"It's people don't realize I am watching them. Their sinful deeds are all around them; I see them all." Hosea 7:2
Their sinful deeds are all around them. Two words-Sinful and deeds. What exactly does a person look like who is surrounded by sinful deeds, I asked the Lord, and boy did I get an eye and ear full.
Sinful- the root word of Sinful is sin, which means moral evil; transgression of or rebellion against God's laws; perversion of the heart; missing the mark. Add the ending ful and this is what you get. Full of moral evil, full of transgression and rebellion against God's laws, and full of perversion in and of the heart.
Deeds-means feat or exploit, action or act.
After I became more familiar with the definitions of these words the Lord showed me something that opened my eyes to see what we might look like when surrounded by sinful deeds. He took the words and switched them . Their deeds sinful are all around them.
Their actions are full of evil, rebellion, and their hearts are perverse. In David's terms, "Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God to restrain them. In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do what is good. They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their course of action is never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil." Psalm 36:1-4
We might think this does not apply to us, but it does in so many ways because we are sinners. Thinking the Lord was finished He led me to another example of what a person might look like surrounded by sinful deeds. It is found in Romans 13:13, "...Don't participate in wild parties and getting drunk, or in adultery and immoral living, or in fighting and jealousy." Then we flipped over to Colossians 3:5 "Have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust, and shameful desires."
And just in case I wasn't getting it, my amazing Father of whom I truly love broke it down even farther word by word.
Galatians 5:19-21 A person surrounded by sinful deeds produces this, "When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, your lives will produce these evil results: sexual immorality, impure thoughts, eagerness for lustful pleasure, idolatry, participation in demonic activities, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, the feeling that everyone is wrong except those in your own little group, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other kinds of sin."
It's people don't realize I am watching them. Their sinful deeds are all around them; I see them all.
I see all of that the Lord said to me, I see it ALL!
Prayer; Lord thank You for bringing Your word alive within me. Forgive me for having surrounded myself with sinful deeds. I praise You that non go unnoticed and as a result of that they are brought to light before You and You bring them to light before me so that I might turn from them and walk blamelessly before You my mighty God. Amen
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Indeed, I am watched
"It's people don't realize I am watching them. Their sinful deeds are all around them; I see them all." Hosea 7:2
As I searched deeper and deeper into the word of God trying to find any and all occasions where the word "watched" has been used, I found something very interesting and yet so refreshing, especially at a time such as this.
Over the last year I have been placed under a series of tests, faith tests that is. These tests have come in all different and very challenging ways. They have come through people, surroundings, and circumstance.
This latest test, and I should say the one I am still in, hit me smack dab in the gut and has left me with an even greater determination to charge back at Satan with every ounce of God's word and power within me.
Therefore it is the very reason Hosea 7:2 is our S.S.A.L.S (study, store, apply, live, and share) for the week. And it is the very reason I began searching for the word "watched" throughout the Old and New testament.
I would give anything to be able to put my heart and my emotions on this blog just so you could have a glimpse of how I feel and felt as I came across these verses and what the Lord spoke to me during such an emotional and very personal moment. But since I can't I will just pray that as you read them yourselves that the Lord will fill your heart with an overwhelming since of peace, joy, and deeper understanding of what it means to be "watched" by the Lord.
"For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction." Psalm 1:6 - The Lord is watching over this path I am on, He has not led me down a path of testing alone. He is right beside me every step I take. Not only is He watching, but He is directing me and holding me by the hand. "The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will not fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand." Psalm 37:23-24
"You watched me as I was being formed in utter seculsion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb." Psalm 139:15- God has watched you and me from the very beginning. Not a second has gone by that our amazing Father has not been "watching" us. Which leads me to our final passage.
"...My help comes from the Lord, who made the heavens and the earth! He will not let you stumble and fall; the one who watches over you will not sleep. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never tires and never sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not hurt you by day nor the moon at night. The Lord keeps you from all evil and preserves your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever." Psalm 121:2-8
I want to close by writing this Psalm out the way the Lord spoke it to me. It is this very passage that has brought more hope, joy, peace of mind and reassurance that no matter the test, no matter the people Satan is trying to use, my God, my Father, my hero, my protector, and my defender is watching over me. Therefore I will come through this time being refined and wiser than before.
Kristi your help comes from me, the Lord, the one who made the heavens and the earth! I WILL NOT let you stumble and fall; I , the one who watches over you will never fall asleep. Indeed, I, the one whom watches over Israel never tires or never sleeps. I myself watch over you! I stand beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not hurt you by day, nor the moon at night. I will keep you from all evil and preserve your life. I the Lord your Father keep watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
As I searched deeper and deeper into the word of God trying to find any and all occasions where the word "watched" has been used, I found something very interesting and yet so refreshing, especially at a time such as this.
Over the last year I have been placed under a series of tests, faith tests that is. These tests have come in all different and very challenging ways. They have come through people, surroundings, and circumstance.
This latest test, and I should say the one I am still in, hit me smack dab in the gut and has left me with an even greater determination to charge back at Satan with every ounce of God's word and power within me.
Therefore it is the very reason Hosea 7:2 is our S.S.A.L.S (study, store, apply, live, and share) for the week. And it is the very reason I began searching for the word "watched" throughout the Old and New testament.
I would give anything to be able to put my heart and my emotions on this blog just so you could have a glimpse of how I feel and felt as I came across these verses and what the Lord spoke to me during such an emotional and very personal moment. But since I can't I will just pray that as you read them yourselves that the Lord will fill your heart with an overwhelming since of peace, joy, and deeper understanding of what it means to be "watched" by the Lord.
"For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction." Psalm 1:6 - The Lord is watching over this path I am on, He has not led me down a path of testing alone. He is right beside me every step I take. Not only is He watching, but He is directing me and holding me by the hand. "The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will not fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand." Psalm 37:23-24
"You watched me as I was being formed in utter seculsion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb." Psalm 139:15- God has watched you and me from the very beginning. Not a second has gone by that our amazing Father has not been "watching" us. Which leads me to our final passage.
"...My help comes from the Lord, who made the heavens and the earth! He will not let you stumble and fall; the one who watches over you will not sleep. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never tires and never sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not hurt you by day nor the moon at night. The Lord keeps you from all evil and preserves your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever." Psalm 121:2-8
I want to close by writing this Psalm out the way the Lord spoke it to me. It is this very passage that has brought more hope, joy, peace of mind and reassurance that no matter the test, no matter the people Satan is trying to use, my God, my Father, my hero, my protector, and my defender is watching over me. Therefore I will come through this time being refined and wiser than before.
Kristi your help comes from me, the Lord, the one who made the heavens and the earth! I WILL NOT let you stumble and fall; I , the one who watches over you will never fall asleep. Indeed, I, the one whom watches over Israel never tires or never sleeps. I myself watch over you! I stand beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not hurt you by day, nor the moon at night. I will keep you from all evil and preserve your life. I the Lord your Father keep watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
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