Participants: Shelley Quinn
Series Code: EHW
Program Code: EHW000023S
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00:19 Hello!
00:20 My name is Shelley Quinn, 00:22 and I welcome you to 00:23 "Exalting His Word". 00:24 We're gonna have 00:26 a good time today 00:27 in the Bible. 00:28 And I'm so glad that you can 00:30 join us for 00:31 this special program. 00:33 Today we're gonna learn 00:34 how to plug in to 00:36 the power that's available 00:37 to us from God. 00:39 And by his power to 00:40 leave all our past behind 00:42 and move on to victory. 00:45 But before we begin 00:48 let's once again review 00:50 the theme text 00:51 for this program. 00:52 It comes from Psalms 138:2. 00:57 And in that verse 00:58 the Bible says that 00:59 God exalts his name 01:01 and his word above all things 01:03 and that he exalts His word 01:07 even above His Name. 01:10 Two questions... 01:11 What does that mean 01:13 and why does God do this? 01:16 Number one 01:17 "God exalts his word" means that 01:20 he has given his word 01:23 the highest rank of importance. 01:26 More important to him 01:27 than anything else is his word. 01:30 And it means that he has given it 01:31 the highest position of praise. 01:35 God has granted creative 01:39 life-giving force to his word. 01:41 Power that will accomplish ALL of his will. 01:45 So why does God 01:46 exalt his word above everything? 01:50 Because in the beginning 01:52 was the Word 01:54 and the Word was with God 01:55 and the Word was God. 01:57 And the Word became flesh 01:59 and he died for us. 02:01 Jesus Christ was 02:03 is 02:04 and ever will be 02:06 the living word of God. 02:08 And when we hold the Bible 02:10 in our hands 02:11 it's like we're holding 02:13 the hand of Christ. 02:15 If we could only understand that 02:18 God's word is life to us. 02:20 He sent his Word to heal us. 02:22 And if we would get 02:25 into his Word 02:26 recognizing these things 02:28 our attitudes will be 02:31 completely changed 02:33 about the time that we spend in the Bible. 02:36 I want you to know that 02:38 Bible study and meditating on God's Word 02:41 can be true 02:43 a true joy. 02:45 Let's ask the Lord to 02:46 bless our study today. 02:48 Heavenly Father 02:50 we come to you in Christ 02:52 and we thank you Father God 02:54 for your word. 02:55 We recognize that 02:57 you are the giver of every good 02:59 and perfect gift. 03:01 And Father, 03:02 we ask for a special measure of 03:04 your Grace today. 03:06 Send your Holy Spirit 03:08 to teach us. 03:09 Help us to 03:10 plant your word 03:12 in our heart Father God, 03:14 and let it spring forth to 03:16 a harvest of righteousness. 03:18 In Christ Holy Name 03:20 we pray 03:21 amen. 03:23 Well, 03:24 now, let's look at 03:26 our first life affirmation 03:28 from scripture. 03:30 What we're going to be doing is, 03:31 taking 03:34 some scriptures 03:35 and speaking them back to God 03:38 declaring, 03:39 that His testimony about us is true. 03:42 And the first one says this... 03:45 [on screen] 04:11 Well 04:12 that's a little bit difficult to 04:13 say isn't it? [chuckles] 04:15 We are so... aware 04:19 of our own shortcomings 04:21 but you know there is power 04:23 in speaking God's word 04:24 over your life. 04:26 Because God calls things that are not 04:28 as though they already WERE. 04:30 He sees it as done. 04:32 And by faith 04:33 we should accept God's testimony 04:35 and speak it back to him 04:38 and EAGERLY anticipate that 04:41 God is going to do this 04:43 in our lives. 04:44 So now let's take this apart 04:46 line by line 04:47 and see where 04:49 I got it from Scripture. 04:50 We started off by saying 04:52 I am a new creation 04:54 in Christ Jesus. 04:55 That's what the Bible says in 04:58 II Corinthians 5:17. 