Scripture of the Week

SCRIPTURE Isaiah 51:7 (KJV)

⁷ Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

1. Who is God speaking to? (You who have a heart-hunger and thirst for His Word)
2. Who could know righteousness? (you who know truth from a lie; right from wrong)

3.There are many voices around us. How will we know it is the Lord’s voice?
4. When we have discerned and know, what is our response?
5. Listen, pay attention to what is spoken.
6. What is our attitude?

7. Receive that Word with eagerness, curiosity, a hunger to know.

8. What is the particular word God has spoken?
9. Do not be afraid of others who bring a reproach against you for My sake, or
    because of Me.
10. Do not fear their words of contempt.

There are multitudes of verses in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament where God has spoken very clearly about not fearing what man can or will do against us. We are to continue to walk in faith and confidence in His Word.

Reproach: Charge with a fault; to upbraid.
A severe expression of censure (trying to shut us up or stop talking about the things of the Lord.).
To shame or disgrace us for following Jesus.
Accuse us or blame us falsely for the way things are.

Contempt: The act of despising (hating).
A feeling of disdain toward us.

This verse is a very prophetic word and speaks of the time to come when God would give us a new heart and put His Holy Spirit within us.

(Ezekiel 36:26-A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.)

(Jeremiah 31:31-34-But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.)

 (Jesus said, “He that has ears to hear, let him hear.” Mat. 11:15).

“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches”

Bulletin Notes

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.  Psalm 18:2 (KJV)

After many times of meditating and considering the precious promises of this verse, I am reminded by the Holy Spirit, just how much God has provided for each of us who are in Christ.

“Eight Things God is to Me”
Rick Blaisdell

My ROCK-My faith is certain because my feet are on the solid rock of Christ and His Word as my foundation  Mat. 7:24-27 

My FORTRESS-My place of safety and protection.  Psalm 91:1-12

My DELIVERER-My God has already delivered me from all the
power of darkness.  Col. 1:13

My GOD-He alone is the one true and living God whom I serve, whom I trust, and the only one who can and does provide for all my needs.  Phil. 4:19

My STRENGTH-He is my source of strength to stand and to live for Him.  Eph. 6:10

My BUCKLER-My shield of defense.  A piece of defensive armor, anciently used in war. It was composed of wood, or wickers woven together, covered with skin or leather, fortified with plates of brass or other metal, and worn on the left arm. On the middle was an umbo, boss or prominence, very useful in causing stones and darts to glance off. The buckler often was four feet long, and covered the whole body. The Shield of faith (able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one).  Eph. 6:16

HORN of my salvation-Symbol of glory and power. (Christ in me, my glorious hope).  Col. 1:27.  The indwelling and empowering of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:8.

      My HIGH TOWER-The place in Christ where He shows me
           things to come, and gives me revelation.  A place above my
           flesh, reasoning, and feelings.  (An observation point-Seated in
           Heavenly places with Christ, )  Ephesians 1:20-23, Eph. 2:6

Slow Dance-Matt Hogan

Have you ever watched a kid on a merry-go-round?
Or listening to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?                                   
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down; don’t dance so fast.
Time is short; the music won’t last.

Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask, “How are you?”; Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head?
You’d better slow down, don’t dance so fast.
Time is short, the music won’t last.

Ever told your child, “We’ll do it tomorrow”
And in your haste not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch and let a good friendship die,
Cause you never had time to call and say, “Hi?”
You’d better slow down, don’t dance so fast.
Time is short, the music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere,
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift…thrown away.
Life is not a race; do take it slower.
Hear the music, before the song is over.