Relinquishing the Rights to Feelings

“Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.” – Psalm 119:165

The inevitable Offense
“Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!” – Luke 17:1
Offenses are at an all time high.
The man made Righteous
Psalm 112:6-8 ESV
For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
Explanation
Psalm 24:5
5He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Acts 10:1-8 – The Account of Cornelius – The justification from God. Not of works
By Grace are we saved through faith.
The main offense Johns Inquiry Luke 7: 18-23
Blessed are those who are not offended because of me
Let’s examine the Situation
How did Jesus see John.
About Us – Let us have this peace in us. Let us have this truth in us. Let us have this rest.
David the Forgotten Lad.
The introduction of David.
The Basis – The setup
Despite his glaring flaws, the David is described as a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). David was far from perfect, but his faith and zeal made him the standard against which all Israel’s future kings would be measured against.
Saul was rejected by God as King. Here we find David. A man called to do God’s will. What we cannot see. The background. What would entice a young man to know the Lord. What gave him the ability to stand up to Goliath?
These are attributes you can only cultivate in the secret place of your heart with what you have and what you have been given.
Character is who you are when you are alone
God’s Will – David wrote and wrote and wrote some more. Over 2000 years we are reading and learning from the Psalm of David.
This mission was started in 1969 and in 2022 it has expanded till today
Billy Graham Evangelistic Ministries
The Daily Bread – Mat Dehaan – 1938
There is a dream in your heart and your heart is His prayer.
Humility and boasting in the Lord:
Confidence in God – Psalm 119: 98 – 100
Hebrews 3:6
Verse Concepts
but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.
Such confidence before God is ours through Christ. 5Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. – 2nd Cor 3: 4

Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Boasting-In-God

Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies – 1 Corinthians 8:1
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself. – Philippians 2:3

What Is Pride?
It is boasting in self and not the Lord.
It is taking credit ourselves for what God alone can do.
It is relying on self and not God.
It is feeling sufficiency in our own strength and not in God’s.
It is the disinclination to admit that we are mere earthen vessels so that another gets the glory.
It is the unwillingness to admit weaknesses that may accent the power of Christ.