Shall I find faith when I Return
Have faith in God. What a declaration. I know that we as christians are determined to see that Jesus does. Yet I want to take it out of our narrow view. Do we believe that the church is all that it was designed to be. I would say if we poled a 100 not 10 would say that it is. Is this a problem? Or are we anxious that we're missing it? How many of the programs in our churchs are there to relieve the stress of spiritual impotence? In other words, do we busy ourselves to convince ourselves that we are "doing all we can"?
Will I think we can find a better way. The world evaluates there products by sales and popularity. If something sells, they make more. If not it gets scraped and another takes it's place. A lot of busyness to find something that works. We have an unchangeable product (faith in God). The times and seasons of man were ordained by God. There is nothing that has taken God by suprise. These times were known to Him in ages past. Do we trust that he has provided all that is necessary for us to go forth in the victory and power of the gospel.
We are instructed to "be carefull and anxious in nothing". Why, because we "have faith in God". These days have not slipped up and caught God by suprise. The days of distress are the days of the glory of the Lord. Think about Joseph, in a prison, and taken to the throne. Or Israel in slavery to egypt, and taken to a land flowing with milk and honey. Look at Jesus, who was born after 400 yrs. of silence from heaven. Then the disciples who watched him die. All hope appeared lost. Wrong, the worst times are the times for the Glory of God to be manifest!
So this I say, don't fear the things that appear and come on the earth. Rather lift up your praise to God and thank him for his faithfulness to deliever, and to heal, and to save. Thank him for his mighty acts and wonderous deeds in the midst of this present darkness. Give glory to him for his power to cause all things to work for his purposes, the redeeming of all things into one authority, even Jesus. "There is no plan or councel that can prevent the will and purposes of God". Let us hold fast our faith, and see the salvation of the Lord!
Will I think we can find a better way. The world evaluates there products by sales and popularity. If something sells, they make more. If not it gets scraped and another takes it's place. A lot of busyness to find something that works. We have an unchangeable product (faith in God). The times and seasons of man were ordained by God. There is nothing that has taken God by suprise. These times were known to Him in ages past. Do we trust that he has provided all that is necessary for us to go forth in the victory and power of the gospel.
We are instructed to "be carefull and anxious in nothing". Why, because we "have faith in God". These days have not slipped up and caught God by suprise. The days of distress are the days of the glory of the Lord. Think about Joseph, in a prison, and taken to the throne. Or Israel in slavery to egypt, and taken to a land flowing with milk and honey. Look at Jesus, who was born after 400 yrs. of silence from heaven. Then the disciples who watched him die. All hope appeared lost. Wrong, the worst times are the times for the Glory of God to be manifest!
So this I say, don't fear the things that appear and come on the earth. Rather lift up your praise to God and thank him for his faithfulness to deliever, and to heal, and to save. Thank him for his mighty acts and wonderous deeds in the midst of this present darkness. Give glory to him for his power to cause all things to work for his purposes, the redeeming of all things into one authority, even Jesus. "There is no plan or councel that can prevent the will and purposes of God". Let us hold fast our faith, and see the salvation of the Lord!
posted by pete porter | 11:48 PM
1 Comments:
Great post Pete! "If God is for us, who can be against us!" Keep up the good work mate!
GBYAY
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