05:02 It says, 05:03 "Therefore if anyone is 05:05 "in Christ 05:06 "he is a new creation. 05:09 "Old things have passed away. 05:12 "Behold 05:13 "all things have become new." 05:16 My problem and your problem is that 05:20 we dwell on those old things! 05:23 And God is saying they really 05:26 should not have any more part 05:29 in our life. 05:30 And He is changing us 05:32 in a daily progressive way. 05:35 Colossians 3:3 says this... 05:38 "For as far as the world is concerned 05:42 "you have died. 05:44 "And your new life, 05:46 (your real life) 05:48 "is hidden with Christ, 05:50 "in God." 05:52 If we would recognize that 05:55 it would be different for us 05:57 from this moment forward. 05:59 We'll go on and we'll look at 06:01 the next sentence of that affirmation. 06:03 It says, 06:05 I do not dwell on the past, 06:08 for God is doing a new thing in me. 06:11 And I just have to stop and say this... 06:14 I found myself, 06:16 after the Lord first 06:17 caused me to write 06:19 this affirmation, 06:20 I had been speaking it over my life for 06:22 probably for several months. 06:25 And one day, 06:26 I found myself 06:28 dwelling on something on the past. 06:30 And suddenly, 06:31 that affirmation sprung 06:33 to my mind 06:35 and I thought, 06:36 Lord, forgive me. 06:37 I'm not supposed to dwell on the past. 06:40 I am a new creation. 06:41 I'm not gonna look 06:43 at my circumstances. 06:44 I'm not gonna focus on my weaknesses. 06:46 But I'm gonna turn my eyes to you 06:49 and know that this is what 06:52 you are working in me. 06:55 And part of this verse 06:57 or part of that life affirmation 06:59 about not dwelling on the past, 07:01 it came from Isaiah 43:18-19. 07:07 And there, 07:09 the Lord councils us. 07:10 "Forget the former things." 07:12 In other words, 07:13 don't earnestly dwell on the past. 07:16 And He goes on and he says, 07:17 "do not dwell on the past because 07:19 "see I am doing a new thing." 07:25 Now, it springs up. 07:27 Do you not perceive it? 07:31 God is doing a new thing in you. 07:34 And if you are so busy 07:36 dwelling on the past, 07:38 you're not gonna recognize 07:40 what He is doing. 07:41 So, let's go forward now 07:43 and look at the next line. 07:46 It says, 07:47 my old nature has vanished. 07:50 Now, only my new 07:52 Christ like nature 07:55 exists. 07:56 To this day, 07:58 when I say that over my life, 07:59 I know I am calling things that are not 08:03 as though they already were. 08:05 That's what the Bible says in Romans 4:17. 08:08 That God calls things 08:10 that are not yet accomplished 08:11 in the physical realm 08:13 as if they already were. 08:14 Because in the Bible 08:16 in Ephesians 1:11, 08:17 it says that God works all things 08:20 according to his will. 08:22 Well you and I are destined to 08:25 become like Jesus. 08:26 So, I can say, 08:28 my old nature has vanished 08:31 and now only my new 08:32 Christ like nature exists. 08:34 And I trust that God is doing that in me. 08:38 That comes from Philippians 3:13,14. 08:44 And you know what Paul said there? 08:46 He said, 08:48 "I do not consider myself yet 08:50 "to have taken hold of it 08:52 "but one thing I do 08:55 "forgetting what is behind 08:58 "and straining toward what is ahead. 09:02 "I press on toward the goal, 09:06 "to win the prize 09:08 "for which God has called me heavenward 09:11 "in Christ Jesus." 09:13 Now, let's put it all back together 09:16 and let's look at this 09:18 in a new light. 09:20 Taking this Bible study 09:22 and speaking it back to God 09:24 as an affirmation. 09:27 [on screen] 09:52 If you will try this, 09:54 speak that over your life, 09:56 you'll be amazed as how 09:59 the Lord reprograms your thoughts. 