Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His Word.
Arthur Benoni Evans
Daily Meditations by Pat Nordman ©
November 10
Years ago a certain religious group took as its motto, "Mil-lions now living will never die." Someone said, "Yes, but the
tragedy is that millions now living are already dead and don't know it." The witty George Bernard Shaw
suggested an appropriate epitaph for most of us might read: "Died at thirty, buried at sixty." The
Christian owes his Lord a daily re-turn on His sacred investment. The honorable person grate-fully
acknowledges a benefaction, and tries to be worthy of the giver and the gift.
Of course we can never repay the gifts of our lavish God, but we can persist rather than desist, impart rather than depart.
Pat Nordman ©
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"The eternal God is thy refuge." - Deuteronomy 33:27 |
"It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master." - Matthew 10:25
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It is at home that we feel safe: we shut the world out and dwell in quiet security. So when we are with our God we "fear no evil." He is our shelter and retreat, our abiding refuge. |
When our Lord was on earth, what was the treatment he received? Were his claims acknowledged, his instructions followed, his perfections worshipped, by those whom he came to bless? No; "He was despised and rejected of men."
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...and by his light I walked through darkness! JOB 29:3 NIV
In All Circumstances by Pat Nordman
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What faith it takes to give thanks in ALL circumstances, especially the circumscribed ones! God's will becomes ours when we can accept divine providence as our confidence of His divine love, as well. The seemingly unbearable yoke that presses on our neck becomes lined with down when we can say, "Thank You, Father, for this, too!" "Then Jesus looked up and said, `Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me. . .'" John 11:41. What a perfect prayer of faith! We, too, can look up and thank Him and know that our Father hears our prayers. "Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear" Isaiah 65:24. What comfort to know that we are heard and our anguished prayer answered, even before we present our petitions! Again Jesus is our example. He said this at the grave of one of His dearest friends, Lazarus. He wept for Lazarus, as we weep for our loved ones when we stand beside the grave. In His intense humanity at His friend's grave, Jesus gave us faith that God understands our brokenness and hope that our anguish will be turned into joy. Thanksgiving is a mark of the Christian; an unthankful heart is a mark of the wicked. "For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened" Romans 1:21. "But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be. . .ungrateful. . ." 2 Timothy 3:1,2. Gratitude is the umbrella that covers nobility. . Send a note to Pat Nordman , the writer of this devotion. |
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