SOUL

My spirit is made alive and activated, the moment I receive the Holy Spirit into my life and am born again into the Kingdom of GOD of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

My soul is then converted over a period of time as I feed on GOD’s word, the Bible.

My soul is saved, revived, restored and refreshed by the Spirit of GOD and it is nourished and strengthened by the word of GOD.

"Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.

Habakkuk 2:4

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;

Psalm 19:7

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 They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses. And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

Psalm 107:4-9

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 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

Psalm 16:10

 Return to your rest, O my soul, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.

Psalm 116:7-8

 Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?

Psalm 85:6

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Like the Psalmist David, I must constantly cause myself - my soul to turn to the LORD.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.

Psalm 42:5

Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.

Psalm 62:1

And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.

Psalm 35:9

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My soul is influenced by my relationships and affected by the attitudes of others and happenings in this world. Hence the importance of turning constantly to GOD, Whose Spirit restores and refreshes my soul.

Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.

Psalm 123:4

My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

Psalm 34:2

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Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.

Proverbs 6:32

But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death."

Proverbs 8:36

 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.

Psalm 23:3

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Physical death is when the spirit and soul leave the body.

Spiritual death is when the soul is separated from the spirit which returns to GOD Who gave it. The soul, which is separated from GOD, is in torment eternally.

 "My soul loathes my life; I will give free course to my complaint, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 10:1

Yes, his soul draws near the Pit, And his life to the executioners.

Job 33:22

Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; And let Your judgments help me.

Psalm 119:175

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The LORD JESUS, the Son of GOD, paid the price for the salvation of our whole being, spirit, soul and body, by suffering in His Spirit, soul and body.

 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.

Isaiah 53:10-11

 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you-- The sure mercies of David.

Isaiah 55:3

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Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, And he sins who hastens with his feet.

Proverbs 19:2

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

Psalm 139:14

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Like physical food to the body is the word of GOD to the soul.

A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 27:7

Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance.

Isaiah 55:2

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 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord."

1 Chronicles 22:19

Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

Psalm 103:1

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And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 10:28

"Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die.

Ezekiel 18:4

Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

Matthew 22:37

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Relationships among GOD’s people should be spiritual and healthy in CHRIST.

Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 18:1

Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

Acts 4:32

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My soul should be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

O my soul, my soul! I am pained in my very heart! My heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, Because you have heard, O my soul, The sound of the trumpet, The alarm of war.

Jeremiah 4:19

 I also could speak as you do, If your soul were in my soul's place. I could heap up words against you, And shake my head at you;

Job 16:4

"Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

John 12:27

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So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, "As the Lord lives, who made our very souls, I will not put you to death, nor will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life."

Jeremiah 38:16

GOD made us - spirit, soul and body.

But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

Hebrews 10:39

Believing is necessary for the saving of the soul.

Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

GOD’s word planted in the heart, brings salvation to the soul.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:2

When the soul prospers, there is healing to the body as well.

 The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Isaiah 58:11

Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, Streaming to the goodness of the Lord-- For wheat and new wine and oil, For the young of the flock and the herd; Their souls shall be like a well-watered garden, And they shall sorrow no more at all.

Jeremiah 31:12

The Lord satisfies the soul with His Spirit, even in drought.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

The process of sanctification of an individual is by the Lord Himself and it involves complete restoration of the spirit, soul and body in perfect union and peace in submission to the Lord, thus preserved at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

James 5:20

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 11:30

A fruitful soul wins souls.

Pray to Know the Will of GOD

 Pray to Know the Will of GOD

Who should know GOD’s will?

 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,

and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 1:1

Paul knew that it was GOD's will for him to be an apostle

of the LORD JESUS.

 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus 

and of your love for all the saints; 

because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, 

of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 

which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, 

and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you 

since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

Colossians 1:3-6

Paul prays this prayer for the brethren in Colosse -

Those who had heard the word of the truth of the Gospel

who knew the grace of GOD

who had come to faith in Christ

who had love for all the saints

and had the hope of Heaven

and were bringing forth fruit.

What to pray?

 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, 

do not cease to pray for you, and to ask 

that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will 

in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Colossians 1:9

How to know the will of GOD?

 Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you 

that you should know His will, 

and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. 

For you will be His witness to all men

of what you have seen and heard.

Acts 22:14-15

It is such a privilege to be in a position to know the will of GOD.

GOD's will is revealed to those who have the Holy Spirit

living in them. The Holy Spirit reveals JESUS to us

and causes us to see Him and to hear Him.

If we surrender our will to GOD,

then we will know GOD's will.

Knowing the will of GOD, we must act on that knowledge

in all wisdom, being guided and led by the Spirit of wisdom.

When we know What GOD's will is, we must continue to ask the Holy Spirit

When and How to act upon that knowledge for that is wisdom.

Carrying an Attitude of Humility and Submission

to Scriptural authority during this process

is spiritual understanding.

