A Be-Loved Reference Guide
I have been so richly blessed by discovering how the Lord interprets His own Word in scripture that is has revolutionized my relationship with Him. I pray that this reference would do the same in you: that as you learn the divine definition of these five words your mind would be renewed, your heart won over, your eyes opened to the wonder of who He truly is, and your ears attuned to His voice alone. These five words are often used in a variety of contexts with various suggested meanings; but I will be sharing the ways that the Bible defines or interprets them and will then share how the Lord has illuminated other scripture as I read with His intention for the words in mind. I pray you would be sanctified and blessed by the truth; His Word is truth! And He sent His Word to save, cleanse, redeem, and revive you. Be loved by Him today!
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“By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He rested from all His work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested from all the work of creating that He had done.”
(Genesis 2:3)To be Holy is to be at Rest in His finished work.
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“…to whom did God swear that they would never enter His rest if not to those who disobeyed? So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief… the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed… they did not go in because of their disobedience…”
(Hebrews 3:18-19; 4:2; and 4:6)To Obey is to Believe, to live by an Obedience of Faith
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“When He [the Spirit of Truth] comes, He will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin, and righteousness, and judgment: about sin, because people do not believe in Me.”
(John 16:8-9)Sin is unbelief.
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…Moses said, ‘Now show me Your glory.’ And the Lord said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim My Name the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
(Exodus 33:18-19)God’s glory is His goodness.
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“It was the Lord’s will to crush Him and cause Him to suffer, and though the Lord makes His life an offering for sin, He will see His offspring and prolong His days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in His hand… For He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.”
(Isaiah 53:10-12)
Intercession is expressing the will of God.
