Eyes of Faith

Eyes of Faith
March 9

Read: John 4:46 - 54

We walk by faith not by sight. – Corinthians 5:7

The Bible In One year
Judges 9 – 12

God sometimes answers our prayers in marvelous ways, but He does not want us to become preoccupied with the miraculous. That’s why Jesus gently rebuked the noble man who begged Him to come and heal his son (John 4:48). But in response to the father’s repeated appeal He said, “Go your way, your son lives”(v.50). the father came to “believe” on the basis of Jesus’ word alone. The reality of his faith is seen in the fact that he obeyed Christ’s simple command and “he went his way.”

Upon returning home, the nobleman discovered that his son had been healed “at the seventh hour” on the previous day. From his servants he learned exactly what had taken place and when. His son was made well at the same instant that Jesus said, “your son lives” (vv.50-53).

At times we are amazed by God’s perfect timing and miraculous intervention when He answer our prayers. We must be careful, though, not to become so preoccupied with the miracle that we forget the one who performed it. We need to remain focused on Christ, whether a miracle takes place or not.

Sooner or later we will be called upon to trust God as we endure sickness, grief, or disappointment. That’s when “we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7). – Herb Vander Lugt

Sometimes we see a miracle,
And faith in God revives;
Yet eyes of faith can see God’s hand
At work throughout our lives. – Hess

Believing is seeing what our eyes cannot see.

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We are Winners

We are Winners!

March 8

Read:  Romans 8:1 – 4, 28 - 39

In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us, - Romans 8:37

The Bible In One year

Judges 5 – 8

Everybody likes to be a winner, so when we read in Romans 8:37 that we as followers of Christ are “more than conquerors,” we get excited. But what does that phrase mean?

The apostle Paul began Romans 8 by recounting God’s grace in sending His Son Jesus to die to pay the penalty for our sins(vv.1-3). He went on to say that believers also have the help of the Holy Spirit to give us victory over the power of sin in daily life (vv.4- 17)

Paul later talked about Christ’s unfailing love (v.35). some circumstances may make us feel alone and defeated, but in all situations we are conquerors because nothing can “separates us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (v.39)

When I was a boy in Singapore, I experienced a particularly harsh punishment. I was forced to kneel on the thorny skin of a durian (a large Asian Fruit). I become angry, and bitterness consumed me. But when I learned of God’s love for me and I put my faith in Christ, He not only forgave my sin but taught me to forgive others. No longer was I imprisoned by my sin or anger. I began to discover that “we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (v.37).

Because of Christ and His unfailing love for us, we are winners! – Albert Lee

Although this life will bring us pain,

Our faith in Christ can help us see

That if we will obey His Word

He’ll give us joy and victory. – Sper

Think less of the power of things over you and more of the power of Christ in you.

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A Life Worth Living

A Life Worth Living

March 7

Read:  John 4:4 - 15

To be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. – Romans 8:6

The Bible In One year

Judges 1 – 4

At a banquet for an academic society, I sat next to a world-renowned scholar. I knew he was admired globally for the books he had written and for his lectures. I also knew that for years he had been struggling with depression. He told me that he was dependent on medication and counseling to keep him going. Then he said, “But Jesus Christ gives me a reason for living.” Those words are etched in my memory.

Whether we are afflicted physically or distressed emotionally, or if we are robustly healthy in body and mind, we all need a reason for living. If we are merely existing from day to day, we understand what Shakespeare meant when he wrote that our lives can be like “an idiot’s tales, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

In the midst of our frantic activity we occasionally become aware that a part from a life of faith in Christ there is no eternal purpose for what we are doing. Our busyness keeps us from facing the fact threat everything’s we do adds up to zero – unless we believe what the apostle Paul said, “For to me, to live in Christ, and to die is gain”(Phil. 1:21).

Is that your testimony? Are you experiencing in Jesus Christ a life that is really worth living? – Vernon Grounds

Jesus is all the world to me,

My life, my joy, my all;

He is my strength from day to day,

Without Him I would fall. – Thompson

Living for Jesus is the best reason for living 

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