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Resources on Faith and Obedience

Resources on Faith and Obedience

A Crisis of Faith

Psalm 73:1-28 A psalm of Asaph. 1 Surely God is good to Israel,    to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;    I had nearly lost my foothold.3 For I envied the arrogant    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 They have no struggles;    their bodies are healthy and strong.5 They are free from common human burdens;    they are not plagued by human ills.6 Therefore pride is their necklace;    they clothe themselves with violence.7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity;    their evil imaginations have no limits.8 They scoff, and…

Safe in God

Psalm 91:1-16 1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,    my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you    from the fowler’s snare    and from the deadly pestilence.4 He will cover you with his feathers,    and under his wings you will find refuge;    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.5 You will not fear the terror of night,    nor the arrow that flies by day,6 nor the pestilence that stalks in…

Learning to Live by Faith

Habakkuk 2:1-5 2:1 I will stand at my watch    and station myself on the ramparts;I will look to see what he will say to me,    and what answer I am to give to this complaint. 2 Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation    and make it plain on tablets    so that a herald may run with it.3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time;    it speaks of the end    and will not prove false.Though it linger, wait for it;    it will certainly come    and will not delay. 4 “See, the enemy is puffed up;    his desires are not upright—    but…

Questioning God

Habakkuk 1:5-17 5 “Look at the nations and watch—    and be utterly amazed.For I am going to do something in your days    that you would not believe,    even if you were told.6 I am raising up the Babylonians,    that ruthless and impetuous people,who sweep across the whole earth    to seize dwellings not their own.7 They are a feared and dreaded people;    they are a law to themselves    and promote their own honor.8 Their horses are swifter than leopards,    fiercer than wolves at dusk.Their cavalry gallops headlong;    their horsemen come from afar.They fly like an eagle…

Borrowed Strength

Proverbs 3:1-12 1 My son, do not forget my teaching,    but keep my commands in your heart,2 for they will prolong your life many years    and bring you peace and prosperity. 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;    bind them around your neck,    write them on the tablet of your heart.4 Then you will win favor and a good name    in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart    and lean not on your own understanding;6 in all your ways submit to him,    and he will make your…

Relief

In this passage, we wrap up the book of Esther with two reminders about the work of God in our lives.  First, He is working even when we cannot see Him.  Second, He uses all of us to accomplish His purposes through our unique gifting.  Wherever we are, God has commissioned us to be Christ there.   Esther 9:1-10:3 9 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out.…

The Moment of Decision

Esther 4:1-17 1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. 2 But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it. 3 In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many…

Trusting in the Lord

Psalm 125:1-5 A song of ascents.1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,which cannot be shaken but endures forever.2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,so the Lord surrounds his peopleboth now and forevermore. 3 The scepter of the wicked will not remainover the land allotted to the righteous,for then the righteous might usetheir hands to do evil. 4 Lord, do good to those who are good,to those who are upright in heart.5 But those who turn to crooked…