RTW August 20

Turn Back And Live

It is I who make the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life.
Ezekiel 17:24b

 

 

My Takeaways

Something Old

Would I recognize if the Spirit left the Temple?

Something New

New life begins when we

  • Repent
  • Turn from our sin
  • Put our rebellion behind us

We find

  • A renewed heart
  • A renewed spirit

Something to Do

Turn back and live… everyday.

 

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7 Comments

  1. My Takeaways: Accountability

    Something Old: “…. And this is my rule the person who sins is the one who will die.” 18:4. I must take responsibility for my own sin and will be judged for my own sin. Experiencing hardship as a consequence of the sins of ancestors is not the same as judgment for my own sins. Suffering caused by another’s sins does not excuse willfully sinful behavior. Though I may suffer from someone else’s misdeeds I will be judged for my own. The Lord says to repent and turn from my sins so they don’t destroy me. This will give me a new heart and a new spirit. I must stand before God, not based on how my life began, but on how my life ended; not based on the righteousness or wickedness of the previous generation, but on the righteousness or wickedness of my own generation. No excuses will be accepted; blaming parents for my wickedness will not fool God who knows the secrets of my heart. “I don’t want you to die, says The Sovereign Lord. Turn back and live!”

    Something New: 17:22-23 The foreshawdowing of Jesus Christ thats good news for me. My sins have been exchanged for His righteousness. God is Sovereign and he will accomplish what he said he will do!

    Something To Do: Stop blaming others for my sinful ways.

  2. I love that God will do what He says He will do. He always keeps His promises and fulfills them. I love the song standing on the promises of God because it is a great reminder to stand on God’s promises and to rest in Him as my all and all. Thanks Wendy for another awesome lesson like always. I always enjoy my day when I listen to your videos.

    1. I love music! Especially the old hymns. Standing on the Promises” was writtenin 1886. Don’t you think it’s amazing that over a hundred years ago these people were reading the same Bible we read and writing about it. Our church rarely ever sings the old gospel hymns anymore and I so miss it. I’m standing on the unfailing promises of God. Thank you for putting this song in my spirit
      tonight. 🙂

      1. You’re welcome! I love music too. I love singing and worshipping God. I go to a Methodist Church and we sing lots of hymns every week. That is too bad that your church doesnt sing thst many old hymns anymore. My favorite part of Church is singing songs it makes me feel closer to God when I sing out to Him and worship.

  3. Finally I am turning. I was AWOL for almost six months. I made wrong choices that led to a lot of pain and misery. I fell madly in love with someone who was not my husband. I am so embarrassed to say. We had troubles in our marriage for a long time but that was off course not an excuse. Then this man came along. My hungry heart was thrilled by so much “affection” and “understanding”. We entered into an affair. I still cringe to write this, I still feel so terrible about everything and mostly about myself. I had a relapse (I’m alcoholic) which had everything to do with the state of mind and state of heart I was in. Still I couldn’t give up. It almost cost me my marriage and it took a great deal of my health as I am now constantly anxious and suffering from heavy migraines. I lost a lot of my hair and the doctor said it was due to emotional stress. I was blinded by something I thought was love but it turned out to be nothing like that at all. My heart got crushed and I was about to give it all up and just disappear. I got isolated because I was ashamed and embarrassed about what I was doing. I felt I had no place anymore in church or in my bible study because of my actions that I still couldn’t give up. I made the choice this weekend that it had to end. I am at the end of my rope. I prayed to God and I repented. It is hard as I still feel terribly shaken, sad and all that comes at it. But I feel slowly a little peace entering again. I feel like God is speaking to me. My grandmother passed away last week and we had the funeral last Saturday. I loved her deeply and will miss her terribly. But in all the sadness I could see God speaking to me. Because of the funeral my parents flew over from Canada. I got to spend almost ten hours with my mom in the car, driving back and forth. We had heart to heart talk and she could help me enormously. My mom is a woman strong in faith. She comforted me and she told me she had been through exactly the same in her younger years. I could feel how God had arranged this, that mom and I could be in this conversation. I feel still confused and I take it one day at the time. But I finally feel hope again. Sorry to ramble on.. just thought this was a safe place to share. Have a wonderful blessed day all of you!!

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