STANDING - with God's truth the foundation of our lives.

Exodus 33:21 ”...Then the Lord said, "Behold, there is a place by Me, and you shall stand there on the rock;...”

- Moses was privileged to stand by God, and see His glory.

Leviticus 26:37 “...They will therefore stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand up before your enemies...”

- the penalty for disobedience included an inability to stand.

1 Kings 19:11 “...So He said, "Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord." And behold, the Lord was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake...”

- Elijah stood on Mt. Horeb in the midst of wind, earthquake and fire, and heard the gentle, low whisper of God.

- are we standing in the midst of clamor and chaos, and hearing God?

1 Chronicles 23:30 “...They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at evening,...”

- a major duty of the Levitical priests was to stand and praise the Lord.

Psalms 24:3-4 “...Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully...”

- are there conditions that qualify a person to stand in God’s presence?

Ezekiel 22:30 "...I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one..."

- when there are wrongs, oppressions, and injustices, is there anyone who will stand in the gap?

Mark 11:25 "...Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions..."

- forgiveness is essential as we stand in prayer before God.

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 "...Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love..."

Ephesians 6:10-13 "...Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm..."

- what do you think it means to stand firm in the faith?

Jude 1:24 "...Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,..."

- can we be kept from stumbling? can we stand before Him blameless with great joy?

We must be willing to be gathered together by Jesus, to lay down our wants and embrace God's.

We must be waiting to be strengthened and directed.

Having put on the full armor of God, we must be standing firm.

What is the foundation of our lives? On what do we stand?