Based on w3d2 of LGG’s For Such A Time As This
Read: Esther 4:1-7 and SOAP: Psalm 51:17
The sacrifice God desires is a humble spirit — O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.
Psalm 51:17
A Broken Heart
Tag: surrender
Beautifully Surrendered: Looking Ahead to Week 4
A Love God Greatly Bible Study about God’s Heart for His Daughters
In the coming week (week 4), we will look at what it means to be “Women of Surrender and Sacrifice”. We will build on knowing that God loves, sees, and cherishes women, and continue to focus on the fact that faith and prayer play a huge part in our surrender to God. With these things in mind we will understand and appreciate, perhaps more than we have before, how women like Esther, Moses’ mother, Mary – the mother of Jesus, and others all made the sacrifices required of them.
Our focus/memory verse is found in Luke 9:23 which is a very helpful description from Jesus to help us understand what we have to do to be a follower of Jesus. Like last week’s verse, this one is not incorporated into the study so , again, we will have to work extra hard to keep it fresh in our minds throughout the week. Don’t be surprised if you see it on the end of the daily posts. You’d be amazed at how seeing and/or reading something daily for five days helps us retain the message or truth posted.
This Week’s Challenge from the team at Love God Greatly:
As we have seen in the past three weeks, “Surrendering can be hard and yet beautiful at the same time. We see this in the lives of the women we will read about this week. Who in your life has modeled this well? Take time this week to encourage her with your words and let her know that her faithfulness has impacted your life. “
Faithful Love: Wk 5, Wednesday Wrestle or Surrender
READ: HOSEA 12:1-8, JOEL 2:13; SOAP: HOSEA 12:5-6
Hosea 12:1-8 New Living Translation
The people of Israel feed on the wind;
they chase after the east wind all day long.
They pile up lies and violence;
they are making an alliance with Assyria
while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt.
Now the Lord is bringing charges against Judah.
He is about to punish Jacob for all his deceitful ways,
and pay him back for all he has done.
3 Even in the womb,
Jacob struggled with his brother;
when he became a man,
he even fought with God.
4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won.
He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him.
There at Bethel, he met God face to face,
and God spoke to him—
The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies,
the Lord is his name!
6 So now, come back to your God.
Act with love and justice,
and always depend on him.
7 But no, the people are like crafty merchants
selling from dishonest scales—
they love to cheat.
8 Israel boasts, “I am rich!
I’ve made a fortune all by myself!
No one has caught me cheating!
My record is spotless!”
Jacob lost the fight and wept. He came to the place where he knew God had beaten him, and all he could do was hang on to God and plead for a blessing.
Read the full LGG devotional here
Joel 2:13 New Living Translation
Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish.
Me From the Inside Out 