EVEN BEFORE I KNEW MUCH ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF FAITH, I ACTED ON IT AND LIVED BY IT. I AM PRETTY SURE MOST PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME SOMETIMES GOT TIRED OF HEARING ME SAY, "ITS GONNA BE ALRIGHT." I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS, BUT A LACK OF FAITH WAS NEVER ONE OF THEM. PEOPLE CLOSE TO ME HAVE OFTEN SAID, "SHE DOESNT HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO WORRY, EVEN WHEN SHE NEEDS TO." THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRUE, BUT I SEE TODAY WHERE GOD REALLY LOOKED OUT FOR ME. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP IF NOT FOR MY UNSEEN FAITH.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED READING MY BIBLE, I WAS AMAZED BY HEBREWS 11, "THE HEBREWS HALL OF FAITH." IN VERY SIMPLE WORDING, THIS CHAPTER OF THE NEW TESTAMENT LISTS MANY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE AND TELLS US WHAT EACH PERSON DID BY AND THROUGH FAITH! I READ IT OVER AND OVER. IN FACT, I READ IT QUITE OFTEN. I JUST STOPPED AND READ IT AGAIN. HEBREWS 11 QUITE SIMPLY TAKES US THROUGH THE BIBLE AND REVEALS THE COMMON ONGOING ELEMENT OF EXTRAORDINARY FAITH. IT IS REALLY MY FAVORITE CHAPTER OF THE BIBLE AND EACH TIME I READ IT, I FEEL MY FAITH STRENGTHEN. GOD WORKED WONDERS THROUGH THEIR FAITH, JUST AS HE DOES THROUGH OURS TODAY!
IN MATTHEW 17:20, WE ARE ALSO TOLD THAT FAITH WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS. WE ALL HAVE FIGURATIVE MOUNTAINS IN OUR LIVES. SOME OF US HAVE BIGGER MOUNTAINS THAN OTHERS. WE HAVE A GOD WHO IS LARGER AND MORE MAJESTIC THAN ANY MOUNTAIN EVER SEEN. THROUGH BELIEF IN HIS WORD AND FAITH IN HIS PROMISES, EVEN OUR LARGEST MOUNTAIN WILL BE TURNED TO DUST! THATS RIGHT, TO DUST!
I MADE IT MY BUSINESS TO LOOK AT A MUSTARD SEED AWHILE BACK. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW TINY AND SMALL THIS PARTICULAR SEED HAPPENED TO BE. IT IS NO WONDER THAT OUR BIBLE USES IT AS A DESCRIPTION FOR SOMETHING VERY SMALL. IN MATTHEW 13:31-32, JESUS REMINDS US THAT THE MUSTARD IS THE LEAST OF ALL SEEDS, BUT ONCE IT GROWS, IT BECOMES GREATER THAN ANY OTHER AND THAT BIRDS OF THE AIR MAY REST AMONG ITS BRANCHES. WOW...THATS POWERFUL!
WE HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FAITH NEEDS TO BE EXERCISED MUCH LIKE A MUSCLE. IN THIS DAY AND AGE, WE HAVE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO EXERCISE AND BUILD OUR MUSCLE CALLED FAITH. OUR BIBLE IS OUR GPS. IT WILL LEAD AND GUIDE US TO THE DESTINATION OF FAITH. WE MUST SIMPLY BELIEVE. IT IS GOD'S ROADMAP TO LIFE. IT WILL NEVER LET IS DOWN.
TODAY, MORE THAN EVER, WE NEED TO EXERCISE OUR FAITH. IF THE LORD BROUGHT US TO IT, HE WILL BRING US THROUGH IT. EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON AND IT IS ALL A PART OF HIS MASTER PLAN. HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US OR FORSAKE US. GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES!
WHEN I FIRST STARTED READING MY BIBLE, I WAS AMAZED BY HEBREWS 11, "THE HEBREWS HALL OF FAITH." IN VERY SIMPLE WORDING, THIS CHAPTER OF THE NEW TESTAMENT LISTS MANY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE AND TELLS US WHAT EACH PERSON DID BY AND THROUGH FAITH! I READ IT OVER AND OVER. IN FACT, I READ IT QUITE OFTEN. I JUST STOPPED AND READ IT AGAIN. HEBREWS 11 QUITE SIMPLY TAKES US THROUGH THE BIBLE AND REVEALS THE COMMON ONGOING ELEMENT OF EXTRAORDINARY FAITH. IT IS REALLY MY FAVORITE CHAPTER OF THE BIBLE AND EACH TIME I READ IT, I FEEL MY FAITH STRENGTHEN. GOD WORKED WONDERS THROUGH THEIR FAITH, JUST AS HE DOES THROUGH OURS TODAY!
IN MATTHEW 17:20, WE ARE ALSO TOLD THAT FAITH WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS. WE ALL HAVE FIGURATIVE MOUNTAINS IN OUR LIVES. SOME OF US HAVE BIGGER MOUNTAINS THAN OTHERS. WE HAVE A GOD WHO IS LARGER AND MORE MAJESTIC THAN ANY MOUNTAIN EVER SEEN. THROUGH BELIEF IN HIS WORD AND FAITH IN HIS PROMISES, EVEN OUR LARGEST MOUNTAIN WILL BE TURNED TO DUST! THATS RIGHT, TO DUST!
I MADE IT MY BUSINESS TO LOOK AT A MUSTARD SEED AWHILE BACK. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW TINY AND SMALL THIS PARTICULAR SEED HAPPENED TO BE. IT IS NO WONDER THAT OUR BIBLE USES IT AS A DESCRIPTION FOR SOMETHING VERY SMALL. IN MATTHEW 13:31-32, JESUS REMINDS US THAT THE MUSTARD IS THE LEAST OF ALL SEEDS, BUT ONCE IT GROWS, IT BECOMES GREATER THAN ANY OTHER AND THAT BIRDS OF THE AIR MAY REST AMONG ITS BRANCHES. WOW...THATS POWERFUL!
WE HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FAITH NEEDS TO BE EXERCISED MUCH LIKE A MUSCLE. IN THIS DAY AND AGE, WE HAVE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO EXERCISE AND BUILD OUR MUSCLE CALLED FAITH. OUR BIBLE IS OUR GPS. IT WILL LEAD AND GUIDE US TO THE DESTINATION OF FAITH. WE MUST SIMPLY BELIEVE. IT IS GOD'S ROADMAP TO LIFE. IT WILL NEVER LET IS DOWN.
TODAY, MORE THAN EVER, WE NEED TO EXERCISE OUR FAITH. IF THE LORD BROUGHT US TO IT, HE WILL BRING US THROUGH IT. EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON AND IT IS ALL A PART OF HIS MASTER PLAN. HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US OR FORSAKE US. GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES!
Thank you so much for this message. It has crossed my path on a day when I need to hold on to big faith for something very important. God has used you to speak to me today. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI have started putting together my own site for writing such as this. I haven't really opened it up yet to the public. There's still some small design changes that I need to do. I wrote my first blog (called True Colors); and then blogger crashed the other day and lost it. All I have left is an original draft that is much shorter than the first one I posted. So disappointed, but such is the way of computers. I really like your site. You have a great ministry here. Thanks.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ IT. I FULLY UNDERSTAND YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT REGARDING THE COMPUTER GLITCH. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS WEE A TIME OR TWO. AM LOOKING FORWARD TO READING SOME OF YOUR WRITINGS AS WELL. AGAIN, THANKS FOR THE ENCOURAGING WORDS! GOD BLESS!
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