God at the Center: He is sovereign and I am not - Personal Study Guide

Book Description Book 4 in the OBSCURE series looks at eight different characters whose stories reveal God at the very center of their lives. The virgin birth is investigated through Joseph, the husband of Mary. True worship and God's forgiveness are observed in the story of the sinful woman who anointed Jesus' feet with her tears. God's sovereignty is the focus of the stories about the potter and Ananias and his wife Sapphira, who died after their lies were exposed. We observe the nature and characteristics of the prayer of Jabez and consider whether our personal prayers are big enough. Are we praying prayers that have eternal significance?The study of Zophar, one of Job's "friends," provides an opportunity to reflect on the Retribution Principle. This principle is foundational to understanding many of the proverbs in the Bible: if I do good things, I will receive good in return, and if I do bad things, I will receive bad things in return. The book wraps up with lessons on the parable of the ten virgins and the story of Jesus and the woman at the well in Samaria. The parable of the ten virgins tells us that we must be prepared and ready, because the bridegroom could return at any time. It also makes it clear that we must have a relationship with Christ. Knowing about Jesus is not sufficient
we must truly know Him. Last we examine the circumstances surrounding Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well. Jesus described living water and said that everyone who drank water from the well would be thirsty again, but the water He would give would become a well of water "springing up to eternal life." The woman rightly perceived that Jesus is the Messiah and rushed into the town to tell the leaders what she saw and heard. That raises the question, "Have I rightly discerned who Jesus is and what did I do with that information?"