GOD’S WORD FOR JUNE 23

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is  Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

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UNFAZED FAITH

Romans 4:20

“(Abraham) grew in his faith.”

D.L. MOODY

Real true faith is  man’s weakness leaning on God’s strength. It is the shepherd’s business  to keep the sheep.  Whoever heard of the sheep keeping the shepherd?  People have an idea that they have to keep themselves and Christ too.  It is a false idea.  It is the work of the Shepherd to look after them and take care of those who trust Him.  An Irishman said, on one occasion, that he often trembled, but his Rock never did.

ERWIN LUTZER

How do we keep believing in God when He doesn’t do what we think He should?

Abraham is a good example of somebody who died in faith.  He not only trusted God to fulfill the promise of an heir but also the land promises.

One day, God said to him,
“I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”  (Genesis 15:7).

Yet, when Sarah, his wife, died, what did Abraham have to do?  Of all things, he had to purchase a burial plot for her in the very land God promised him.  He died in faith, not having seen everything that was promised (Hebrews 11:8-10).

Many of the heroes of faith listed in Hebrews 11 didn’t see any miracles, but they kept believing God’s promises despite contrary evidence.  This explains why they were honored in the catalog of the heroes of faith.  What they said was,  “Life is hard, but I’ not going  to blame God and I’m not going to conclude that He doesn’t love me just because things don’t turn out my way”

From my heart to yours:  Keep on believing.  Don’t abandon your faith:  our Father tests us so that He might bless us.  Let us resolve that we will die in faith not having seen everything that has been promised us.

PRAYER

Father, my faith is weak;  please invigorate me.  Help me to continue in faith, rooted in Your promises and rooted in Christ.

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Romans 1:17

    For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

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    2 Corinthians 5:7

    For we walk by faith, not by sight.

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    James 2:17

    Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

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    James 1:3

    Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

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1 Corinthians 16:13

    Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.

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Romans 10:17

    So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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Hebrews 11:1

    Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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Romans 5:1

    Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    1 John 5:4

    For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

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