{"id":3946,"date":"2019-07-15T20:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T03:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=3946"},"modified":"2019-07-14T21:38:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T04:38:38","slug":"1chronicles_16_19-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/1chronicles_16_19-30\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Complete Word of Protection Over Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 Chronicles 16:19-30\u00a0Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 Chronicles 16:7-18.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 16:19-22 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n19\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
\n20\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
\n21\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He allowed no man to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
\n22\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 19-22:\u00a0\u00a0Here David recounts how God protected the nation of Israel, even from its humble beginnings.\u00a0\u00a0What can we learn from this?\u00a0\u00a0God is a protector.\u00a0\u00a0If you have trusted Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you have the most complete protection of any human being.<\/strong>\u00a0 Because of Jesus Christ, you have protection from the wrath of God, protection from the enemy’s attacks, protection from any ultimate pain or harm, and protection for an awesome destiny.\u00a0\u00a0For You have God Almighty on your side, who keeps you from harm and who has spoken the most complete word of protection over your life.<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 16:23-24 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n23\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Sing to the\u00a0LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.
\n24\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 23-24:\u00a0\u00a0Lord I pray that today and every day I would proclaim Your salvation and declare Your glory to the world around me.<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 16:25-26 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n25\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0For great is the\u00a0LORD\u00a0and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
\n26\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the\u00a0LORD\u00a0made the heavens.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 25-26:\u00a0\u00a0As much as the world will try to preach that all gods and all faiths are equal, the truth is that there is no one like the Lord.\u00a0\u00a0Other faiths and religions are self-help programs that focus on what you need to do to earn your way to God.\u00a0\u00a0Christianity is about how God has already done everything necessary to forgive us of our sins so that we can have a relationship with Him.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is no one like our God.<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles\u00a016:27\u00a0(NLT)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n27\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Honor and majesty surround him; strength and joy fill his dwelling.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 27: The place where you\u2019ll find the most honour, majesty, strength and joy is in God\u2019s presence.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What\u2019s even more amazing thing is how willing God is to share His honour, majesty, strength and joy with us.\u00a0\u00a0In exchange for our shame, God gives us honour in Jesus Christ.\u00a0\u00a0He also shares His majesty with us, calling us His royal children.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To us who are weak, in Him we find strength.\u00a0\u00a0And to us who lack hope, in Him we find joy.<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles\u00a016:28\u00a0(NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n28\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Ascribe to the\u00a0LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the\u00a0LORD\u00a0glory and strength,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 28:\u00a0\u00a0What does it mean to \u201cAscribe to the Lord glory and strength\u201d?\u00a0\u00a0It means to recognize God as glorious and strong.\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t belittle God or have a small view of Him.\u00a0\u00a0Align your vision of who God is with Scripture and see how great He is.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Chronicles\u00a016:29\u00a0(NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n29\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0ascribe to the\u00a0LORD\u00a0the glory due his name. Bring an offering and come before him; worship the\u00a0LORD\u00a0in the splendor of his holiness.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 29:\u00a0\u00a0When David writes \u201cthe glory due his name\u201d, it\u2019s a reminder that we owe God glory with our lives.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The reason you have breath in your lungs is to give God glory.\u00a0\u00a0So see your entire life as an offering to give Him glory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Chronicles\u00a016:30\u00a0(NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n30\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 30: Once I was sitting in a class at UBC when the professor quoted verse 30 to the entire class.\u00a0\u00a0He claimed that verse 30 proves that the Bible falsely teaches geocentrism (the idea that the earth does not move and that the sun revolves around the earth), which is contrary to evidence that the earth orbits around the sun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But is verse 30 really teaching that our planet earth does not move?<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that verse 30 is part of a worship song that David has written where David uses poetic, anthropomorphic language to describe how creation responds to God.\u00a0\u00a0For example, just a few verses later in verse 33 David writes \u201cthe trees will\u00a0sing<\/em>\u00a0for joy before the Lord\u201d (v33).\u00a0\u00a0Is the Bible teaching that trees actually sing?\u00a0\u00a0Of course not.\u00a0\u00a0David here is speaking figuratively.
\nWhat can we learn from this?\u00a0\u00a0When you read the Bible,<\/strong>\u00a0you need to pay attention to the context of the passage you are reading.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is it poetry?\u00a0\u00a0Is it history?\u00a0\u00a0Is it a parable?\u00a0\u00a0Is it a letter?\u00a0\u00a0Is it a prayer?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is it meant to be taken literally or figuratively?\u00a0\u00a0By understanding the context, you can better understand the intended meaning of any one particular verse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I believe there is a much better interpretation of verse 30, and I plan to share it with you this Sunday at THRIVE.\u00a0\u00a0But be warned!\u00a0\u00a0It might just revolutionize your relationship with God.\u00a0\u00a0See you\u00a0Sunday\u00a0to talk about it!<\/p>\n

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your powerful Word.\u00a0\u00a0Thank You for speaking a complete word of protection over my life.\u00a0\u00a0Please help me to become a better student of Your Word, that I would know how to correctly handle Your Word of truth.\u00a0\u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 Chronicles 16:7-18.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 16:19-22 (NIV)\u00a0
\n19\u00a0\u00a0When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
\n20\u00a0\u00a0they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
\n21\u00a0\u00a0He allowed no man to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
\n22\u00a0\u00a0“Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”<\/p>\n

On verses 19-22:\u00a0\u00a0Here David recounts how God protected the nation of Israel, even from its humble beginnings.\u00a0\u00a0What can we learn from this?\u00a0\u00a0God is a protector.\u00a0\u00a0If you have trusted Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you have the most complete protection of any human being.\u00a0 Because of Jesus Christ, you have protection from the wrath of God, protection from the enemy’s attacks, protection from any ultimate pain or harm, and protection for an awesome destiny.\u00a0\u00a0For You have God Almighty on your side, who keeps you from harm and who has spoken the most complete word of protection over your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3946"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3948,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3946\/revisions\/3948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}