“To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do” Job 5:2 (GNT).
Why is it so important to us to have the last word?
What are some of the ways you’ve seen lingering resentment hurt you or people you care about?
What past hurt do you need to forgive in order to let go of lingering resentment?
Just and True
“Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations. Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” Revelation 15:3-4
Therefore, we must approach difficult passages with humility. Our limited knowledge and perspective make it absurd for us to judge God. Instead, by affirming the truth of God’s character and submitting to the Holy Spirit for guidance, we ask God to show us how to correctly view his justice.
When God Seems Small
When God seems small, “magnify Him with thanksgiving.” (Psalm 69:30)
Forgetting to be thankful, we complain. We wallow in the uncomfortable. We forget to focus on God’s goodness.
We wonder why God is no longer the invincible, all-powerful, loving God we’ve seen Him to be so many times before.
When God seems small, we need to remember the exhortation found many times in the Psalms to magnify the Lord.
To “magnify” means to “to increase in significance; to cause to be held in greater esteem; to enlarge.” (Webster’s dictionary)
Our God never changes.
It is Finished
John 17:4
have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
[Message No: 7629]
Why is it so important to us to have the last word?
What are some of the ways you’ve seen lingering resentment hurt you or people you care about?
What past hurt do you need to forgive in order to let go of lingering resentment?
Just and True
“Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations. Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” Revelation 15:3-4
Therefore, we must approach difficult passages with humility. Our limited knowledge and perspective make it absurd for us to judge God. Instead, by affirming the truth of God’s character and submitting to the Holy Spirit for guidance, we ask God to show us how to correctly view his justice.
When God Seems Small
When God seems small, “magnify Him with thanksgiving.” (Psalm 69:30)
Forgetting to be thankful, we complain. We wallow in the uncomfortable. We forget to focus on God’s goodness.
We wonder why God is no longer the invincible, all-powerful, loving God we’ve seen Him to be so many times before.
When God seems small, we need to remember the exhortation found many times in the Psalms to magnify the Lord.
To “magnify” means to “to increase in significance; to cause to be held in greater esteem; to enlarge.” (Webster’s dictionary)
Our God never changes.
It is Finished
John 17:4
have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
[Message No: 7629]
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