*FAITH:
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something:
Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
*(As defined in the Oxford online dictionary)
God has many names and is referred to as many things in the Bible, “the Great I Am, Jehovah, Alpha Omega, Father, Abba, Adonai,” so on and so forth…. and along with those names, his character and attributes are varied and strong standing; “loving, compassionate, omnipresent, sovereign, and a great consuming fire.”
His Word is a two-edged sword, it goes both ways, and His love and power a consuming and powerful fire. He can warm and He can destroy. He can lift one up, He can pull one down, He can exalt, He can humble, He can reward, and He can bring corrective actions towards the disobedient.
Through His Words, and through the pages of His Holy Bible there isn’t anything more rewarding or significant than when a verse or chapter quickens your very soul, enlightening and lifting you up into the realm of His magnificence.
It’s the moment when you connect to His voice, His Spirit, and His awesome and all consuming fire of passion and love. When He “speaks” to the inner spirit and guides and brings us to a point where we know, that faith…and our belief in Him, is indeed REAL.
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
(Deuteronomy 32:39)
It’s that reaffirming call of faith, time and time again, that pulls us together in this world that seeks to “rip us apart” and longs to bring us to ruins, but it’s His voice, through His Word, through a friend, or through a revelation of witness, we come alive knowing that our Loving Father is with us always. His messages are all around us, we need to seek them in order to find them, and we need to “fine tune” our receptors of spirituality in order to hear Him clearly.
A dear close friend of mine last evening said, “It’s like fine tuning a radio channel until you find the right channel to tune into” — she is so right! And, that is truly what we as children of faith do, every single day, seek Him, listen, and tune in to His message. And then deliver His message while giving Him the Praise, glory and victory, always.
With God in our corner, who can be against us?
With God in our camp, who can toss us asunder?
With God in our life, there is LIFE…not just life but abundant LIFE.
Seek Him, speak with Him, love Him…and wait.
He will never let us down, and He will always want what’s best for His children.
Faith….that’s a word that brings forth a powerful meaning and message.
But, it’s faith that lives in us that brings forth the electrifying, and all consuming fire of love from our Father that keeps us going.
Praise you Abba Father–Amen!
Deuteronomy 4:35
To you it was shown that you might know that the LORD, He is God; there is no other besides Him.
1 Samuel 2:6
“The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
Job 5:18
“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.
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Few know both sides of God’s character.
Some know him only as a God of wrath and turn away from him. Others know him only as a God of love and think he will take all to heaven. Thanks for setting the record straight.
Yes. I know, a lot of people think of Him as a God who looks to “zap” them for their transgressions all the time. The Loving Father is how I see Him, there to guide us and chastise us when necessary for our growth.
Thanks Pam,
Blessings and peace~