TCH MINI-STUDY 56
GIVING GOD CREDIT
Do we humans give God enough credit for who He is, as well as for what He does
[and doesn't do]? The truthful answer is, “probably not.” Below are some scripture verses which encourage us to humbly and prayerfully
give Him credit for who He is and what He does:
thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me
this wealth. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his
covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk
after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish (Deuteronomy 8:17-19).
For
who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou
glory, as if thou hadst not received it? (1 Corinthians 4:7).
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me (1
Corinthians 15:10).
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge
him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy
navel, and marrow to thy bones. Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase (Proverbs 3:5-9).
Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse
your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to
mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up (James 4:7-10).
Therefore
I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put
on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap,
nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can
add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not,
neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if
God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye
of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek
ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:25-33).
So shalt
thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and
depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits
of all thine increase (Proverbs 3:4-9).
...keep the charge [watch, safeguard] of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep
his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest
prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself (1 Kings 2:3).
There shall not any man be able to stand
before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee (Joshua
1:5).
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea,I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness (Isaiah 41:10).
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in
the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge
him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy
navel, and marrow to thy bones. Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase (Proverbs 3:4-9).
I
can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me (Philippians 4:13).
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts
shall be established (Proverbs 16:3).
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according
to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen (Ephesians
3:20-21).
So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase (1 Corinthians
3:7).
LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. O LORD our God, other lords beside
thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name (Isaiah 26:12-13).
God that made the world
and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped
with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; And hath made of one blood
all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their
habitation (Acts 17:24-26).
The LORD looketh from heaven; [we see and understand that] he beholdeth all the sons of men. From
the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth (Psalms 33:13-14).
A Psalm of David. [We must recognize
that] The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein (Psalms 24:1).
For every beast
of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field
are mine (Psalms 50:10-11).
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD: let
all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. The LORD bringeth
the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for
his own inheritance (Psalms 33:6-12).
Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning (James 1:16-17).
For in him
we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Forasmuch then
as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's
device (Acts 17:28-29).
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his
saints: for there is no want to them that fear him (Psalms 34:8-9).
Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God,I will exalt thee. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever (Psalms 118:28-29).
THE CHRISTIAN HERALD
A
Judeo-Christian Bible Study
"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for
sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Woe unto them that are
mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness
of the righteous from him! Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be
as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word
of the Holy One of Israel"
(Isaiah 5:20-24).
BRING MY SOUL OUT OF TROUBLE
“Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy
righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy hath
persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long
dead. Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all
thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Cause
me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up
my soul unto thee. Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God:thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring
my soul out of trouble. And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for
I am thy servant”
(Psalms
143:1-12).
WOE BE UNTO THE PASTORS THAT DESTROY AND SCATTER THE SHEEP OF MY PASTURE
"Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the
sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have
scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith
the LORD. And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to
their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall
fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise
unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days
Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS"
(Jeremiah
23:1-6).
"My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? When I remember these things,
I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise,
with a multitude that kept holyday. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I
shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance"
(Psalms 42:3-5).
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I
will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded:
they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that
contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the LORD thy God will hold thy
right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee”
(Isaiah 41:10-13).
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world”
(1
John 2:1-2).
