1 Samuel 301 Samuel 30 ““Returning to God”Returning to God”

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For thus says the Lord God, For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: “In the Holy One of Israel: “In returning and rest you shall be returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your confidence shall be your strength.”strength.”

Isaiah 30:15-18Isaiah 30:15-18

For thus says the Lord God, For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: “In the Holy One of Israel: “In returning and rest you shall be returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your confidence shall be your strength.”strength.” But you would not But you would not

Isaiah 30:15-18Isaiah 30:15-18

And you said, “No, for we will And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses”— Therefore flee on horses”— Therefore you shall flee! And, “We will you shall flee! And, “We will ride on swift horses”— ride on swift horses”— Therefore those who pursue Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! you shall be swift!

Isaiah 30:15-18Isaiah 30:15-18

Therefore the Lord will wait, Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to that He may be gracious to you…you…

Isaiah 30:15-18Isaiah 30:15-18

Returning is to…Returning is to…1.1. Return to a Return to a RelationshipRelationship 2.2. Letting God Letting God GuideGuide our lives our lives 3.3. Know God’s Know God’s ProvidenceProvidence4.4. Reflect God’s Reflect God’s CharacterCharacter5.5. Know God’s Know God’s EmpoweringEmpowering

For the flesh lusts against the For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you do not do the things that you wish. that you wish.

Galatians 5:17Galatians 5:17

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16Galatians 5:16

……by the Spirit you put to by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, death the deeds of the body, you will live. you will live.

Romans 8:13Romans 8:13

Returning is to…Returning is to…1.1. Return to a Return to a RelationshipRelationship 2.2. Letting God Letting God GuideGuide our lives our lives 3.3. Know God’s Know God’s ProvidenceProvidence4.4. Reflect God’s Reflect God’s CharacterCharacter5.5. Know God’s Know God’s EmpoweringEmpowering6.6. Know God’s Know God’s RestorationRestoration

““So I will restore to you the So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust years that the swarming locust has eatenhas eaten

Joel 2:25Joel 2:25

Returning is to…Returning is to…1.1. Return to a Return to a RelationshipRelationship 2.2. Letting God Letting God GuideGuide our lives our lives 3.3. Know God’s Know God’s ProvidenceProvidence4.4. Reflect God’s Reflect God’s CharacterCharacter5.5. Know God’s Know God’s EmpoweringEmpowering6.6. Know God’s Know God’s RestorationRestoration7.7. Know God’s Know God’s ProvisionProvision

Returning is to…Returning is to…1.1. Return to a Return to a RelationshipRelationship 2.2. Letting God Letting God GuideGuide our lives our lives 3.3. Know God’s Know God’s ProvidenceProvidence4.4. Reflect God’s Reflect God’s CharacterCharacter5.5. Know God’s Know God’s EmpoweringEmpowering6.6. Know God’s Know God’s RestorationRestoration7.7. Know God’s Know God’s ProvisionProvision8.8. Seek God’s Seek God’s ServiceService