‘Things To Guard.’
a) Proverbs 13:3; 21:23; Psalm 39:1. Our mouth.
b) Joshua 10:18. Jail.
c) Exodus 23:13. Not to mention the names of other gods.
d) Exodus 23:21. Our obedience to the Lord.
e) Numbers 3:8. The Servants of the Lord.
f) Numbers 3:10; 18:7; Acts 20:28. Our Ministry.
g) Numbers 3:32 & 38; 18:5. The Lord’s Sanctuary.
h) Deuteronomy 33:9. The Lord’s Covenant.
i) 1 Samuel 19:2. To protect ourselves.
j) 1 Samuel 22:17; 26:15. The National Ruler.
k) 1 Samuel 30:24. Equipment used for war.
l) 1 Kings 8:25; 2 Chronicles 6:16. Our behaviour and faithfully follow the Lord.
m) 2 Kings 12:9; Ezra 8:29; 2 Corinthians 8:20. The Temple offering box.
n) 1 Chronicles 9:23. The gates of the House of the Lord.
o) 1 Chronicles 15:23-24. The Presence of God.
p) Nehemiah 4:21. Against our enemy always.
q) Nehemiah 12:25. The storehouses.
r) Nehemiah 13:19. The Holiness of the Sabbath.
s) Psalm 119:9; Proverbs 16:17. Our way - with the Word of God.
t) Proverbs 4:23; Malachi 2:15-16. Our heart above all else.
u) Proverbs 13:6. Our blameless way – with Righteousness.
v) Proverbs 22:5. Our soul.
w) Proverbs 27:18. Our employer.
x) Ecclesiastes 5:1. Our steps when we go to the House of God.
y) Jeremiah 9:4. Against crafty neighbours.
z) Ezekiel 38:7. The assembly of God’s People.
aa) Habakkuk 2:1. Our attentiveness to the Lord.
bb) Malachi 2:7. Knowledge.
cc) Mark 13:9. Our times of persecution.
dd) Luke 2:8. Flocks of sheep.
ee) Luke 12:15. Every kind of greed.
ff) Luke 17:3. To rebuke a sinning brother.
gg) Luke 21:34. So that our heart will not be weighed down with:-
1- Dissipation.
2- Drunkenness.
3- Worries of life.
hh) 1 Thessalonians 5:6. To be alert and clear headed.
ii) 2 Timothy 4:15. Opponents of Truth in the Church.
jj) 1 John 5:21. From idols.
(Through this QT I see that there are Things To Guard, I need to take responsibility where appropriate)
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‘Giving God.’
a) James 1:17. He gives good and perfect gifts.
b) Romans 6:23; Isaiah 59:1. He gives Eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
c) Acts 8:38-39. He gives the opportunity to experience the Joy of being Baptised.
(Through this Second one I celebrate my Giving God)
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Chris.
We need to be on our guard against the worries of life. There is never any positive result of worry. It only makes us sick and puts us into various kinds of suffering. This is why the Bible tells us that we can pray about the things that we would worry about.
