Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of song and lyrics from Krristyn Getty singing her husband, Keith’s, song … By Faith … poignantly declaring that it is our faith in Christ which moves us forward to accomplish God’s plan for the Church.
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Highlight Verse[s]: John 20:29 [NLT] …
29 Then Jesus told him [Thomas], “You believe because you have seen Me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”
… Some question; but there are those who merely believe without seeing.
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Highlight Passage [context]: John 20:24-29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Thomas doubted; … but his cynicism was answered when he saw the risen Christ … and his damaged faith came alive again.
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Reference Passage [NLT] : … Deuteronomy 31:6 [NLT] … 6 So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
… God’s promise is His reality! He will never fail the faithful.
Reference Passage [NLT] : … 1st Corinthians 1:9 [NLT] … 9 God will do this, for He is faithful to do what He says, and He has invited you into partnership with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
… God will never lie to us (see also Num. 23:19)
Reference Passage [NLT] : … Hebrews 10:23 [NLT] … 23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
… We can hold on faithfully to God’s promises.
Reference Passage [NLT] : … Hebrews 11:1 [NLT] … 1 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.
… Faith sees things our eyes can never see.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, James Banks, used a very personal example to illustrate how God often comes thru when we cannot see - or even imagine - Him. The ODB author wrote: When our son was struggling with heroin addiction, if you had told me God would one day use our experience to encourage other families who face these kinds of battles, I would have had trouble believing it. God has a way of bringing good out of difficult circumstances that isn’t always easy to see when you are going through them.
I’m sure all readers have had a time in life when it was difficult to see the road ahead God was leading us to find and walk. So, how do we walk when we can’t see the way ahead? … Well, the answer is found in the truths found in the song linked above. We walk BY FAITH, and not be sight!
Easy … ABSOLUTELY NOT!! … But necessary for us as surrendered believers in the resurrected Christ [?] … ABSOLUTELY!!
That was the dilemma Thomas faced when His Lord had died on the cross and the other Apostles said they had seen Jesus alive [see highlight passage]? But Jesus appeared to Thomas and he had a fresh faith. And we can have our faith come alive too, … IF … we’re willing to seek Jesus through His word and His Spirit. Because if we do, He will ALWAYS lead us down His path … for His glory!
My Prayer Today: Abba Father, … King Jesus, … Dear Lord, … I’m walking with fresh faith today because You let me find you … AGAIN … thru Your word. … Amen
Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled Our Daily Bread, distributed online via email by RBC Ministries. If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.
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