Verse of the Day 10/26

Through the Bible - Psalm 119:89-176, 2 Corinthians 5

 

Yesterday we considered how true faith involves risk taking, putting trust in God to deliver.  We ended with Hebrews 11:1 which tells us that "faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen".

 

In his book "3:16" Max Lucado writes a simple line that sums it up.  "God works and we trust".  How well would that describe our lives?

 

For today's verse we'll go to Hebrews 10, the verses preceding Hebrews 11:1 which leads into the "hall of faith" of chapter 11.

 

Hebrews 10:38 English Standard Version (ESV)  ³⁸ but my righteous one shall live by faith,
   and if he shrinks back,
my soul has no pleasure in him."
 

The righteous, those in right standing before God are those that put their faith and trust in Him, and live that way.

 

Lucado writes, "Others of us have written our own Bible verse: "God helps those who help themselves" (Popular Opinion 1:1).  We'll fix ourselves thank you.  We'll make up for our own mistakes with contributions, our guilt with busyness.  We'll overcome failures with hard work.  We'll find salvation the old fashioned way; we'll earn it."

"Christ, in contrast, says to us..."Your part is to trust.  Trust me to do what you can't".

 

Are we going to be the ones that choose to "help ourselves" or will we trust God, live by faith, for Him to do what we can't?

 

Blessings,
Mike
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Hebrews 10:32-39

English Standard Version (ESV)

 ³²But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, ³³sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. ³⁴For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. ³⁵Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. ³⁶For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. ³⁷For,

    "Yet a little while,
   and the coming one will come and will not delay;
³⁸ but my righteous one shall live by faith,
   and if he shrinks back,
my soul has no pleasure in him."

 ³⁹But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.