MORNING MANNA 3-2-24
THE WALK OF FAITH
“Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.”- 2 Corinthians 5:6-9
None of us know what the future will hold. We make plans and set goals and there is certainly nothing wrong with that, but all of us know what it is like to have our plans and goals completely reworked by events we did not see coming. Solomon warned, “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth” (Proverbs 27:1). Since the future is unknown and uncertain, some people live in a constant state of fear and worry. Americans spend around $5 billion every year on sleeping aids. Yet God offers us a different perspective. Rather than fearing the future, we can face it with confidence. Rather than living with dread and doubt, we can trust Him to fulfill all that He has spoken.
While we do not know how events will unfold and we do not know that things will develop and play out the way we would prefer, we do know that God is always with us. And as His children we know that we will one day enter His presence to spend eternity with Him. The temporal things of this life may play out in different ways, but the eternal things of the next are already settled. Faith does not look at the circumstances around us, but at the Author of the promises. God never fails and never changes. God keeps every single promise He has made. “Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant” (1 Kings 8:56).
Faith in God transcends any circumstance, difficulty, or opposition we may face.( Daily in the Word)
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble,Tx
