Of Faith's Fortune...

The world wails/groans for a saviour,for real hope and assurance,seeking something/someone trustworthy to put their faith in...while rejecting Whose hope and assurancecan only be received through faith!'Ah, but I cannot have such faith!' do we say? and yet, is Faith not displayed each time we plant a seed, believing it will grow?!! God did His part.He gave us a Saviour,but before we have access to the riches of His gracewe must do our part;to repent and believe!To repent isto turn from our ways to His way!To believe is...what a mystery belief isonly possible through faith!and faith is only possible when we cease to doubt!!Then, oh what true hope, joy and peace,come by faith;what knowledge and understandingcome to all who fear Him and love His name! Ps.111:10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:a good understanding have all they that do his commandments:his praise endureth forever Praise ye the Lord.Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord,that delighteth greatly in his commandments. Not unto us O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory,for Thy mercy and for Thy truth's sake...Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.He will bless them that fear the Lord,both small and great.The dead praise not the Lord,nor any that go down into silence.but we will bless the Lordfrom this time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord. Beyond the tent that tames the sunAnd hosts heavens of starsBeneath the depths of the ocean,The breath that breaks night's bars... Beyond earth and its fullness ofFlower, forest and mead... Beyond the tent that tames the sunAnd hosts heavens of starsBeneath the depths of the ocean,The breadth/breath that breaks night's barsBeyond earth and its fullness ofFlower, forest and meadAnd seasons that unfold aboveThe silence of the dead Is God, the faithful God of allThe God who damns and savesThe God whose name both great and smallAre called to fear and praise The God who is Lion and LambWhose divine Word is chiefThe God who is the great I AMAnd helps our unbelief ...whose greatest commandment is loveThe love that He impartsWithout exception, in spite ofThe dregs of human heartsHe forgives us, if we confessHe saves, if we believeFaithful in all He promisesAnd only faith receives Then, when faith begins to take rootOur hymns to God increaseThe life, once dead, is rich with fruitOf hope and joy and peaceIn all who believe in is NameLife's rivers are unfurledThrough He whose glory we proclaim'The Saviour of the world' Janet Martin Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” Many reject Him because they cannot understand Him.We cannot possibly begin to comprehendthe depths of his love, but He gave us a glimpseof its extension on the cross of Calvary! Rom.11:33Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! Everyone who comes to Him, comes, not by understanding,but by faith. Are you afraid!Are you discouraged?Have you done your partso God can do His?Have you prayedThere is no fairyland waiting after death!God through his Son, made a way that all may come to Himand all who truly believe will pass from death to life- Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.