Sublime

Jehovah Tsidkenu, which means “the LORD Our Righteousness.”

Abe calls God “the LORD who provides.”

As a person “thinks within himself, so he is” (Prov. 23:7).

Now, declare these truths over your heart: I am Loved (1 John 3:1) I am Forgiven (1 John 1:9) I am Redeemed (Ephesians 1:7) I am a New Creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) I am Holy (Hebrews 10:10) I am a Temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16–17) I am Made with Purpose (Ephesians 2:10; 1 Peter 4:10)

Worldly Christians look to God primarily for personal fulfillment. They are saved, but self-centered. They love to attend concerts and enrichment seminars, but you would never find them at a missions conference because they aren’t interested. Their prayers focus on their own needs, blessings, and happiness. It’s a “me-first” faith: How can God make

Starting with the sinfulness of humans and the wrath of God against sin, he moves on to tell of God’s grace in salvation, which comes to us through God-given faith and not our works.

“Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (Eccles. 12:13).

Our tone should always resonate with the humility of one who speaks with authority under the authority of another (2 Tim. 4:2).