Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
Matthew 11:28 - 12:1 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
My devotions today lead me to the first verse listed in this post. The question was whether we can truly trust the Lord. The author used a number of examples, one of which was a letter. When we write a letter we put down the content and the address but sometimes we never want to mail it because we fear or don't have confidence to what the outcome will be. The point was made, if we never let go of our letters, they will never do what they were intended to do. This is the same for our prayers. If we never let go of our prayers to the Lord, they will never accomplish in faith what they were intended to do. I have made a number of prayers to the Lord, but how many have them do I feel completely confident about that they are in God's hands. When we give things to God, are we truly confident that God will handle them? I pray that the Lord may encourage/strengthen me in this area of my life.
L.B. Cowman, Streams in the Desert, (Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1997) p. 168-169.
Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
Matthew 11:28 - 12:1 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
My devotions today lead me to the first verse listed in this post. The question was whether we can truly trust the Lord. The author used a number of examples, one of which was a letter. When we write a letter we put down the content and the address but sometimes we never want to mail it because we fear or don't have confidence to what the outcome will be. The point was made, if we never let go of our letters, they will never do what they were intended to do. This is the same for our prayers. If we never let go of our prayers to the Lord, they will never accomplish in faith what they were intended to do. I have made a number of prayers to the Lord, but how many have them do I feel completely confident about that they are in God's hands. When we give things to God, are we truly confident that God will handle them? I pray that the Lord may encourage/strengthen me in this area of my life.
L.B. Cowman, Streams in the Desert, (Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1997) p. 168-169.
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