"Say yes to 'L.I.F.E.'!"
by: Frederick A. Landy, MAML
F.Y.I. -in Hebrew:
Yahweh = LORD
Yeshua/Yahshua- The Lord of Salvation
L.I.F.E.
Living in Full Expectancy
(of a move-of-God happening in one's life)
I. A WORD STUDY
QUESTIONS
1. What is your definition of the word "life"?
2. How is living life to the fullest summed up by the world? by the Word?
PossA: The world would say "do all you can to advance yourself without regarding others feelings and emotions and don't worry about being moral and truthful, that doesn't matter" whereas the Word says we should allow ourselves to be "...rich in faith..." (James 2:5) and "...consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." (Hebrews 10:24), while using wisdom in our everyday lives.
The word 'Life' is defined as a noun
1. a. The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment origination from within the organism.
b. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.
4. The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer.
Life. American Heritage Dictionary [online]. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006-2009, accessed June 03, 2013, from http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/life/. Internet. Excludes definitions 2-3; 5-12.
LIVE
The word in Hebrew is spelled with the Hebrew letters Het...Yud and pronounced k-hi.
chay OT:2416, "living thing; life." The use of this word occurs only in the oath formula "as X lives," literally, "by the life of X": "And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you" Judg 8:19. This formula summons the power of a superior to sanction the statement asserted. In Judg 8:19 God is the witness to Gideon's pledge to kill his enemies and this statement that they brought the penalty on themselves. A similar use appears in Gen 42:15 except that the power summoned is Pharaoh's: "Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither." In 1 Sam 1:26 Hannah employs a similar phrase summoning Eli himself to attest the truthfulness of her statement: "And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord." Only God swears by His own power: "And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word: But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord" Num 14:20-21.
(from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright © 1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers.)
II. SCRIPTURE (two translations)
Psalm 118:17 KJV
"I shall not die, but live to declare the works of the Lord." (v.18 emphasis also;)
-'what the Lord has done.'
Ps 118:17 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) translation
"I will not die; no, I will live
and proclaim the great deeds of Yah!"
- This is David speaking here in this text particular with emphasis on a time in Israel's history in light of the minor prophet Habakkuk. David, the king; Habakkuk, the prophet.
- Habakkuk was one of the minor prophets who prophesized during the late 7th century b.c His book is the eighth book in light of the twelve minor prophets. The era he prophesied was during the Babylonian-Assyrian captivity. It was where God allowed the wicked Jews (Chaldeans) to oppress the righteous Jews, all temporary in the end This was the southern kingdom of Judah.. This Biblical account can be found in II Kings 23:4---24:5.
- "Death" threatened Israel (Ps 116:15), but the Lord, by His glorious "works" in her behalf, delivered her, and gave her a theme to celebrate or "declare" (cf. Ps 71:20; Hab 1:12).
(from Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright © 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Part a of the verse is an intrapersonal declaration which involves oneself and oneself alone, whereas part b of the verse is an interpersonal declaration which is a declaration that involves others, in this case the Lord. This is with the belief that it is the result of one's intrapersonal declaration to be able to testify.
III. EXPLANATION
- It's time to say 'yes' to L.I.F.E., "Living In Full Expectancy." No more settling for less.
- When we declare that we will "live", what we are saying is that nothing what comes and goes and no matter who may come and go, every day we will 'Live in full expectancy" of the promises that the Lord God has spoken unto us.
- We must be careful with how we agree with everything and everyone, because it can affect the end result of a thing.
1. What are some actions or gestures that will signify that we have said 'yes' to L.I.F.E.?
2. Why are some reasons why many are not "Living in full expectancy? How do we incorporate "Living in full expectancy" in our everyday lives?
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