8^th June 2011

SEEDS FOR HARVESTING 6/20

Heb 11:1
"What is faith? It is the confident assurance
that what we hope for is going to happen."

In the beginning of our walk with Jesus,
it was a simple act of faith
that enabled us to say "yes" to Him.
This verse reminds us that our ongoing faith
is more than a simple "yes."
The further we have walked with Him
the more profound has become
our understanding of our faith.

What wonderful words these are "confident assurance."
They express for us that our "faith",
our trust and belief in the Father and the Son is taking on a dimension far beyond our ‘babes in Christ' experiences.
It takes us on to
"what we hope for is going to happen" experiences.

In these later days we seem to have buried the promise of Eternal Life into a wishy-washy future promise.
The future hope has lost its "confident assurance"
and been replaced with promise just for today.

So often "what we hope for" is tied into our present hope and we struggle hard to make the promise of God's Word a living reality for our future needs.
Yes, our present needs, for today, are important for us.
But it is important that our "confident assurance"
is linked into "what we hope for is going to happen".

Should we still be singing
"Shall we gather at the river?"
in anticipation of our entry into God's eternal kingdom?

Bob Imms 5.6.11