What God is teaching me right now
This year I’ve been using Andrew Murray books for my quiet times with the Lord. I am currently in a book called, “The Holiest of All,” a verse-by-verse study of the book of Hebrews. As you may know, Hebrews 11 is the great FAITH chapter of the Bible. Chapter 11 begins with the verse, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Verse 6 says, “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”
Since you are checking our website, you are aware that our venture into Mexico is a walk of faith. Maybe that is why these words from Scripture and the commentary from Andrew Murray have ministered to me so deeply. I would like to share with you a few paragraphs from Andrew Murray’s thoughts that ministered to me as I was reading the other day…
“...One thing that impresses us is how little God has promised that faith will be free of difficulty and danger. It would be as easy for God to prevent the enemy from coming as to give the victory over to him. To do this would be infinite loss; faith would never be called into exercise; man would never learn to know either his God or himself as His child. Every trial accomplishes a double purpose. It gives us the opportunity of honoring God by the trust with which we wait on Him. And it gives God the opportunity of showing how faithful He is in watching over His child, and how truly He is working for him and in him.
“It is in trial that the entire heart of the child is drawn out toward the father, in dependence and humility and trust. It is in trial that God can reveal in the opened heart of His child all the tenderness and all the saving power of His love. Without trial, there could be no school of faith, no growth of spiritual character, no strength of will given up to God and clinging to Him. Let us bless God for every trial, small or great; it gives us a grand opportunity for putting the crown upon the head of God and of being made fit so that He may crown us too.
“...Selfishness is the death of faith.... As long as we seek to be strong in faith, for the sake of our own comfort and goodness and the possession of power, even if we dream of using it all for others, when once we obtain it, we will fail. It is the soul that at once, in its weakness, gives itself up for the sake of God and others, that will find in that self-sacrifice the need and the right to claim God’s mighty help.
“...Let each of us offer himself to God for the struggle. And as we do so, let us remember well the double lesson: No faith without difficulties for it to conquer, and no difficulty but faith can surely conquer. In this connection let us cease seeking faith in our own interest; let us lose ourselves in the work for God and souls. We will lose ourselves to find ourselves back in God and His love.”
I just thought I would share this in case it would encourage you in your walk of faith today.
God bless you,
Paul
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11/29 at 11:16 PM
Paul, Hebrews 11 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. What impresses me is that the people mentioned in that chapter put their faith to WORK.
By Faith, the Wilson family moved to Mexico to “Preach the Word”.