Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2023 7:27:37 GMT -5
'The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your countenance fallen? If you do well, shall you not be accepted? But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must rule over it.”' Genesis 4:6-7
The Lord tells Cain that he must master it (sin crouching) at the door.
Characteristics of sin: Sin desires to dominate you, Sin is couching at your door.
Genesis 6:5 - Modern English Version
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was continually only evil.
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was continually only evil.
Characteristics of sin: the intent of the thoughts of his or her heart was continually only evil
Introduction to God's Heart
Genesis 6:6 - Modern English Version
The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him in His heart.
Characteristics of God's heart: He was sorry and grieved the He had made man.
Meditate on this
Psalm 4:4 - Modern English Version
Tremble in awe, and do not sin. Commune with your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah
God saves these kinds of hearts
Psalm 7:10 - Modern English Version
My defense depends on God, who saves the upright in heart.
My defense depends on God, who saves the upright in heart.
Here is a wicked heart
' For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the Lord . Psalms 10:3
What is there? a soul
What does the soul do? It desires
What does this kind of soul do? blesses the greedy
What else does this soul do? despises the Lord
Characteristics of sin: causes the soul to desire a despising of the Lord
What can God do?
'The desire of the humble You have heard, O Lord ; You make their heart attentive; You bend Your ear'
Psalms 10:17
Psalms 10:17
Characteristics of sin: God is able to make our hearts attentive
Questions to ask myself
Psalm 13:2 - Modern English Version
How long will I harbor cares in my soul and sorrow in my heart by day? How long will my enemy loom over me?
What do I harbor (hold on to)? cares in my soul and sorrows in my heart everyday.
This is a burden
God examines everyone's heart
Psalm 17:3 - Modern English Version
You have examined my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
You have examined my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
What does God do? examine our hearts
What else does God do? visits me
When does God visit me? in the night
What else does God do? tries (tests) us
Why? To see if there is any good or evil in us
What can I do? Purpose that my mouth will not transgress
Not every is open but closed (yet these ones also claim to be open-minded, etc)
Psalm 17:10 - Modern English Version
They close their hard hearts; with their mouth they speak proudly.
They close their hard hearts; with their mouth they speak proudly.
What do some people do? Close their hearts.
What kind of hard? hard hearts
What else do they do? These hard-heart individuals speak proudly
Psalm 19:14 - Modern English Version
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.
The same person who purposes not to transgress with his mouth, also prays that his meditation of his heart to be acceptable in God's sight.
The same person calls God his strength and his redeemer
Psalm 26:2 - Modern English Version
Examine me, O LORD, and test me; try my affections and my heart.
Examine me, O LORD, and test me; try my affections and my heart.
He wants the Lord to test and try his affections and his heart
Wait on God's power in God's timing
Psalm 27:14 - Modern English Version
Wait on the LORD; be strong, and may your heart be stout; wait on the LORD.
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