Elorra

Constant! This stream of distractions runs constantly under my feet. I keep tripping along wishing I were stronger. But I know, I know, somewhere up ahead is a place where waters still run deep. They're whispering "come," beckoning me on. Constant is my Father's calling me to follow Him against the current. I continue on in His promise to be constant. Oh, God did, God did, what I could not do. He stayed faithful when I untrue. So you see I must follow where else could I go? Constant is my Father's calling me to follow Him against the current. I continue on in His promise to be constant. I got carried away in over my head far from the shoreline. Never waiting for my hand He extended His only Son, my lifeline. And constant is my Father's calling. I'll follow Him against the current and I will continue on for He is Constant, He is Constant. Oh constant is my fAther's calling me to follow Him against the current. I will continue on, I will be pulled along for He is Constant, Constant. I'll follow, follow, follow my Father. I follow, follow, follow my Father. Oh, I'm going on, I can hear Him call. So, I'll go on in His promise For He is constant. Some days are just like that. I am so bogged down and tripping through the day that I forget. He is constant. My savior has not changed. He is the same everyday. He is not surprised or swayed by the latest news or story. Today, I turned to the Word and pleaded for 'a word.' Please give me something, Lord, a little nugget to chew. You know like a revelation, something really big. Let me say, if He repeats Himself, it's probably a point He doesn't want me to miss. How is it that I can read something a half dozen times and still miss it at first. And why can't it be simple, a simple truth that I know to be true? Why do I have to get my nugget in bold print or embellished with glitter? But today, it's just a simple phrase with reverberating truth. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future. By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the tip of his staff. By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave insturctions about his bones. By faith Moses' parents hid him for 3 months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger. By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. By faith the walls of Jericho fell. By faith the prostitute Rahab, becasue she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those wher were disobedient. -from Hebrews 11 Only 2 words, but very important. "By faith" Even a prostitute, whose sins are obvious and seem so wrong, can be blessed and watch miracles happen in her life, by faith. It's all in believing. Believing God. Not like those Christmas shirts that say "believe" with a little picture of Santa Clause. And not believing because I'm naive or just clinging to religion. Believing because the One who said it is faithful. And He proves Himself all the time through the lives of His believing followers.

A few things I'm so thankful for on this election day, regardless of the outcome: *We live in a democracy where we have the right to a vote and a voice. We have the God-given responsibility to use both wisely and in the way that best reflects what God conveys through Scripture. *God "works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will" and "according to the plan." Ephesians 1:11 *Not only does God work out everything in conformity with His will, He has promised to work out everything for the GOOD of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. *God sets up kings and deposes them and gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. Daniel 2:21 *We, the beautifully diverse family of God, are never - not at any time - powerless. Nor are we ever victims of a system. Believing prayer takes us through doors we'll never be invited to enter and into judges chambers we'll never grace. Take a look back at Genesis 18 once again with astonishment over the dialogue between God and His servant and friend, Abraham. Rejoice that God is ever mindful of a faithful remnant. The Judge of the Earth will always do right. *Even if persecution should await believers in Christ or harrowing circumstances hound us, God will use hardship to bring unity and purity to a people who need it desperately. The best of circumstances do not always produce the best in the Bride of Christ. *The living God is firmly established upon His Throne and there at His holy feet we can always find grace and mercy in our time of need. *No matter what happens today, we are GOD'S elect. He has elected us to show His heart and to walk in His ways in the culture that surrounds us. We are called to walk in the challenging balance of grace and truth.May we be filled with Christ's Spirit today and our mouths given to praise and to believing, receiving prayer. God IS faithful and He has us firmly in His hand. We will not fear. We will not doubt. We will not hate."Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in Him, for He shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between His shoulders." Deuteronomy 33:12I remain your servant,Beth from www.LivingProofMinisties.blogspot.com