BSF Study Questions Exile & Return: A Time to Build Lesson 30, Day 6
13) Deep
14) Just dealing with my unexpected cancer diagnosis. I have to rely on Him for everything. It’s in His plan, for my benefit, for His purposes. I have to embrace it as such. I have to get through it and rely on His strength to do so. I have to find meaning in it for Him.
15) So many again. I can get caught up in the busyness of life that I forget to put Him first. I can get comfortable with my life without acknowledging God’s role in it. There is just so much here.
16) Thank you, Lord, for your goodness, your faithfulness, your reliability, your heart, and your love. Thank you for your Son, Jesus Christ, so I can be forgiven each and every day. Thank you for choosing me to believe in you and Jesus. You have more and more of my heart each and every day.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Exile & Return: A Time to Build Lesson 30, Day 6
My biggest lesson is letting others see God through me. That’s the goal!
End Notes BSF Study Questions Exile & Return: A Time to Build Lesson 30, Day 6
1. The Sin of “Selective Obedience”
In Ezra, the people were eager to build the altar but hesitant to separate from worldly influences. You might feel convinced that you are “building” your spiritual life in public while holding onto “compromised” habits in private. The Response: Yielding by inviting God into the hidden corners of your life, not just the visible ones.
2. The Sin of Discouragement (Unbelief)
In Haggai, the people stopped building because the new temple didn’t look as “grand” as the old one. God often convicts us of judging His work by our own standards of success. The Response: Repenting of a “small view” of God and choosing to believe that “the glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house” (Haggai 2:9).
3. The Sin of Apathy Toward the Vulnerable
Nehemiah was deeply convicted when he saw the wealthy nobles exploiting the poor during the rebuild (Nehemiah 5). This often strikes a chord with our modern tendency to focus on our “own walls” while ignoring the needs of those building right next to us. The Response: Yielding by practicing radical generosity or advocacy within your community.
UPCOMING HAPPENINGS
I have so enjoyed this study of books of the Bible that are so rich, but are often forgotten. I am eager to study Romans next year! What fun! I love Paul!
I will most likely be doing summer Bible studies through BSF’s app, WordGo, once again. I’ll announce those closer to time.
And, finally, thank you all who follow me, send me messages, donate to my blog, and pray for me. I love all of you and wish I could give you all a hug! May you have a wonderful summer!
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