GOD IS…
LIVING
Hebrews 9:14
- Circle “if.”
- Underline “how much more.”
- Hi-lite “blood of Christ”, “cleanse your conscience”, “to serve the living God?”
- Circle the question mark.
- Put a box around “living God.”
2 Corinthians 6:16
- Circle the question mark. Notice he contrasts God with idols.
- Hi-lite “you are the temple of the living God.”
- Underline “living God”, “dwell”, “walk”, “I will be their God”, “they shall be my people.”
Daniel 6:26 – the words of the heathen king Darius.
- Hi-lite “the God of Daniel, for He is the living God.”
- Underline “living God”, “steadfast forever”, “kingdom”, “not be destroyed” “dominion shall endure to the end.”
Acts 14:15 – People of Lystra were trying to worship Paul and Barnabus as gods.
- Circle the question mark.
- Hi-lite “turn from these useless things to the living God.”
- Underline “living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things.”
LONGSUFFERING – Patience
Romans 2:4
- Circle the question mark.
- Hi-lite “His goodness”, “forbearance” and longsuffering.”
- Underline “the goodness of God leads you to repentance?”
Exodus 34:6 God speaking to Moses.
- Circle “the Lord God.”
- Hi-lite “merciful”, “gracious”, “longsuffering”, “abounding in goodness and truth.”
Psalm 86:15
- Circle “Lord” and “God.”
- Hi-lite “full of compassion”, “gracious”, “longsuffering”, “abundant in mercy and truth.”
2 Peter 3:9
- Circle “but” and notice the contrast.
- Hi-lite “not slack concerning His promise” and “is longsuffering toward us.”
- Underline “not willing that any should perish.”
2 Peter 3:15
- Hi-lite “the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation.”
OUR DEFENDER
Romans 8:31
- Circle the question marks.
- Circle the word “if.”
- Hi-lite “If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Hebrews 13:6
- Circle “so” and draw an arrow to “I will never leave you nor forsake you” in verse 5.
- Put a box around “boldly.”
- Circle the question mark.
- Hi-lite “the Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
- Double underline “is.”
Psalm 56:11
- Circle the question mark.
- Hi-lite the whole passage.
- Underline “I have” and “I will.”
Psalm 46:1-3
- Circle “God is.”
- Hi-lite “refuge”, “Strength”, “present help.”
- Circle “therefore.” What is it there for? Because God is help in times of trouble we need not fear.
- Put a box around “we will not fear.”
- Underline “even though.”
- Verses 2 and 3 have a list in them. Number the list 1-“earth be removed”, 2-“mountains be carried into the midst of the sea”, 3-“waters roar”, 4-“mountains shake.”
Deuteronomy 1:30-31 Moses talking to Israel in the wilderness.
- Circle “the Lord your God.”
- Hi-lite “goes before you”, “fight for you”, “carried you.”
- Underline “all that He did for you”, “in all the way that you went.”
God is on our side.
He defends us and has our backs!
He is not an angry deity waiting to send us to hell.
He wants all of us to be saved.
When we quit trusting in our own “bow and sword”, when we quit boasting about our accomplishments, but give God the glory and praise for it all, then, God IS fighting for us and He will bring us through. As the saying goes, “If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it”. Are you willing to “let go and let God”?
HERE WITH US
Hebrews 13:5
- Circle “Let” (a command word).
- Circle “For” (a word meaning because).
- Underline “let your conduct be without covetousness” and “be content with such things as you have.”
- Hi-lite “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Isaiah 41:10
- Circle “fear not” and “be not dismayed.”
- Hi-lite “I am your God”, “strengthen you”, “help you”, “uphold you.”
- Underline “I will” 3 times.
Deuteronomy 31:6-8 Moses’ parting words to Joshua, his predecessor.
- Hi-lite “be strong”, “good courage”, “do not fear nor be afraid”, “do not fear nor be dismayed.”
- Hi-lite in another color “the One who goes before you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”, “He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
God is there when no one else is!
ONLY WE CAN SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM HIM
Romans 8:37-39
- Circle “we are more than conquerors.”
- Underline “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing.”
- Hi-lite “shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
John 10:28-30 – No one can “snatch us” out of Jesus’ hand.
- Hi-lite “I give them eternal life.”
- Underline “neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand”, “no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.”