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Mustard Seed Thoughts: Facing Fear 4

Facing Fear 4

By: Ron Edmondson Mustard Seed Thoughts

He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven." Genesis 28:17 NIV

There is something about fear and faith working together that intrigues me. It seems, at least in my life, that the times of greatest fear are the times God is calling me to display the greatest faith. I wonder (really I know) if God does this so the attention and glory will not be on me, but on Him who can do all things. Somehow, if I was able to easily accomplish what God asked me to do it wouldn�t make God seem that special; even that important.

Of course, God is special. His glory created the Heavens and the earth. He really doesn�t �need� me for anything. He chooses to use me simply to display His glory and honor. To do this, He must do through me things I couldn�t do apart from Him. So, He calls me to God-sized tasks that require an increase in faith beyond what I have ever experienced. Each new challeng e grows my faith to another level.

What is God calling you to do today that is bigger than you; that in order to accomplish it will require an even greater display of faith than you have ever displayed before? Is it to end a relationship you know is not God-honoring? Is it to begin a new chapter in your career life? Is it to step out in faith into some ministry opportunity? Is it to simply trust Him with your finances, your family or your future?

Once you know God is calling you to something and you become afraid, the question then is what are you going to do about it? Will you reside in fear or surrender by faith to God�s plan for your life?

That choice, my friend, is yours!

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Praying with Paul : "Excellence in Giving"

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EXCELLENCE IN GIVING

2 Corinthians 8:1-7

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Dear Father,

Show your grace to me and my family by giving us hearts so
generous that we will share liberally with those who need our help.

May we give ourselves first to you, and then to our brethren. Help
us to give of our means, even beyond our means, and of our own free
will. May we earnestly desire to relieve the needs of Christians
who are poor and whose lives are burdened.

Help us not only resolve to do good, but to complete the good we
set out to do.

Help us to excel in everything - in faith, in utterance, in
knowledge, in all earnestness, in love of the brethren - but in
this also, that we share our material wealth, a real measure of
your gracious work within us.

In the name of Jesus I humbly ask for your help in giving us a
generous spirit. Amen.

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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Only Jesus!

Then Peter, James, and John looked, but they saw only Jesus
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-- Mark 9:8 (ERV)

KEY THOUGHT:
If God's message to Jesus' followers in the previous verse about
listening to Jesus as their primary source of God's revelation was
ignored, then the disappearance of Moses and Elijah made God's point
clear. The Father wanted Jesus to be honored, revered, followed, and
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O Father, open my heart as well as my ears to the message of your Son.
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Today's Verse : Romans 6:5

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VERSE:
If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will
certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
-- Romans 6:5

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THOUGHT:
So, here's the great news: if we have died with Christ, we've
already died the only death that really matters. Our lives are
joined with his and so we will share in his glory when he returns
(Colossians 3:1-4). Even death cannot separate us from his presence
in our lives (Romans 8:35-39) because we have been given the
victory over death through Christ Jesus our Lord (1 Corinthians
15:55-57). We do not have to fear the second death (Revelation
2:11; 20:6) because we have already passed over from death into
life (John 5:24).

PRAYER:
Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God —
through Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen. (Romans 7:24-25)

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VERSE:
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his
death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
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PRAYER:
Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God —
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It Seems Too Good To Be True, by Steve Ridgell

He was a great athlete: All State in football and recruited to play
baseball at a major university. He had been around Christians and
church all of his life but never really connected. While in college, he
had some injuries that resulted in reliance on medication that
eventually led to substance abuse. He returned home a shell of the man
he used to be. He was a wreck physically and emotionally.

Someone suggested that he come visit with me, and he did. Over time, I
shared the good news of Jesus with him. We talked about the God who
made him and loved him. We talked about what a mess his life was …
right after we talked about how I had made a mess of my life. I shared
the amazing story of God's own Son coming to live among us. I told of
the sinless Savior who died for our sins. We talked about the
relationship with Jesus that brings us into the family of God.

I shared the call of Jesus to come and die with him, to share in his
death and resurrection. But he was not ready. He spent almost one year
processing the good news of Jesus. He had to realize he could not make
his life work on his own. He began to watch his own family try to live
out their faith. He started dating a Christian woman. He visited
worship often.

Then one night it all clicked. I wish I could tell you it was what he
heard me say, but I think it just all finally made sense. He decided to
give his life to Jesus in baptism. We got ready, and then he wouldn't
go in the water. He could not go through with it. After about one hour,
we got to the root of the problem. He just could not accept the fact
that God could forgive someone who had messed up as much as he had. So
I shared my story, his dad shared his story, a family friend shared
his. We prayed together. I could see that he had to decide if this
whole Jesus story was just too good to be true.

It is hard to believe God can forgive someone as messed up as me. But
he did ...

And that was when I knew he was about to get it. That is why it is good
news … and it is true. It does not matter what you have done, or how
bad you have been. No one is good enough to save themselves anyway. So
Jesus did it for us.

And this young man did get it, we did baptize him, and he is my
brother. Thanks to Jesus.

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Mustard Seed Thoughts: Facing Fear 4

Praying with Paul : "Excellence in Giving"

WJD! -- Only Jesus! -- Mark 9:8

Today's Verse : Romans 6:5

Today's KJV Verse : Romans 6:5

Daily Wisdom NIV : Psalm 100:3

Daily Wisdom KJV : Psalm 100:3

Quotemeal: "Charity is, indeed, a great ..."

Daily Heartlight -- June 4, 2008