MORNING MANNA 12-1-21
OPENING GATES
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”– Heb. 11:6
Songwriter Oscar Eliason wrote,
“Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? Got any mountains you can’t tunnel through?”
“God specializes in things thought impossible.“
Commenting on this in the light of Hebrews 11, P.R.Van Gorder wrote: “Every Christian faces obstacles along life’s pathway, and walking in God’s will doesn’t guarantee that our way will be easy. But no matter how difficult, we can trust God and go forward in faith.
At the entrance to a local hospital is an automatic gate designed to rise when a car activates a hidden sensor near the entrance. When I drive up the ramp toward the gate, it remains down, blocking the entrance. But as I get closer, the arm swings up, allowing me to proceed. If I were to park my car a few yards from the entrance, the gate would stay closed. Only when I move forward does it open.
Someone said, ‘If God built a bridge a yard ahead, it could not be a bridge of faith.’ It’s the first step into the unseen that proves we have faith. Abraham, for example, ‘went out, not knowing whither he went.’ (Heb. 11:8). He obeyed God and relied on Him to clear the path.
When we walk in obedience to the Lord and come upon a closed gate, we can confidently take the next step of faith. As we move forward we will see God open the way. Faith is the gate between our peril and God’s power.”
Some say they can’t believe, but that is a lie. They could if they would. The only ones who don’t are those who won’t.- HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
