How can we avoid becoming big fat Bible babies?
Outline: Three ways God blesses us in our obedience
1. He establishes us as His people (v 12)
2. He encourages us with His presence (v 13)
3. He empowers us with His strength (vv 14-15)
Questions for Personal Reflection:
1. Why do you think it is so common in the church to separate hearing the Word from doing it? What are some examples you have seen?
2. Haggai 1:12 equates the voice of God with the written word of God. What are some ways people today try and separate these? What can we do to better receive the words of the Bible as the voice of God when we read it and listen to it?
3. Read Deuteronomy 10:12. How does this verse relate fearing the Lord and loving the Lord? How might you explain the compatibility of love of God and fear of God to someone who sees them as opposites?
4. How can we strengthen our awareness of the presence of the Lord in times of hard obedience and uncertainty? Do you have an experience of the Lord giving you encouragement in a time you wanted to quit/retreat?
5. Consider the image “The Christ-centered Life”: Discuss ways you have put Christ off the throne of our heart in the past. How did this affect your sense of God’s presence and power in your life? What does it look like to put Christ as Lord of your life?
