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Upside Down View of Ourselves
03/13/2021 - Dave Riddle
Key Passage: Psalm 37:5
Ralph Waldo Emerson - “trust thyself”
Proverbs 3:5 - don’t do that…
Self-reliance limits our spiritual growth
Psalm 37:5 - “Depend on the Lord. Trust in him, and he will help you.”
Jeremiah 9:23 - Don’t boast about yourself
Philippians 4:11-13 - it’s not about our strength or ability.
Spiritual growth is not about personal willpower, it’s about surrender.
What do we trust in?
His Forgiveness
Luke 18:9-14
…everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
Romans 3:11-12
Our own goodness will never be enough.
Philippians 3:9
Our righteousness comes from him!
It all goes back to what God has done for us.
His Empowerment
1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek God
Acts 1:8a
Empowered by the Holy Spirit.
dynamos (δύναμαι)= able. to be able, have power whether by virtue of one's own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law
The same power that raised Christ from the dead empowers you today!
His Wisdom
1 Corinthians 3:19
The wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.
James 3:17
The wisdom from above is pure, peace loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy, unwavering, without pretense…
His Provision
Psalm 34:19 - “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues from them all.”
1 Peter 5:7 - cast all your anxieties on God..
2 Corinthians 1:8-9
We even despaired off life itself!
…so that we would not trust ourselves.
His provision is better than our attempts at self preservation
His Kingship
Psalm 18:2
Psalm 113:4-6
John 6:68 - where else would we go? Only you have the words of eternal life.