Faith Never Knows Where... Only Who!

Faith led Abraham to obey when God called him to go to a place that he would receive as an inheritance. Abraham left his own country without knowing where he was going.
-- Hebrews 11:8 (GWT)

Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One Who is leading. It is a life of faith, not of intellect and reason, but a life of knowing the One who makes us "go". The root of faith is the knowledge of a person, and one of the biggest snares is the idea that God is sure to lead us to success.
-- Oswald Chambers

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By Faith! In Faith! (Hebrews 11)
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While... Asleep.

... the Lord provides for those He loves, while they are asleep.
-- Psalm 127:2b (Good News Translation)

Love Never Fails And Hope Always Prevails.
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Lord...You Keep Your Promises.

Seems like this week I need to know and to trust that God keeps His promises more than ever. This verse solidifies my soul like an anchor in the Solid Rock:

LORD God of Heaven, You are great and fearsome. And You faithfully keep Your promises to everyone who loves You and obeys Your commands. -- Nehemiah 1:5 (CEV)

My Lord, You Are Faithful and I am...
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Let the Beloved of the Lord Rest...

“Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him,
for He shields Him all day long,
and the one the LORD loves rests between His shoulders.”
-- Deuteronomy 33:12 (NIV)

Holiness Unto the LORD!
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Sleep is Spiritual

...for He grants sleep to those He loves.
-- Psalm 127:2b (NIV)

Sometimes God cannot get at us until we are asleep.
-- Oswald Chambers

Dearest Loving Lord, just as a skilled surgeon cannot bring us healing until we are put to sleep so the problem can be addressed, You also, our Great Physician, come to us as we sleep to administer holy healing -- heart, mind, soul, and strength. So, especially as we receive from You the gift of sleep, search us during our seasons of spiritual slumber, our God, and make us whole. Restore and renew us according to Your wonderful will. In Jesus' name. Amen.

I know it's February, but as I think about sleep being a blessed, spiritual gift that God gives to His beloved ones, I can hear one Christmas Carol echoing from the heart strings of my being:

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Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
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Love God. Stay Close.

Love God, all you saints;
God takes care of all who stay close to Him,
But He pays back in full
those arrogant enough to go it alone.
-- Psalm 31:23 (The Message)

My God, You are My God Who knows me, cares for me, loves me and waits for me to trust You completely. Help any human unbelief that may still exist in my life to be changed to holy belief. In Jesus' name. Amen.

IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
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"Jesus Loves Me"

Here's the beloved Christian Hymn, Jesus Loves Me, written by Anna B. Warner in the 1800's. You might be surprised that there are many more verses than the familiar ones.

Jesus loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong;
They are weak, but He is strong.

Chorus:
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me! This I know,
As He loved so long ago,
Taking children on His knee,
Saying, “Let them come to Me.”
Chorus

Jesus loves me when I'm good,
When I do the things I should,
Jesus loves me when I'm bad,
Though it makes Him very sad.
Chorus

Jesus loves me still today,
Walking with me on my way,
Wanting as a friend to give
Light and love to all who live.
Chorus

Jesus loves me! He who died
Heaven’s gate to open wide;
He will wash away my sin,
Let His little child come in.
Chorus

Jesus loves me! Loves me still
Tho' I'm very weak and ill;
That I might from sin be free
Bled and died upon the tree.
Chorus

Jesus loves me! He will stay
Close beside me all the way;
Thou hast bled and died for me,
I will henceforth live for Thee.
Chorus

Jesus loves me! See His grace!
On the cross He took my place.
There He suffered and He died,
That I might be glorified.
Chorus

Jesus loves me! God's own Son
Over sin the vict'ry won.
When I die, saved by His grace,
I shall see Him face to face.
Chorus

Jesus loves me! He is near.
He is with His Church so dear.
And the Spirit He has sent
By His Word and Sacrament.
Chorus

IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
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Our Living and Loving God

Reading Hebrews 11:6 we discover that our God lives and our God loves. Let us pray that our faith goes far beyond believing that our God exists to the sacred grounds of knowing that our God cares, too. Yes, our God reigns and our God rewards. Indeed, He is our compassionate Creator God.

Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) -- So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that there is a God and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him.

ALL JOY!
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