Splendor of God (Day 10.1)
February 2, 2010 by Christine
Filed under BF-Week 10
It’s our last week of Breaking Free Updated Edition at the women’s Bible study Cafe. Today’s lesson is about the splendor of God’s beauty and how we radiate that beauty once we break free.
When we radiate His beauty, we wear His crown.
We are Daughters of the King!
How are you displaying this beauty today?
Prayer Requests
Repeat this scripture verse, using YOUR name!
Praise the LORD, O my soul; all __________’s inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits-who forgives __________’s sins and heals __________’s diseases,who redeems __________’s life from the pit and crowns __________’s with love and compassion, who satisfies __________’s desires with good things so that __________’s youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalm 103:1-5
Beth Moore Quotes
- To display God’s splendor is to radiate His beauty-Beth Moore
- We actively love God with all our hearts when we surrender to His authority-Beth Moore
Today’s Scripture Verses
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30
Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits-who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalm 103:1-5
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord. Psalm 45:11
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8
Group Discussion
How do you feel about displaying God’s splendor and beauty in you? Are you willing to step up and share His love, His peace and His beauty? How will you demonstrate this radiance to other women and young children? Please discuss.
Breaking free,
Today I feel confident and willing to display God’s beauty in me. A few years ago, this was not the case and I still hid in my shame and bondage. When I did not experience freedom, I would be embarrassed when someone called me a “Jesus freak” or I would shrink in fear that they would ask me a question I could not answer. Living in God’s splendor, I am confidently shouting His name, singing His songs, and praising Jesus. I do this for God’s pleasure, not mine. I do this for God’s approval, not the approval of people. I do this to show my love for God.
My life verse is Deuteronomy 6:5-Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.- and I am committed to this 100% of my day!
There was a time when I was so far away from God. I didn’t understand the depth of what he wanted from me. Today I know that he desires to have an intimate relationship with me as his daughter. I know that he never makes mistakes, so I now love my body just as it is. Daily, I express love for God to those who’ll listen and I humbly accept my journey as his servant.
I have a collector’s plate that a very good friend gave me that has on it “We will be oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.” Is 61:3 This is a physical reminder to me of who I am. Yes, I have had a lot of days of being wilted but that is what Breaking Free has been to me. –A nourishment to my branches.
I have often said that when God said to love him with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength He knew that in our humanneess we would not love Him the way He desires to be loved unless we gave Him all four of these things 100%. We can compartmentalize and love him with maybe our heart and strength but maybe we’re not loving Him with our mind and soul.
These last two items is what Breaking Free will help me to love Him with thus allowing me to display His splendor. When I was truly loving Him and passionately serving Him I had someone tell me they could see I loved Him in my countenance.I knew at that point in my life that I was in His will. I don’t say this to boast because we are to boast only in Jesus Christ but like the image of an oak tree’s countenance I desire to be pleasing to Him so I “can” display His splendor at “all” times even when I’m weak in my physical body. I received so much encouragement from what Beth said on page one of this week when she asked if our body is physically ill or handicapped and that He will use what we give Him. I have been discouraged as I’ve said on here the last few years because of my physical weakness to the point of guilt and shame for not having what I once had to offer Him strength wise. It was almost as if I said, “You’re no longer 100% so your days are over. This was a lie from the enemy which was causing me to not give Him all of my mind so I determine to give Him daily what I have which may be better or worse on some days but He sees everything anyway. I do want my countenance to display His splendor so others will be drawn to Him and not from Him.