…because God has said…

Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
December 14. 2024: SOAP #5489: Hebrews 12-13; Jude

(reworked from earlier SOAP)

SCRIPTURE:  Hebrews (NIV) 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”  6 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

OBSERVATION:   God’s word should be the basis of our attitude toward money.  My life is to be free from the dominance of money.  The love of money should not run my life.  My life is to be run in accord with what is in God’s Word.  Contentment should be a major characteristic toward material things. 

It is good when we can back up our words by God’s words.  What I say should be based on what He has said.   When it is, I can speak boldly with confidence.   

APPLICATION:   Two important things I need to know about speaking: (1) when to speak and (2) what to say. 

The better I listen to the Holy Spirit, the better I will know when to speak. 

And the better I know God’s word, the better I will know what to say.          

PRAYER:  Holy Spirit, as I read the Bible, impress truth upon my heart.  And as I talk with those around me, it prompts me to speak that truth boldly.  Amen. 

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