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Got Faith?

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

Psalm 27:13

Reading:

Psalm 27

What or who takes away my peace and unsettles my soul and roils my thoughts?

Why?

And why should it not?

“One thing have I desired of the Lord” (Psalm 27:4) — Only one? Is that enough for me?

What sacrifices of joy do I have for the Lord in the middle of these circumstances?

Should I spend more time crying out to God and less time “figuring it out on my own”?

How have I gone about seeking God’s face? How is that done?

Why do I want to know God’s way? Are there better reasons and motivations?

“Wait on the Lord” (Psalm 27:14) — What’s that and how’s it done?

“Be of good courage” (Psalm 27:14) — In this situation?! How, how, how??!!

Psalm 27 is mine. It really fits me right now. It’s the cry of my heart. Now…how soon will I forget it?

[The Scriptures say in Psalm 27:4 -- One thing have I desired of the LORD]
from Psalm 27:4

Abound in Hope

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:13

Reading:

Romans 15:4-13

God wants me to have hope.

(No surprise there; He is the God of hope!)

So He provided me with the Scriptures. They instill in me patience and comfort…and hope.

“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope” (Romans 15:4).

And He allows me to believe. Through it I open the gateway to all joy and peace…and hope.

And yet….

Where does the Bible fit in my peddle-to-the-metal, rubber-to-the-road, nose-to-the-grindstone experience of real living?

If God’s Word in printed form lies at the periphery of my life, barely discernible and rarely discerned, where do patience and comfort and hope lie?

So here’s a message just for me: The Bible was written to you!

And a message just for you: The Bible was written to you!

[The Scriptures say in Romans 15:4 -- We through patience and comfort of the scriptures...have hope.]
from Romans 15:4