Faith and Patience

Hebrews 6:12
We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

I'm not sure what the Lord is up to today. The best way to describe what I sense inside is like an anchor has been pulled up and the ship is moving. Where to? I don't know. I sense movement, something new is afoot. That's the best way to describe what's I sense in the Spirit right now. While this ship is moving or whatever is going on that involves movement or something new, the two words faith and patience fit perfectly.

The Lord is constantly doing new things and those who are daily waiting at his doorstep must learn to "tune in" to what he is doing. Sometimes if you are "slow" to get things (I look at myself in mirror) then it takes awhile to figure out what actually happened and whats going on right now. That's okay, we don't have to figure everything out on the spot. We have the duty not to figure everything out right now, but to be patient in faith, trusting that whatever is happening is of the Lord and will work out for our good somehow, some way, some day.

We serve a very GOOD God. He loves us so much its hard to describe in words. He does not stay angry with us forever, nor does he treat us as our sins deserve.

Psalm 103:8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.

Whatever is going on in your life right now, understand that through faith and patience all things can be overcome. Understand how very dearly you are LOVED. Through faith and patience you will see mountains moved before your eyes. Through faith and patience your feet will be placed on the heights of the land so you can see that the Word of God is true and he can be taken at his word, every time.

The Lord has given me a vision/mission and just recently he opened my eyes to another brother from 200 years ago who had an almost identical mission to the one dropped into my heart. The only part of this mission/vision that is relevant to you right now is the fact that our God can be trusted. His Word can be leaned on and taken at face value every time and it will not fail you....ever.

Today is my birthday. They just keep coming! :-) I suppose that instead of people giving me something I should be the one giving...giving thanks to our God for all the wonderful things he has done for me, my family and all of those with us "in Christ."

done for today, grace and peace

Faith and Patience

Hebrews 6 :12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

The theme of the song in my heart today is faith and patience. Everything the Lord wants to do through us and in us will be done by those two things. We must be faithful today because we have no idea what tomorrow will bring.

I was reading this morning about an outbreak of swine flu that could turn pandemic. I remember how the bird flu was hyped to a fever pitch and nothing came of it. Yea some people died, but people die every year from every kind of flu. There's so much "crying wolf" these days that many are tempted to blow off everything, including their patience, and that is a mistake.

There is no doubt whatsoever that terrible times are coming, but we don't know when they are coming. So today, open your bibles, get on your knees before the Lord, seek his face. Build your faith and patience, ask him for more. Prepare yourselves to do what needs doing today, and for what lies ahead of us tomorrow.

Each day that passes leads me to believe that we are supposed to walk into the Ark, and out of Sodom in strength, not with a whimper. What this means is that as the world trembles in fear, we should grow stronger in faith. Our faith is the substance of things hoped for. What that means is, your faith is "substantial" it is tangible, real, substance, not some pie in the sky idea that religious people sell. What you believe in faith is fact, and substance right now today. Just because you can't see something, does'nt mean it does'nt exist.

Hold onto your faith, in patience and the things that are unseen, but alive within you, will soon be seen around you. Seek the face of the Lord today. What is it he is saying to you today? You do not need or want some religious hired hand pastor showing you how to be intimate with your wife/husband do you? Then why allow them to do the same with your God?

We are in the eye of the storm today. Dark days are coming, but they are not here yet. Make the most of today, pray, believe, seek, ask, knock. Do what you can do today with the (parable of the "talents") our Lord gave you. I believe time is short, but that could mean we are with Jesus today, or years from now.

We get one shot at this life, then we will be with the Lord forever (if we are faithful and patient). Please pray for all the brothers, for me and my family, that those of us who are "in Christ" may be counted worthy to escape all thats about to happen and stand before the Son of man. The escape is real, that's a fact, and its coming soon. The lord's grace and peace be upon you.