The Father's promises fuel our faith

 Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie.If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.

Habakkuk 2

Habakuk was written when Israel was being punished and God used other nations, nations that were not obedient to God to punish Israel. Like the  prophet we also may question our experiences and think how can I, a child of God, be going through this, 

Our Father calls us to live by faith, To trust who He is and what He has said, Our Father has given us His Word to tell us and show us Himself. Get to know Him. We can only live by faith if we know His Word. Faith grows when His Word inhabits our hearts and minds.

Living in faith

  

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. Proverbs 3

And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 

And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15

We began our journey this year with psalm 46 reminding ourselves to take time and be still and consider the goodness and greatness of our Father.. 

This week we are reminding ourselves of the grace we have been given faith. Choosing to live in trust of our good and great Father. Take Him at his Word and you will see that living a life of faith brings peace and joy in our lives. Anchor your life in Him and see.

Put your trust in Him

Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD, O my soul!

I will praise the LORD as long as I live;

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever;

who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry.

The LORD sets the prisoners free; the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.

The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless,

but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. 

The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations.

Praise the LORD!

Be still and know that I am God. Have faith in me, I care for you and provide for you, Remember I sacrificed my Son and redeemed you and gave you the Holy Spirit as a Helper for your journey of faith.