dealing with the unknown :: Monday E-Devotion

With or without God. Your choice. This is how we deal with the unknown. With or without hope and joy and purpose.

Our Chase the Lion series took us this weekend to look at the uncertainties of life. We talked about the fact that Christians seek and pray for peace all the time. We want a life that is level with few highs and few lows. But that brings us to a conclusion....that kid of life without the mountains and the valleys is pretty dull and boring PLUS it doesn't leave any room for God to work. Think about it.

Dealing with the unknown we have to make a choice to let God be God and lead us through those times. If we wait for the right moment or the perfect situation, we will never make a move. In fact, faith is an exercise in uncertainty because with faith we admit that God is in control. We are not. It gets easier to deal with the unknown when we confess that fact.

Here are some verses from the message this week that ought to help us in dealing with the unknown:

Hebrews 11:1 (nlt) --- Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

Hebrews 13:6 (nlt) --- So we can say with confidence,"The Lord is my helper,so I will have no fear.What can mere people do to me?"

Philippians 1:6 (nlt) --- And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Romans 8:38-39 (nlt) --- And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 1:12 (nasb) --- For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.

An extra....we need to be convinced that God is what the Bible says and He will do what He has done in the past. We are His kids, and His love is deep and real and unchanging:

Romans 4:21 (nlt) ---He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises.

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

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wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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