This morning I was reading in Hebrews 11 and came across verse 11 that says..."By faith Abraham, even though he was past age -and Sarah herself was barren- was enabled to become a father because he considered Him faithful who had made the promise." God had promised Abraham that he would have as many children as the stars in the sky and even though it was physically impossible for that to happen, Abraham believed God. God then credited that to Abraham as righteousness. (Genesis 15:6)
As I was thinking about and journaling my thoughts about verse 11, God changed the verse to say, "By faith Karen, even though..."
Wow! I thought of the promises that I have felt God giving me and how even though they seemed impossible at the time, God had brought them about. I also thought of the promises I am still waiting to be realized and some that are being built right now.
Put your name in that sentence and add your "impossibility". By faith, God wants to give us everything that He has promised us in His word. And don't think you have to do everything perfectly, Abraham sure didn't. He made a lot of mistakes. God is the faithful one, let's live like we believe Him!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Looking Ahead!
So sorry I haven't written in so long. It's amazing how much time and effort goes into building a building. You would think that I am nailing each nail myself, but of course I'm not. We are so excited that things are progressing nicely. Of course, we have lots of challenges and decisions to make in the days ahead, but the time is so exciting.
This morning in my Bible I was reading in Hebrews and came across one of my favorite passages, Hebrews 11:26 and 27, which talks about our being willing to endure anything as we look ahead to our reward. I know this isn't exactly what the writer of Hebrews was talking about here, but God's Word is living and active and so He reminded me how long we have been dreaming of this project and how long it has taken to come to fruition. How the battles we've fought and the victories we've received will be but nothing compared to the finished work and the reward. Thank you God for your encouragement and faithfulness!
Check out the pic of the progress we are making on the project.
This morning in my Bible I was reading in Hebrews and came across one of my favorite passages, Hebrews 11:26 and 27, which talks about our being willing to endure anything as we look ahead to our reward. I know this isn't exactly what the writer of Hebrews was talking about here, but God's Word is living and active and so He reminded me how long we have been dreaming of this project and how long it has taken to come to fruition. How the battles we've fought and the victories we've received will be but nothing compared to the finished work and the reward. Thank you God for your encouragement and faithfulness!
Check out the pic of the progress we are making on the project.
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