Tuesday, March 18, 2014

HISTORY

I have a word for you.

The battle of your Christian life has not been just to believe --- but to keep on believing.

Hebrews speaks to us powerfully on this:  'Don't throw away your confidence;  it will be richly rewarded.  Persevere so when you have done the will of God you will receive what He has promised.  For in just a little while ... He is coming.  But My righteous ones will live by faith ... And we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.'  (10:35-39)

The great goal of satan is to break down your faith.  If he can pull your hand back down to your side where you had it stretched out to God, he's succeeded.

On that point, Joshua had some parting instructions to his people which we would do so well to heed:  'You've seen everything God has done for your sake;  it was the Lord who fought for you.'

Taylor translation: 'Look back and think about all God has done -- and let history build your faith.'

'Let history build your faith.'

Why don't you and I just take the past twelve months on that one?  How many scores of mornings did you wake up with strength in your limbs to function?  You didn't manufacture that strength solo - I hope you don't think that.  It was a gift from God.

When did you last thank God for your mental alertness - for a memory that works - for the skills and ability to hold down a job?

Every one of us could point to things in our lives that aren't yet what God wants them to be.  There's still a good deal that God wants to conquer in us.

And He will.

How do I know that?  Because of what He's already done in our past.  Keep on believing.

And be blessed.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

PK. Love it when you infuse God's Word into your blog. The Holy Spirit is present every time and personally it is the only way to go. Keep it up brother, you are loved.