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January 7 - January 13, 2020
Proceed cautiously; think deeply.
She committed herself to a life of faith, not knowing where it might lead or what she might find along the way.
Ah, but for those who heed the counsel of their parents, saturate their search with prayer, focus on real character, take time to observe carefully, and seek a mutual interest in spiritual matters . . . now that’s a love story that will last a lifetime.
“When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven” (Matthew 22:30).
“Abraham gave everything he owned to his son Isaac” (Genesis 25:5).
faithfully remember that each day offers opportunities for staying young at heart.
Each morning you wake up with a fresh opportunity
to live that day well, to see your next twenty-four hours as ...
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“By faith” means he willingly exchanged the known for the unknown—all because he trusted in God.
Great rewards await if you obey without knowing all the details.
But if we know the destination and have all the details, we don’t need faith, and we will never experience its rewards.
Obedience requires slightly more faith than we have
exercised in the past. But trusting God never fails to satisfy. The rewards along the way are exhilarating.
He was able to live apart from established and secure human communities only because he “was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God”
Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, “It’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up. He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God
would make good on what he had said. ROMANS 4:19-21, THE MESSAGE
“God had told him, ‘Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.’ Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead” (Hebrews 11:18-19).
Abraham knew on the front end that whatever happened on the hilltop, however difficult it might be, he would somehow return with Isaac. How could he know that? Because he had the eyes of faith.
The only valid reason for anyone to make more than they need is to give away the surplus.
The Bible doesn’t try to paint its heroes as anything but real people with real flaws.
Abraham becomes real not despite his frailties, but because of them. Like all real people, he had weaknesses. Some of them are disappointing to look at, but they help us see the whole man. And those weaknesses help us learn how to regard our own.
If you have children, share your past mistakes with them and help them learn from your failures. They won’t think less of you; they’ll admire your authenticity.
but always examine the counsel you receive under the white-hot lighting of Scripture.
Wherever God leads, follow.
Whatever God promises, believe.
Whenever God tests, trust.
However God blesses, share.
Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous. And when God counted
him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. ROMANS 4:20-24
