Title: The Faith to Walk with God All the Way
Text:
Genesis 17:1 (HCSB)
1 When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him, saying, "I am God Almighty. Live in My presence and be blameless.
Isaiah 50:10-11 (AMP)
10 Who is among you who [reverently] fears the Lord, who obeys the voice of His Servant, yet who walks in darkness and deep trouble and has no shining splendor [in his heart]? Let him rely on, trust in, and be confident in the name of the Lord, and let him lean upon and be supported by his God.
11 Behold, all you [enemies of your own selves] who attempt to kindle your own fires [and work out your own plans of salvation], who surround and gird yourselves with momentary sparks, darts, and firebrands that you set aflame!—walk by the light of your self-made fire and of the sparks that you have kindled [for yourself, if you will]! But this shall you have from My hand: you shall lie down in grief and in torment.
Observation:
When God speaks into our heart through His Word and by His Spirit we need to learn how to trust in Him, and to wait on Him.
Abram is an excellent example of why we should wait on God, and not take matters into our own hands. Darkness is not a sign of defeat; rather, it is a sign of our need for discipline to fit us for God's divine purpose for our life.
Genesis 15:12 (AMP)
12 When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram, and a horror (a terror, a shuddering fear) of great darkness assailed and oppressed him.
When God speaks to you and you feel this overwhelming sense of darkness; recognize that God is at work to empty you of the self-directed life, and to fit you for the God-directed life.
This is the time of growing in the School of Faith; it's a time to examine if your confidence is in the blessings from the hand of God, or if your confidence is in the giver of the blessings?
Don't fail the faith test; have faith in God, and base your confidence in the Blessor, not the blessing. God knows what He is doing; you can trust Him.
Prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so glad that You are a God in whom I can trust with my whole heart. Father, my understanding often fails me, but praise God, Jesus has never failed me, and He never will. Lord, I believe in Jesus, O for grace to trust Him more. Amen and Amen.
" 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His word;
Just to rest upon His promise;
Just to know, Thus saith the Lord.
- Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him,
How I've proved Him o'er and o'er,
Jesus, Jesus, Precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more."
Source: http://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn.php/h/568#ixzz2qN7ZAkZP
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Psalm 119:105 (HCSB)
105 Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.
Psalm 2:8 (HCSB)
8 Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession.
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