Monday, January 25

Now I KNOW that the Lord saves His anointed; He answers from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and STAND FIRM. Psalm 20:6-8

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Monday, January 25

Posted by The 5.2 Project on Sunday, January 24, 2010

Read Genesis 2:9 and Genesis 3:1-7

We've come to realize and agree that we as a people, and as a society have allowed our perceptions and expectations to define success. Let’s single in on the history of our skewed views of blessing and prosper. In the beginning, man was created to KNOW God.. and to have to work and seek to know anything else. They walked and talked with God Himself. And yet… man chose what man wanted. Adam and Eve choose sin. As a result all of us are born with a sin nature… so now the “knowledge” comes naturally to us… and we have to work and seek… to KNOW God. Our first tendencies were switched. We are born with a desire to please self. Oh He’s obvious, He’s willing, and He’s there! But we have to be willing to pull down the fog of blindness in our own lives. To accept that there is a truth in our own circumstances. In the New Testament Jesus consistently said “I’m telling you the truth.” Why the need for clarification? Because His truth is bigger, deeper, and greater than our eyes can see. We have to choose to plant our feet. Herein lies the road that was mentioned yesterday… of how we choose to view blessings. Of whom we choose to serve. And of how we experience the unmerited grace, patience, and blessings of an AWESOME GOD. He’s so worth seeking with all of our might!

Look back at Psalm 73. Let’s plant our feet, learn to stand in what we’re discussing here. What is your “Truly”… remember what you already know about YOUR GOD. Now give Him your “but as for me…” Tell Him about it. And commit yourself and your circumstances to the God of THE TRUTH. He’s the truth, He’s God whether we recognize it or not, and oh the blessings of surrendering to His perfect will!!! Do you think we really realize that there is another realm to truth beyond what we can see?*Your “TRULY” is reality. Your “BUT AS FOR ME” is too. But the second always must come in submission to the first… always... NOT the other way around! They are two realities, yet there is One who “brings all things together for good…”

Some verses for thought and discussion: Psalm 131 ; Psalm 127: 1-2 ; Psalm 128

For discussion:

What are some of the “truths” that we accept today... that stray from what we're taught as Christians?

What are some concepts that we hear about as Christians... that you would LIKE to know as reality... but don't often see them practiced as truth?

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