BSF Flashcards
Life’s ———— moments are designed to teach us to depend on God. (L6D1)
darkest
We look for God in the moments of life that are big and loud but God’s message to ——— was offered in the still, quiet voice of a loving Father. (L6D1)
Elijah
God regularly allows His children opportunities to recognize how much we need Him. … We, however, struggle to shed our illusion of superpowers. Will you trust that God has made you —-—— in all the right places to shine His glory through the ——— in your clay pot?19 (L6D1)
weak cracks
Persistent refusal to yield to God’s loving —————- reaps serious consequences for Ahab. The “Ahab factor” at work in us limits our ——————- to God. (L6D1)
Invitations responsiveness
God and His truth cannot be dismissed or declined. Refusing to seek God perpetuates ———— and leads to ———- (L6N)
deception destruction
Doing the right thing the wrong way courts ————.
disaster
Jehoshaphat recognized the danger of proceeding without God’s approval. He seemed to want both a partnership with Ahab and to remain faithful to God. Was this possible? Seeking the Lord acknowledges dependence on God, who alone determines the future. Doing the right thing the wrong way courts disaster.
Human beings often wrongly presume they have the option to define——- and control their ———-. Regardless of human interpretation and —————, God’s declarations always come to pass. (L6N)
truth reality opinion
Human beings often wrongly presume they have the option to define truth and control their reality. Regardless of human interpretation and opinion, God’s declarations always come to pass. God’s people never need to fear standing alone among people when they stand with God. Jeremiah 1:12 says, “The Lord said to me, ‘You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.’”
In spite of Micaiah’s prophecy, Jehoshaphat and a disguised Ahab led their armies east toward Ramoth Gilead. Though the attacking soldiers could not recognize him, a “random” arrow slid beneath Ahab’s armor to deliver a mortal wound. The proud king who preferred ————- over truth died while promoting a —-. (L6N)
deception lie
It spite of Micaiah’s prophecy, Jehoshaphat and a disguised Ahab led their armies east toward Ramoth Gilead. Though the attacking soldiers could not recognize him, a “random” arrow slid beneath Ahab’s armor to deliver a mortal wound. The proud king who preferred deception over truth died while promoting a lie.
A wicked heart prefers —— to the ——-. (L6N)
lies truth
So wicked was Ahab’s heart that he actually preferred lies to the truth.
Seeking God involves more than a verbal commitment and an illusion of surrender. True surrender happens when we love the Lord more than————— and our —————.
ourselves plan
when things do not go as we anticipate, we blame God or think He has abandoned us. What if, instead, you determined to trust God with whatever He allowed in your life? How will you respond if enemies surround you, illness steals your health, or you lose your livelihood or a loved one? Will you believe that God has determined a greater purpose in you, for you, and through you? Seeking God involves more than a verbal commitment and an illusion of surrender. True surrender happens when we love the Lord more than ourselves and our plans.
Without the certainty of God and His promises, life remains uncertain.
10 Fulfilled prophecy gives evidence of God’s —————- in our world and testifies to His previousness and purposefulness in all things. Our lives and world history are not spinning randomly toward an undefined conclusion. God has a plan.
Biblical prophecy gives us a glimpse of what is ahead so we will do right in the ———-.
Because God has proven that His Word and His promises are ————-, you can trust Him with the details of your life that seem less ———-. (L7N)
involvement present immovable settled
