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Psalm 92

Of David.

It is good to praise the LORD,
to sing hymns to Your name, O Most High,

To proclaim Your steadfast love at daybreak,
Your faithfulness each night

With a ten-stringed harp,
with voice and lyre together.

You have gladdened me by Your deeds, O LORD;
I shout for joy at Your handiwork.

How great are Your works, O LORD,
how very subtle Or “profound.” Your designs!

A brutish man cannot know,
a fool cannot understand this:

though the wicked sprout like grass,
though all evildoers blossom,
it is only that they may be destroyed forever.

But You are exalted, O LORD, for all time.
Surely, Your enemies, O LORD,
surely, Your enemies perish;
all evildoers are scattered.

You raise my horn high like that of a wild ox;
I am soaked in freshening oil.

I shall see the defeat of my watchful foes,
hear of the downfall of the wicked who beset me.

The righteous bloom like a date-palm;
they thrive like a cedar in Lebanon;

planted in the house of the LORD,
they flourish in the courts of our God.

In old age they still produce fruit;
they are full of sap and freshness,

attesting that the LORD is upright,
my rock, in whom there is no wrong.

















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11/29/2020

Taking Action in Faith

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Faith is simply doing what we can and waiting for God to do what we cannot. That was said this morning by a pastor talking about what we are supposed to do, not just with our faith but because of our faith. When we put our trust in God that means we have faith that whatever God tells us to accomplish and get to a point where we cannot do anything else, God takes it from there and finishes the task. When many Believers are together we can do great things because of our faith.

This is the first Sunday in Advent. Different denominations give the first Sunday different names and different orders but in this year we need to place our faith in God First above all else. Without Faith there is no Hope. Without Hope there is no Joy. Without Joy we do not truly know Peace. Without all the above, we do not know what Love is.

How do we move forward in this time of stagnant belief? Many churches are just trying to give people hope that this will end soon but where is the thought, where is the teaching on what God desires of us?

So many have lost their trust in God and are more reliant on the scientist and doctors but their healing is only temporary. The only true cure is following what God requires of us. What does He require? He wants our trust to be fully in Him. He wants to reconnect with us but we have to choose to do so and stay with it at any cost. Having a relationship with God means that our relationships here on earth are healed. We all have that someone who we just cannot get along with in our families. How can we have a relationship with God if we cannot love our own?

The Smallest Faith
Do you know why Jesus talked about faith of a mustard seed? A mustard seed is small but packs a punch. It requires to be sown by us but when it hits the ground, amazing things can happen. The root system is so strong it moves whatever is in its path to the point of breaking through clay and stone. How is that like faith? We trust that God will finish what we cannot. We cannot control where the root system goes but we can give it a start by placing it where it needs to be. We start a task given to us by God and do what we are able then God takes care of what we are unable to do.

We are sinful in nature and have evil inclinations but we can choose to defeat them and do good things. When we choose the good over the bad we show God that we need His help to stay away from the evil and that shows our trust in Him which builds our faith. The more of our lives we let God control, the stronger our faith becomes. This builds our relationship with Him so we find our Hope, we see our Joy, we know Peace in His Presence, and we finally feel His Love.

This season there are many opportunities to share the Word of God through Faith in Action. Be the person God wants you to be and show your faith even in the face of adversity. Take the steps and do as God wants you to do and people will see that that is what they need you to do.

God is Always Faithful, are you?

In the Embrace of the Father,
Rob, Servant of God

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