Praying according to GOD's will

 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, 

that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 

And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, 

we know that we have the petitions

that we have asked of Him.

1 John 5:14-15

Accept GOD's will

 Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him,

kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, 

"If You are willing, You can make me clean." 

Then Jesus, moved with compassion,

stretched out His hand and touched him, 

and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed." 

As soon as He had spoken,

immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

Mark 1:40-42

And lest I should be exalted above measure

by the abundance of the revelations, 

a thorn in the flesh was given to me,

a messenger of Satan to buffet me, 

lest I be exalted above measure. 

Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times

that it might depart from me.

And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, 

for My strength is made perfect in weakness." 

Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, 

that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 12:7-9

It was GOD's will to heal the leper.

It was not GOD's will to heal Paul the apostle.

Both of them submitted to GOD's will for them.

The importance of seeking GOD's will

in every situation

So David inquired of the Lord, saying,

"Shall I go up against the Philistines? 

Will You deliver them into my hand?"

And the Lord said to David, 

"Go up,

for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand."

2 Samuel 5:19

As David constantly inquired of the Lord,

the Lord led and guided David.

Therefore David inquired of the Lord,

and He said, "You shall not go up; 

circle around behind them,

and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.

2 Samuel 5:23

The power of praying and declaring GOD's will

Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day 

when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, 

and he said in the sight of Israel: 

"Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." 

So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, 

Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. 

Is this not written in the Book of Jasher?

So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven,

and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 

And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, 

that the Lord heeded the voice of a man;

for the Lord fought for Israel.

Joshua 10:12-14

Whenever men prayed or spoke according to GOD's will,

it was powerful because GOD confirmed that word with

signs and wonders!

At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha,

which is translated Dorcas.

This woman was full of good works

and charitable deeds which she did. But it happened

in those days that she became sick and died.

When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. And since Lydda was near Joppa,

and the disciples had heard that Peter was there,

they sent two men to him,

imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

Then Peter arose and went with them.

When he had come, they brought him to the upper room.

And all the widows stood by him weeping,

showing the tunics and garments

which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed.

And turning to the body he said,

"Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes,

and when she saw Peter she sat up.

Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up;

and when he had called the saints and widows,

he presented her alive. Acts 9:36-41

The LORD always prayed and declared GOD's will,

so His words were powerful!

Then they took away the stone

from the place where the dead man was lying.

And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said,

"Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

And I know that You always hear Me,

but because of the people who are standing by I said this,

that they may believe that You sent Me."

Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice,

"Lazarus, come forth!"

And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes,

and his face was wrapped with a cloth.

Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go."

John 11:41-44

May your life be with such purpose and power

for the glory of GOD!

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it,

do not cease to pray for you, and to ask

that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will

in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord,

fully pleasing Him,

being fruitful in every good work

and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might,

according to His glorious power,

for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father

who has qualified us to be partakers

of the inheritance of the saints in the light. Colossians 1:9-12

 Meeting with GOD

PRESENCE 

 For where two or three are gathered together

in My name, I am there in the midst of them."

Matthew 18:20

PLACE

 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba 

and went toward Haran. 

So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, 

because the sun had set. 

And he took one of the stones of that place 

and put it at his head, 

and he lay down in that place to sleep. 

Then he dreamed, and behold, 

a ladder was set up on the earth, 

and its top reached to heaven; 

and there the angels of God 

were ascending and descending on it. 

And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: 

"I am the Lord God of Abraham your father 

and the God of Isaac; 

the land on which you lie 

I will give to you and your descendants. 

Also your descendants shall be

 as the dust of the earth; 

you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, 

to the north and the south; 

and in you and in your seed 

all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 

Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, 

and will bring you back to this land; 

for I will not leave you 

until I have done what I have spoken to you." 

Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, 

"Surely the Lord is in this place, 

and I did not know it." 

And he was afraid and said, 

"How awesome is this place! 

This is none other than the house of God, 

and this is the gate of heaven!" 

Then Jacob rose early in the morning, 

and took the stone that he had put at his head, 

set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. 

And he called the name of that place Bethel; 

but the name of that city had been Luz previously.

Genesis 28:10-19

Although Jacob thought that GOD was in a particular place, it is the person and the people that GOD is interested in. He comes, not to live in a place or a building, but in the hearts of individuals and among His people!

GOD is not interested in a particular place or in a pillar.

He is interested in you and He desires to dwell with you.

Will you open your heart to Him and invite Him into your life?

Come to the Almighty GOD in the name of His Son, JESUS.

He died to offer you forgiveness of all your sins.

Confess your sins to Him and receive His forgiveness by faith.

The LORD JESUS will enter your heart in the form of the Holy Spirit.

PEOPLE

Do you not know that you are the temple of God 

and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16

 For the Lord's portion is His people; 

Jacob is the place of His inheritance.

Deuteronomy 32:9