Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You
The Sureness of God's Love
"Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him"(Genesis 37:18, NKJV).
What a tragic step it is to doubt a father's love and take matters into our own hands. The first thing that changed in Joseph's brothers after they began to doubt their father's love was the way they talked. Listen to them: "Come, let's kill him. No, cast him into a pit. Better yet, let's sell him to the Ishmaelites and make a little money!" Their hearts swelled with contempt and betrayal. Out of their corrupted hearts burst a stream of wicked words, the language of the world.
Unholy speech is a sure sign of a hardened heart. Joseph's brothers became insensitive to sin, and their corrupted conversation led to criminal behavior. First, they talked like the wicked, and then they began to act like them. Before long, they became cold, calculating criminals. Not only did they sin, but they covered it up and then went about their business of tending sheep as though nothing had happened.
How corrupt and insensitive we can become when we doubt our Father's love. Malachi, the prophet, warned the children of Israel concerning the hardness of their hearts. Like Joseph's brothers, the Israelites had fallen prey to doubt and had grown calloused to their sin. The book of Malachi begins, "The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. I have loved you, says the Lord. Yet you say, 'In what way have you loved us?'" (Malachi 1:1-2). Incredible! They dared to tell God, "We see no evidence in our lives that you love or care for us."
Show me a Christian who begins to doubt God's love and decides to take matters into his own hands, and I will show you a Christian whose conversation has become corrupted. The more he doubts, the more unholy his speech will become.
The way some Christians talk is absolutely shocking. Once, they spoke with godly awe and reverence, uttering words of faith and joy. Once, they spoke softly, with an edifying speech. Now, they speak bluntly, irreverently. Their words betray what is in their hearts: fear, unbelief, and despair. Beloved, throw off all evil, unbelieving thoughts. Do not continue to doubt God's great love for you. Embrace the sureness of your Father's love! AMEN
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
Last edited by Tarfoot; 27-02-25 at 22:10.
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