10:03 And then, 10:05 you wont let the enemy, 10:06 the accuser of 10:07 the brethren 10:09 beat you up 10:11 all the time. 10:13 You know, 10:14 we do more damage to ourselves 10:16 by dwelling on the past 10:17 and not recognizing who we are 10:20 in Christ 10:21 than Satan does to us all day long. 10:25 It's something that we have got... 10:28 You know the Bible says, 10:29 that as we believe in our hearts, 10:32 so shall we become. 10:34 You've got to believe God's testimony! 10:38 That's the only way you are going to 10:40 overcome the identity crisis. 10:43 You've got to learn who you are 10:46 in Christ. 10:47 Now, let's look at our next affirmation... 10:51 [on screen] 11:21 Let's look at that... 11:23 It is by the power of his word 11:26 and his Holy Spirit 11:29 that God lights up 11:31 every area of our lives 11:34 and eliminates 11:35 the darkness of our souls. 11:37 Now, that came from 11:38 Psalms 119:130 11:42 which says, 11:43 "It's the entrance of his Word 11:48 "that brings light. 11:50 "It gives understanding 11:52 "to the simple." 11:54 I don't know about you, 11:56 but, 11:57 I consider myself 11:58 a simple person. 12:00 I'm a human being. 12:01 And my knowledge 12:03 can not match 12:04 the divine knowledge of God 12:06 but the entrance of his Word 12:09 will bring wisdom. 12:12 And Ephesians 5:13,14 says, 12:16 "Therefore, he says, 12:19 "Awake oh sleeper 12:20 "and arise from the dead 12:22 "and Christ shall shine 12:26 (or make day) 12:28 "dawn upon you 12:30 "and give you light." 12:32 I think that if we would only remember that 12:35 Jesus said, 12:36 "I am the light of the world, 12:38 "and he who follows me 12:40 "will never walk in darkness." 12:43 If we wanna follow him 12:45 we have to look into his word. 12:48 That is the entrance of 12:52 the Word brings light. 12:53 Let's go on to our next line 12:55 from our affirmation. 12:58 And we said, 12:59 He lights the lamp of my inner being 13:01 and he causes me to shine 13:04 with his radiance. 13:06 I stay plugged in to 13:09 my power source 13:11 and he gives my life true purpose. 13:14 I can testify to this 13:17 that if you will plug in to 13:20 the source of power 13:22 that God has made available to you, 13:24 plug in to his word! 13:26 The transforming power of his word 13:30 will literally 13:31 convert your heart. 13:33 I got that part of the affirmation 13:35 from Psalms 18:28 13:39 where the Bible says 13:41 it was David who said 13:43 "For you will light my lamp 13:46 "the Lord my God will 13:48 "enlighten my darkness." 13:50 And then Isaiah chapter... 13:52 Let's see, 13:54 chapter 60 verse 1 says, 13:58 Arise! 14:00 Arise from the Depression 14:01 and the prostration from which 14:03 circumstances have kept you! 14:04 Rise to a new life. 14:07 Shine! 14:09 Be radiant with the Glory of the Lord. 14:11 So arise and shine for your light has come 14:15 and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 14:21 Now, let's put this all back together again... 14:25 And let's speak this 14:27 knowing that we have scriptural support to say it. 14:32 That we can declare 14:34 "we are who God says we are." 14:36 And this affirmation says, 14:38 [read screen] 15:08 Can you see how affirmations 15:11 will plug you in to 15:13 the transforming power of 15:15 the word of God? 15:17 It's amazing! 15:19 And I hope that you will start 15:21 making this your practice. 15:23 Please stay tuned because 15:24 we'll be right back 15:26 after this announcement. 15:30 If this dynamic series 15:31 is making a difference in your life, 15:33 then you should know about 15:35 a special study guide 15:36 Written by Shelley Quinn. 15:37 "Exalting His Word" with 15:39 Life Affirmations from Scripture. 