Mind of Christ: Day 4; Unit 7

HUNGRY

Examples

Jesus

John 4:34 NASB95

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.

The Bereans

Acts 17:10–12 NASB95

The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men.

What God is doing to me.

God is causing me to seek Him so that He can mold and shape me into the image of His Son Jesus.

Prayer

Ps 42

Psalm 42:1–2 NASB95

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 63:1 NASB95

O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Psalm 143:5–8 NASB95

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands. I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah. Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails; Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will become like those who go down to the pit. Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.

Ps 143:5-8

Response in Worship: Thanksgiving

Definition: To give thanks to God for what He has done, to express gratitude for God’s bounty.

Command

Psalm 118:1 NASB95

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalm 136:3–4 NASB95

Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. To Him who alone does great wonders, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Ps 136

Psalm 116:16–17 NASB95

O Lord, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have loosed my bonds. To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the Lord.

Ps 116

Psalm 30:11–12 NASB95

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Ps 30:11

Jonah 2:9 NASB95

But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the Lord.”

MERCIFUL

Examples

Jesus

Matthew 9:2 NASB95

And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”

God’s response to others

2 Samuel 22:26–27 NASB95

“With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless; With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.

2 Sam

Exodus 7:22–23 NASB95

But the magicians of Egypt did the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said. Then Pharaoh turned and went into his house with no concern even for this.

Ex. 7

Exodus 9:12 NASB95

And the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

What God is doing through me

God reveals is mercy, grace, and forgiveness through the way I treat others. God in turn treats me with mercy and grace, and forgiveness or grace in the same way I have treated others.

Prayer

Who are the people around me to whom I need to show mercy, forgiveness, and grace.

Lord, increase my faith to be forgiving “seventy time seven.” ()

You have forgiven me so much. I will forgive in a like manner.

Response in Worship: Reverence

Definition: A sense of honor, modesty, reverence, regard for other and respect.

COMMAND

Leviticus 19:30 NASB95

‘You shall keep My sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am the Lord.

Psalm 4:4 NASB95

Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Psalm 89:7 NASB95

A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him?

Ecclesiastes 5:1 NASB95

Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.

Isaiah 8:13 NASB95

“It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread.

Habakkuk 2:20 NASB95

“But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before Him.”

Exodus 3:5 NASB95

Then He said, “Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

Hebrews 12:28 NASB95

Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;

Pure In Heart

Matthew 5:8 NASB95

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Examples

Jesus

John 8:23 NASB95

And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.

David’s becoming king

Acts 13:22 NASB95

“After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.’

David’s prayer after his sin with Bathsheba.

Psalm 51:7–19 NASB95

Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones which You have broken rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise. For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

Ps.51:

What God is doing through me.

God reveals His holiness, righteousness, and purity through my behavior. God responds to me by allowing me to have a greater intimacy with Him. God reveals more of Himself to me.

Prayer

Lord, cleanse my heart and purify my mind.

I choose to do your will, O Lord.

I love you with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Lead me not into temptation and deliver me from evil.

Response in Worship

Definition:To make honourable, honor, give glory.

Command:

Psalm 22:23 NASB95

You who fear the Lord, praise Him; All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.

Matthew 5:16 NASB95

“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Psalm

1 Corinthians 6:20 NASB95

For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

Psalm 50:15 NASB95

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

Psalm 86:9–10 NASB95

All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name. For You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God.

Ps 86:

Revelation 15:4 NASB95

“Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy; For all the nations will come and worship before You, For Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

Applied

Romans 15:5–7 NASB95

Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.

1 Peter 4:16 NASB95

but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name.