The Heart of a Princess
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May. 31, 2009
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Why Did This Happen?
Read Hebrews 11:13-40
It's a simple question to understand, simple to say the four letter frase, simple enough that at some point in everyone's life they find themselves want to ask why did something happen?
Yet not so simple to answer.
I could go on about how Gos chastises whom He love and strengthens them like metal in a furnace, but can it truly be physical strength if I must decrease so that he may increase (John 3:30)? No, heaven forbid my own strength be held at a high asteem. Then what is he strengthening? The answer is but two equally as simple words.
The faith.
Your faith in Him, in his promise of salvation, redemtion, reward, and a place in the new earth. In his promises, that we may believe in them as the forefathers of the Old Testament: "these all died in faith, not having recieved the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were pursuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrams on the earth. (Hebrews 11:13)"
Jesus said "I go to prepare a place for you: for in My Father's house there are many masions." (Matthew) We are to look forward to our time in heaven with the Lord and not love this corrupt earth more than him. If sothing is to happen to it, then heaven will be that much better.
"For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. (v.15) And truely, if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out, they might have the opportunity to have returned. (v.16)But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared them a city.
Faith if nessesary, for "without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believeth that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. (v.6)" By faith Noah built the ark when it had never rained, by faith Abraham left the land he had always lived within and journied knowing not whither he went, by faith in God again Abraham was prepared to sacrifice Issac who was to be the multiplier of his decendants, by faith Joseph led the Isrealites through the dry cernter of the red sea - walls of water on either side.
"And what shall I say more? for time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthe; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets; (v.33)Who through faith sudued kingdoms; wrought righteosness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,(v.34) quenched the violence of fire, escaped the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of aliens...
(v.36)And others had trials of cruel mockings, and scourgings, yea, moreover the bonds of imprisonment: (v.37)they were stoned, they were sawn asunder (in half): they wandered about in sheeps skins and goatskins, being destitude, afflicted, and tormented.(v.38) (Of whom the world was not worthy;) they wandered in the deserts, and in the mountains, and in den and caves of the earth.
(v.39)And these all , having obtained a good report through faith, recieved not the promise: (v.40)God haveing provided something better for us, that they without us should not be made perfect."
We have something to look forward to: one promise of the Messiah filled and the promise of his kingdom to come. Be strong in the Lord! And continue in faith that you may reach the fufillment of this promise that made this life worthwhile.
Blessing, Your Friend,
Gabrielle Carlucci |
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• Aug. 2, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Cheesy grin :),
Maddie C, a,k.a petlovr4eva!