Our Forgiving God Lesson 7 4 th Qtr

Our Forgiving God Lesson 7 4 th Qtr. 2019

Proverbs 28: 13 He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy. FORSAKING

Sunday Nehemiah 9: 1 -3 Now in the 24 th day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth upon them. And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.

Monday ‘…and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God. . . Stand up and bless the LORD …your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. You, even You, are LORD alone; …You hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, … You are the LORD the God, … …and have performed Your words; for You are righteous: Nehemiah 9: 4 -8 (Shortened)

Tuesday Neh 9: 9 -22 And You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea…and gave out signs and wonders upon Pharaoh…And You divided the sea before them…And You led them in the day by a cloudy pillar, and in the night by a pillar of fire… And You came down on Mt Sinai, … And You made known Your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, statutes, & laws… You gave them bread from heaven. . And they refused to obey, . . You also gave Your good Spirit to teach them, . . And forty years You sustained them. . You gave them kingdoms and nations…

Neh 9: 23 -31 You multiplied their sons like the stars of the heavens, and brought them into the land… And the sons went in and possessed the land, …And they took strong cities and a rich land. . But they were disobedient and rebelled against You…You gave them deliverers, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. But after they had rest, they did evil again …And many years You had patience with them And You gave them into the hand of the people of the lands… But for Your great mercies, You did not completely destroy them… Wednesday

Neh 9: 32 -38 Now, our God, the great and mighty, and fearful God, who keeps covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble that has come upon us, . . Behold, we are servants today. And the land that You gave to our fathers to eat its fruit, and its good, . . And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it. Thursday

‘It is important that we understand clearly the nature of faith. There are many who believe that Christ is the Saviour of the world, that the gospel is true and reveals the plan of salvation, yet they do not possess saving faith. They are intellectually convinced of the truth, but this is not enough; in order to be justified, the sinner must have that faith that appropriates the merits of Christ to his own soul. We read that the devils "believe, and tremble, " but their belief does not bring them justification, neither will the belief of those who give a merely intellectual assent to the truths of the Bible bring them the benefits of salvation. This belief fails of reaching the vital point, for the truth does not engage the heart or transform the character. ’ 3 Selected Messages p 191 In genuine, saving faith, there is trust in God, through the belief in the great atoning sacrifice made by the Son of God on Calvary. In Christ, the justified believer beholds his only hope and deliverer. Belief may exist without trust, but confidence born of trust cannot exist without faith. Ibid