67\00:23:01.41
I have an
intimate knowledge through
00:23:01.44\00:23:04.51
personal experience of the truth
00:23:04.58\00:23:08.08
and the truth has set me free.
00:23:08.15\00:23:12.05
That comes in part from
00:23:12.12\00:23:14.59
John 8:31,32
00:23:14.66\00:23:16.36
If you abide in my word.
00:23:21.13\00:23:24.03
If you hold fast to my teachings
00:23:24.07\00:23:26.10
and live in
accordance with them,
00:23:26.13\00:23:29.34
then you are truly my disciples.
00:23:29.37\00:23:33.07
Then you will know the truth.
00:23:33.11\00:23:36.11
And the truth will set you free.
00:23:36.18\00:23:40.38
And then Psalms 119:32
00:23:40.42\00:23:43.25
The Psalmist said,
00:23:45.49\00:23:46.99
"I run in the
path of your commands.
00:23:47.06\00:23:50.63
"For you have
set my heart free."
00:23:50.69\00:23:54.20
When our hearts are set free,
00:23:54.23\00:23:57.07
we will -by the power of God
00:23:57.10\00:23:59.63
run in the path of his commands.
00:23:59.67\00:24:01.54
then Romans 6:22,23 says,
00:24:01.57\00:24:03.04
"But now since you
have been set free from sin
00:24:05.84\00:24:09.81
"and have become
the slaves of Christ,
00:24:09.84\00:24:12.61
"you have your
present reward in holiness
00:24:12.68\00:24:16.45
"and its end is eternal life."
00:24:16.52\00:24:20.56
For the wages which sin pays
00:24:20.62\00:24:23.02
is death but
00:24:23.09\00:24:24.43
the bountiful
free gift of God is
00:24:24.46\00:24:27.23
eternal life
through Jesus Christ
00:24:27.30\00:24:31.83
in union with Jesus Christ
00:24:31.87\00:24:34.50
our Lord.
00:24:34.54\00:24:35.87
And John 8:36 says,
00:24:35.90\00:24:37.24
"So if the Son sets you free,
00:24:38.21\00:24:40.78
"you will be free indeed."
00:24:40.81\00:24:44.11
So now,
00:24:44.15\00:24:45.48
let's put this all
back together again.
00:24:45.51\00:24:48.95
And I encourage you to
00:24:49.02\00:24:51.15
speak this over your life!
00:24:51.22\00:24:53.29
[read screen]
00:24:53.36\00:24:56.52
You know,
00:25:24.39\00:25:25.72
just knowing the truth
00:25:25.75\00:25:28.29
wont set you free.
00:25:28.36\00:25:29.69
What it takes is that
you are living in the truth.
00:25:29.76\00:25:35.56
We can consider the
life of the Pharisees
00:25:35.63\00:25:38.47
and see this is an
accurate statement.
00:25:38.50\00:25:42.30
The Pharisees had
memorized verbatim
00:25:42.34\00:25:47.28
word for word
the scriptures of God
00:25:47.31\00:25:50.38
yet they weren't
living in accordance
00:25:50.41\00:25:54.58
to his word.
00:25:54.65\00:25:56.75
They were very legalistic.
00:25:56.82\00:25:59.35
They were very religious
00:25:59.42\00:26:01.86
but they didn't have
00:26:01.92\00:26:04.69
a relationship with God.
00:26:04.73\00:26:07.20
And because of that
00:26:07.23\00:26:08.53
they didn't recognize the Savior
00:26:08.56\00:26:11.57
the Messiah when He came.
00:26:11.60\00:26:13.94
We've got to be
living in his word.
00:26:13.97\00:26:18.11
If we are believing in his word
00:26:18.14\00:26:21.94
we must be living in his word.
00:26:21.98\00:26:26.01
And I can tell you
from personal experience
00:26:26.08\00:26:30.09
from the testimonies of
00:26:30.15\00:26:32.09
hundreds of Christians that
00:26:32.15\00:26:33.76
I've shared this teaching with,
00:26:33.82\00:26:35.49
that if you will
get into the word
00:26:35.56\00:26:38.96
and speak it over your life,
00:26:38.99\00:26:41.63
instead of just studying it to
00:26:41.66\00:26:44.40
be able to answer questions when
00:26:44.43\00:26:46.43
you go to Sabbath school.
00:26:46.47\00:26:48.47
If you will let
00:26:48.50\00:26:50.21
God's word become part of you.
00:26:50.24\00:26:53.78
If you'll plant his promises
00:26:53.81\00:26:56.11
in your heart
00:26:56.14\00:26:58.08
and hold fast to
00:26:58.11\00:26:59.45
the promises of God
00:26:59.48\00:27:00.88
and there's
something about speaking them
00:27:00.92\00:27:03.18
that will help you do that.
00:27:03.25\00:27:05.65
Then you'll find that
00:27:05.72\00:27:07.19
God will set you free.
00:27:07.26\00:27:09.92
Well I hope you've enjoyed
00:27:09.99\00:27:11.86
today's study.
00:27:11.93\00:27:13.26
And I really hope that
00:27:13.33\00:27:14.63
you will be able to
join us again next time
00:27:14.66\00:27:18.10
when we're going to learn
00:27:18.13\00:27:19.77
how to operate in
00:27:19.80\00:27:21.90
the mind of Christ
00:27:21.94\00:27:23.64
and increase the
measure of our expectancy.
00:27:23.67\00:27:28.14
God says
00:27:28.21\00:27:29.54
the measure we use
00:27:29.58\00:27:30.91
will be measured back to us.
00:27:30.95\00:27:32.81
May God multiply his mercy
00:27:32.88\00:27:35.78
his love
00:27:35.85\00:27:37.19
and grace to you
00:27:37.22\00:27:38.55
and watch over
his word to perform it
00:27:38.59\00:27:40.49
in your life
00:27:40.56\00:27:41.89
as you cooperate with him.
00:27:41.92\00:27:43.93
Please remember
to spend your time
00:27:43.99\00:27:47.46
making that which is
most important to God
00:27:47.50\00:27:50.80
the very thing that is
also most important to you...
00:27:50.83\00:27:57.17
"Exalting His Word"
00:27:57.21\00:28:00.34