Wednesday June 11th, 2008

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Food for Thoughts

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This is Wednesday June 11^th, 2008

Good morning and may you have an inspiring and fulfilling day.

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Quotes for the Day:

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Today’s Thoughts

The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour.

Sir James Jeans
1877-1946, British Scientist, Astronomer Royal

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.

Barbara De Angelis
American Expert on Relationship & Love, Author

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.

Francois De La Rochefoucauld
1613-1680, French Classical Writer

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Today’s Thoughts

"IN ALL THY WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM!" (PRO.3:6)

We have got to stay close to the Lord & follow Him & make sure we're in His Will. We can't even do things that LOOK like they're good & reasonable & common sense unless we're sure it's GOD'S Will! If we're leaning to our own understanding & forgetting to acknowledge the Lord or listen to the voice of His Spirit to lead & guide us every moment, then we're apt to fall into one of the Devil's traps, & it's dangerous! We can't guard ourselves from everything, but we can just stay so close to the Lord that HE will see to it that there's not a moment that's unguarded!

Resting on the arm of the flesh & natural reasoning is a dangerous thing! (Jer.17:5) Without Jesus we're nothing! Jesus said, "Without ME ye can do NOTHING!" (Jn.15:5)--Nothing GOOD! So Lord, help us to be so in the Spirit that we are sensitive to Thy voice & we hear it & we know Thy Will & we hear Thy Word so that we can follow & obey You.

"For thou shalt hear a voice behind thee saying, 'This is the way, walk ye in it.'" (Isa.30:21) Help us, Lord, to mind Thy voice, even though it may seem unreasonable & we may wonder why we should not do as usual. If we have any check at all, Lord, help us to mind it, knowing that YOU know why!

What Is Faith?

Faith is not just hoping, believing or somewhat expecting, but faith is knowing--absolutely knowing!

Faith has lost its meaning to us today. Today the word "faith" means kind of a hazy, vague belief of some kind in something or other.

Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for" and the word translated "substance" in this verse is the Greek word "hupostasis". When the New Testament was translated from the Greek into English nearly 400 years ago, the translators were still puzzled by this word "hupostasis," as it seemed to be some kind of business terminology not normally used in classical Greek literature. All they knew was that it meant something fairly substantial, so they translated it as "substance."

But some years ago archaeologists uncovered the remains of an old inn in northern Israel. There they found a small iron chest containing the valuable papers of a Roman noblewoman who had owned lands and property in Israel. And almost every paper had this title in big letters across the top: "Hupostasis"! They were all title deeds to her properties! This Roman woman had perhaps never seen her properties in Israel, but she knew they were hers and she could prove her ownership because she had the title deeds.

Someone promised to give me a car once, and they sent the title deed to me by mail. Though I'd never seen the car and never driven it, I knew it was mine because I had the title in my hand. So faith is what?--The title deed! "Now faith is the title deed to things hoped for" (Hebrews 11:1). If you've asked the Lord for something but haven't seen the answer yet, don't worry. If you have real faith, then you've got the title to it in your hands, and your name is written on it! It's yours and you will see it eventually!--DBB

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Faith is believing when all seems past hoping,

Although receiving no glimmer of light,

Leaving the grieving and doubting and groping

To those who are living only by sight.

Faith is still trusting completely God's promise,

When it would almost seem God has forgot,

Refusing to be a weak doubter like Thomas,

Seeking no sign nor bemoaning our lot.

Faith is believing in God, and in clinging

To hopes of a future that one day shall be,

Faith is the courage to trust without doubting

That all that we hope for we one day shall see.

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"Without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him" (Hebrews 11:6).

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How Do We Get More Faith?

It is impossible to have faith unless you have the Word, because your faith is something that is built by faithful study of God's Word.

Trying to have faith is a work of the flesh. Accepting faith through His Word is a work of God's grace.

If you're weak in faith it's because you're weak in the Word.

The very Words of God are mingled with supernatural power to be released by the touch of your faith.

--DBB

Prayer Requests

We’d like to ask for prayer for our daughter Kerri. She is 24 and for the past 4 days has been unable to hold anything down. She’s already lost more than 10 lbs.,. Yesterday she went for some various tests but as of this morning they told her that the tests have not been run yet. She was in the hospital this morning for some more tests but they have no idea of what her problem is.

So we wanted to ask that they will process the tests right away and that they will come to a clear diagnosis of what is giving her these serious health problems and that the Lord will heal her up right away and restore her to good health.

* If any of you have some prayer requests please send them in. *

Love in our Precious Savior,
Tony