Our currency tells “ at God We believe ” but it is difficult to believe when everything seems to be caving in us. Nothing seems like it can get out right. On occasion there is no indication that God is still with us then how will we believe At Him during calamitous times? Actually, we may sometimes not yet believe our eyes…but if there is anything in the world you can believe, it is God Almighty. It is this invisible side that is put in ours that never lets get. Like the parent taking their child ‘ s side, God is securely wishing for us, never letting us slip or break.
Our relationship with God has to be built on a foundation
of total trust and faith in the immutability of God's promises. Unless we are
willing to trust God implicitly in everything, we can never become spirit-born
members of His Family. Without complete faith in God everything else is totally
worthless (see verse 6). The Greek word here translated as "the day
star" is "PHOSPHOROS". This Greek word has nothing whatsoever to
do with either "day" or with "star". The Greek word for
"day" is "hemera", and the Greek word for "star"
is "aster". The word "phosphoros" has absolutely nothing
whatsoever to do with any kinds of stars! 4) The first English language
translation, made by John Wycliffe around 1380, was made from the Latin Vulgate
text. John Wycliffe IMMEDIATELY realized that in his Latin Bible Isaiah 14:12
(wrongly!) refers to SATAN as 'lucifer", and that 2 Peter 1:19
(correctly!) refers to JESUS CHRIST as "lucifer".
God’s word truly makes us understand that everything is in His control, including our life and work. As long as we have trust in Him and live by His words, we will see His blessings. As a Christian, we have to make a judgement on everything by using His words and let God’s word be the foundation of our life. All our material needs are provided by God. The Bible tells the story of the prophet Elijah. When he hid himself by the brook Cherith, God commanded ravens to bring food to him. I think we all have such experiences. When we are touched by God’s love, we are willing to expend for the Lord.
God desires to provide everything we need to live
victoriously. And often that requires preparation of our hearts, which is done
while we wait in trust. And sometimes, only when we learn to let go with
complete trust in God, like Abraham did, we see God's divine promises and
blessings come to pass in our lives.
Enoch understood that God rewards those who seek Him and trust Him with all their hearts. We trust what God does because we trust Him, not the other way around. In other words, we trust God even when He is silent and we see no miracles. That is part of faithfulness. We know God is reliable, steadfast, and true. The Old Testament saints also had faith in the invisible work of God (Hebrews 11:3). Abraham never saw his descendants become “as numerous as the stars in the sky.” Moses never entered the Promised Land. And none of the Old Testament saints lived to see their Messiah. But they were faithful. They believed God would do as He promised.
Yet, it doesn't have to be this way. This doesn't mean that we blindly trust everything and everyone. Trust is a response. A response to what happens to us first. It is in our nature to offer the possibility of trust to others when we receive something first. In theology, we talk about this in terms of the idea that God gives us faith first, and we respond in trust. God always keeps God's promises and so we respond to God's call in our lives with trust — trust that God has our best interest in mind, regardless of how circumstances may turn out. Even when things don't go the way we expect or want.
Yet, it doesn't have to be this way. This doesn't mean that we blindly trust everything and everyone. Trust is a response. A response to what happens to us first. It is in our nature to offer the possibility of trust to others when we receive something first. In theology, we talk about this in terms of the idea that God gives us faith first, and we respond in trust. God always keeps God's promises and so we respond to God's call in our lives with trust — trust that God has our best interest in mind, regardless of how circumstances may turn out. Even when things don't go the way we expect or want.
Trust is relational, it's a two-way thing. Let's stand
together on this, let's help point one another to a stronger and deeper faith
and a more faithful and visible trust in God in everything that we do. Let's
keep trusting in God and standing on his promises as we move together on the
next part of the adventure.
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