Believe
"HOLDING FAST OUR PROFESSION OF FAITH"
"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering;
(for he is faithful that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke
unto love and to good works." Heb. 10: 23-24
We see troubled times in these last days and many are turning away from
the faith and their first love. There is pain and suffering all around us
and the enemy has tried to cause fear and unrest across this Nation and
the entire world. True peace comes only by keeping our minds stayed
and fixed upon the author and finisher of our salvation.
We must believe to receive and cast off all doubt and fear.
We are admonished to "hold fast" our confession of faith in Christ.
When one wavers they are not convinced that God will perform all that
he has promised. To waver is to doubt and not fully rely on the
promises of God. James 1: 6 tells us "he that wavereth is like a wave
of the sea driven with the wind and tossed about.
We are to be 'rock solid' in our faith and not moveable as the waves
of the ocean which are tossed to and fro. This is "holding fast"
our profession or confession of the one in whom we trust .
"In God We Trust" is more than just words written on our money.
It must be written within our hearts and sealed by the Spirit of God.
Reliance in any other foundation will fail when the storms of life
come our way.
Let us remember that He "who is faithful" promised to be with us in good
times and bad times. He will never leave nor forsake us.
We can rest assured He will never allow more to be put on us than we can endure.
May we always consider one another and provoke each other to love and
good works for our Lord. Consideration for others shows forth the love
of Christ. If we put Him first in all things, we soon find He really is
there for us in all our times. Our times are in His hands.
Hold on to the blessed assurance of faith. Faith is the
"substance of what we hope for" in Christ. It is the foundation of the evidence we
know is there, but is unseen to the natural eye. Only with the "eyes
of our spiritual discernment" can we behold the living words of truth
as proof He is the great "I am". He will be there with us until the
very end of the world and through all eternity.
Jesus speaks to us each new day with words of comfort and life.
"In his favour is life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy
cometh in the morning. {Psalm 30: 5} This is good news for a
child of God. We are in his favour and love with eternal joy promised.
Come morning there will be eternal victory for the child of God.
Believe and Hold on........God's eternal morning is almost in sight!
Until that day we can say with confidence, "I believe!"
Blessings in Christ,
Jo Ann
J. P.'s Inspirations (c) 2001
Righteousness
Noah was called a righteous man in his day.
Can we be considered righteous in our day?
1 John 3: 7 tells us the answer.
"Little children, let no man deceive you; he that doeth righteousness
is righteous, even as he is righteous".
We are told in Romans 4: 24 to put on the new man, which after God
is created in righteousness and true holiness.
We are the
"righteousness of God in Christ" and he delights in those who walk
in his ways and steps.
"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
and He delighteth in his way. " Psalm 37: 23.
If our steps are directed
by God, we can be assured "goodness and mercy" will follow us all the
days of our life. |
