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What Is Faith?

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As is it with anything in life the answers are within the Bible, take a few moments to look at the Book of Hebrews, chapter 11.  It begins…

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”

Hebrews 11:1

As it continues it provides several examples of faith represented in the lives of biblical heroes, who despite their circumstances, persevered in faith to trust God even when everyone around them told them differently.

The statement above is simple, living it out is not easy…we need daily interaction and a growing relationship with the Lord in order to stay on course.

Faith is not an event or a destination it is most definitely a journey!  May God’s peace be with you today as you take a few more steps along the way.

(This photo was taken in June of 2013 while driving near Pike’s Peak in Colorado)

 

A New Day, Live A New Way

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“So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view.  Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”

2 Corinthians 5:16-17

(This photo was taken in April of 2016 during the sunrise on a lake in central Minnesota)

Seek First His Kingdom

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“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

Matthew 6:33-34

(This photo was taken in June of 2013 while driving in northern Colorado)

Be Courageous

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Paul writes in one of his letters to the Corinthians…

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.  Do everything in love.”

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

(This photo was taken in June of 2013 at Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Prepare The Way

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One of my favorite worship songs at this time of the year is “Prepare the Way of the Lord”, it speaks to preparing our hearts and minds and our very lives for the birth of our Savior, Jesus…Here are the words of John the Baptist as written in the Gospel of John…

“John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘I am the voice of one calling in the desert, Make straight the way for the Lord’.”

John 1:23

(This photo was  taken in August of 2016 near Arches National Park in Utah)

The Holy Spirit Comes

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The words of Jesus written by Luke in the Book of Acts…

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 at Sapphire Point near Dillon, Colorado)

All Things Begin With The Word

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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.  Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  In him was life, and that life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”

John 1:1-5

(This photo was taken in June of 2016 at a lake near Minneapolis, Minnesota)