15:40 Is an in depth study of the word of God. 15:41 And it's available from 3ABN for a donation of any size. 15:45 Please send your love gifts to... 16:01 Now here is our next affirmation 16:03 and I hope this is one you can use to 16:05 help someone and maybe it will help you. 16:08 It says, 16:10 [read screen] 16:28 I got that in part... 16:30 There's three scriptures 16:31 I want to give you. 16:33 We're gonna break this down. 16:35 It says, 16:36 "But you oh Lord..." 16:37 -This is Psalms 3:3 16:39 "But you oh Lord 16:40 "are a shield for me." 16:43 "The glory 16:44 "and the lifter of my head." 16:46 And Psalms 34:18 says, 16:51 "The Lord is near to those 16:54 "who have a broken heart 16:57 "and he saves such as have 17:00 "a contrite spirit." 17:03 And in Psalms 147:3 17:08 He says, 17:10 "He heals the broken hearted 17:12 "and binds up their wounds, 17:14 "curing their pains 17:16 "and their sorrows." 17:18 So, the next part of that says, 17:21 "Through Christ, 17:23 "my comfort overflows." 17:25 I encourage others 17:28 with my testimony 17:29 and share with them 17:31 the same comfort that 17:32 I have received from the Lord. 17:35 That comes from II Corinthians 1:3,4 17:42 And it says, 17:44 "Praise be to 17:45 "the God and Father of 17:46 "our Lord Jesus Christ. 17:48 "The Father of compassion 17:50 "and the God of all comfort. 17:53 "Who comforts us 17:54 "in ALL of our troubles 17:56 "so that we can comfort those 17:59 "in any trouble 18:01 "with the comfort that we ourselves 18:04 "have received from the Lord." 18:06 And in Psalms 32:7 says this, 18:10 "You are my hiding place, 18:13 "you shall preserve me 18:15 "from troubles. 18:17 "You shall surround me 18:18 "with songs of deliverance." 18:21 That makes me think of Cory Tamboun 18:24 and her book "The Hiding Place". 18:27 Then, Isaiah 43:1-2 18:32 one of my favorite scriptures says... 18:34 [text on screen] 18:50 This is what God is saying to you. 18:51 I've called you by your name! 18:54 You belong to me! 18:56 [back to text] 19:17 Then Deuteronomy 33:27 says this, 19:24 "The Eternal God 19:26 "is your refuge 19:27 "and underneath are 19:28 "the everlasting arms. 19:30 "He will thrust out 19:31 "the enemy from before you 19:34 "and He will say destroy." 19:36 Now, 19:38 let's put this back together 19:39 and look at this affirmation. 19:41 [read screen] 20:01 Now, 20:03 let's move on to 20:04 our next affirmation. 20:06 This is something 20:07 I speak frequently 20:09 over my life 20:10 and God is making it 20:11 come true in me. 20:13 [read screen] 20:41 This is really something that 20:44 I speak so frequently over my life 20:47 and I want to take apart 20:50 line by line for you. 20:51 Because I want you to 20:53 speak it over your life 20:54 and God will watch over 20:56 His Word to perform it. 20:57 The first line says, 20:59 "I have an unquenchable desire 21:00 "for the inexhaustible 21:03 "word of God." 21:04 In Psalms 42:1,2 21:08 The Bible says, 21:10 "As the dear pants for streams of water, 21:13 "so my soul pants for you oh God. 21:16 "My soul thirsts for you 21:19 for the living God. 21:21 When can I go 21:22 and meet with God? 21:24 You can do that every day 21:27 in your Bible. 21:28 And in Jeremiah 15:16 21:33 says, 21:34 "Your words were found 21:35 "and I ate them. 21:37 "And your Word was to me 21:38 "the joy and rejoicing of my heart. 21:40 "For I am called by 21:42 "your name O Lord God of Hosts." 21:46 Then in Psalms 119:103 21:51 the Bible says, 21:52 "How sweet are your words to my taste! 21:56 "Sweeter than honey to my mouth." 22:00 And in Job, 22:02 chapter 23 and verse 12, 22:05 Job said, 22:07 "I have not departed from 22:08 "the commandments of his lips. 22:10 "I have treasured 22:11 "the words of his mouth 22:13 "more than my necessary food." 22:16 And Jesus said to us 22:18 in Matthew 4:4 22:20 "It is written. 