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What Is Godliness? Part Two

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Remember what happened when Moses encountered two exact situations? In Exodus 17 the children of Israel had no water. In verse 6 the Lord instructed Moses. “Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out…”

In Numbers 20 they again had no water. In verse 8 the Lord told Moses, “…speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water…” Moses was angry at the people’s complaining and in ungodliness he disobeyed the Lord.

Verse 11 says, “Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly…” Yet, his act of independence from the Lord cost him. Verse 12 says, “…Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”

What Is Godliness? Part One

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1 Timothy 6:6 says, “Now godliness with contentment is great gain.” Our church’s small group is going through “Respectable Sins” by Jerry Bridges. His definition of godliness is like one I never heard before. It is living with the constant awareness of our need for the Lord.

It reminds me of John 15:5 that says, “…for without Me you can do nothing.” Yet how many times we live on auto pilot. We often make plans without consulting the Lord. 

I love David’s example. Here is a passage I frequently visit in  my mind. He was faced with a desperate situation. 2 Samuel 5:19 says, “So David inquired of the Lord…” and the Lord gave him specific directions.

Then the same scene was repeated. David did not go out on his own. Verse 23 says, “Therefore David inquired of the Lord…” and this time the Lord gave him a totally different direction. Both the same situations, but the Lord’s way was not the same.