22:21 "Man shall not live 22:23 "by bread alone but 22:24 "by every word that proceeds 22:28 "from the mouth of God." 22:30 God's word is our spiritual nutrition. 22:34 And then the Psalmist in Psalms 119:11 said, 22:39 "Your word have I hidden in my heart. 22:41 "That I might not sin against you." 22:45 So then let's look at the rest of this affirmation. 22:50 As a disciple of Jesus Christ the Messiah, 22:53 I live in and according to his word. 22:57 Because I adhere to his teachings 23:01 I have an intimate knowledge through 23:04 personal experience of the truth 23:08 and the truth has set me free. 23:12 That comes in part from 23:14 John 8:31,32 23:21 If you abide in my word. 23:24 If you hold fast to my teachings 23:26 and live in accordance with them, 23:29 then you are truly my disciples. 23:33 Then you will know the truth. 23:36 And the truth will set you free. 23:40 And then Psalms 119:32 23:45 The Psalmist said, 23:47 "I run in the path of your commands. 23:50 "For you have set my heart free." 23:54 When our hearts are set free, 23:57 we will -by the power of God 23:59 run in the path of his commands. 24:01 then Romans 6:22,23 says, 24:05 "But now since you have been set free from sin 24:09 "and have become the slaves of Christ, 24:12 "you have your present reward in holiness 24:16 "and its end is eternal life." 24:20 For the wages which sin pays 24:23 is death but 24:24 the bountiful free gift of God is 24:27 eternal life through Jesus Christ 24:31 in union with Jesus Christ 24:34 our Lord. 24:35 And John 8:36 says, 24:38 "So if the Son sets you free, 24:40 "you will be free indeed." 24:44 So now, 24:45 let's put this all back together again. 24:49 And I encourage you to 24:51 speak this over your life! 24:53 [read screen] 25:24 You know, 25:25 just knowing the truth 25:28 wont set you free. 25:29 What it takes is that you are living in the truth. 25:35 We can consider the life of the Pharisees 25:38 and see this is an accurate statement. 25:42 The Pharisees had memorized verbatim 25:47 word for word the scriptures of God 25:50 yet they weren't living in accordance 25:54 to his word. 25:56 They were very legalistic. 25:59 They were very religious 26:01 but they didn't have 26:04 a relationship with God. 26:07 And because of that 26:08 they didn't recognize the Savior 26:11 the Messiah when He came. 26:13 We've got to be living in his word. 26:18 If we are believing in his word 26:21 we must be living in his word. 26:26 And I can tell you from personal experience 26:30 from the testimonies of 26:32 hundreds of Christians that 26:33 I've shared this teaching with, 26:35 that if you will get into the word 26:38 and speak it over your life, 26:41 instead of just studying it to 26:44 be able to answer questions when 26:46 you go to Sabbath school. 26:48 If you will let 26:50 God's word become part of you. 26:53 If you'll plant his promises 26:56 in your heart 26:58 and hold fast to 26:59 the promises of God 27:00 and there's something about speaking them 27:03 that will help you do that. 27:05 Then you'll find that 27:07 God will set you free. 27:09 Well I hope you've enjoyed 27:11 today's study. 27:13 And I really hope that 27:14 you will be able to join us again next time 27:18 when we're going to learn 27:19 how to operate in 27:21 the mind of Christ 27:23 and increase the measure of our expectancy. 27:28 God says 27:29 the measure we use 27:30 will be measured back to us. 27:32 May God multiply his mercy 27:35 his love 27:37 and grace to you 27:38 and watch over his word to perform it 27:40 in your life 27:41 as you cooperate with him. 27:43 Please remember to spend your time 27:47 making that which is most important to God 27:50 the very thing that is also most important to you... 27:57 "Exalting His Word" |
Revised 2023-12-06