Quote from Forum Archives on April 12, 2002, 3:49 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

This week, we've discussed cultivating our attitude toward Christ,
dealing with anxiety, learning discernment, discipline, developing
faith and belief.

Today, I'd like to share another message from the Quiet Walk
Devotional series, authored by the Walk Thru the Bible organization
and made available online by Crosswalk.com. This message also deals
with matters of faith and belief. It suggests a passage of scripture
to read and offers guidelines for praise, prayer, and worship.

As we end another work week, I continue to pray that God will use this
ministry in effective ways to help individuals examine themselves and
cultivate their relationship with Him. I sure do not have the final
answers, but God does. God is my first love, and I am forever
grateful for the huge sacrifice of love that Jesus Christ, God's Son,
made in my behalf (and yours as well).

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

Subject: Quiet Walk for Friday, April 12, 2002
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 08:24:28 -0400

Q U I E T W A L K D E V O T I O N A L
by Walk Thru the Bible

BIBLE READING

John 3

OVERVIEW
Jesus explains the spiritual nature of salvation.

INSIGHT
Faith, or belief, is often misunderstood. Faith has been
defined as "believing in spite of there being nothing to
believe" or "believing in spite of the evidence to the
contrary." It is often viewed as identical with wishful
thinking. If we believe hard enough, we can make something
come true (regardless of whether or not God may approve).

None of these concepts is biblical. Faith is belief based on
sufficient evidence. In other words, faith is trusting what
God has revealed in His Word and in the world, both of which
give ample testimony to the truth.

PRAYER

* The sensitive and believing heart looks for
opportunities to praise the Lord for His goodness:

I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make its boast in the Lord;
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt His name together. . . .
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! ( Psalm 34:1-3, 8 ).

* Pause for personal praise and thanksgiving. Pray this
confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free
from sin:

Sing praise to the Lord,
You saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning
( Psalm 30:4-5 ).

* Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your
mind. Now pause to pray this affirmation to the Lord:

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye ( Psalm 32:8 ).

* As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:

? spiritual victory over temptation,
? opportunities to serve the Lord,
? your activities for the day,
? whatever else is on your heart.

* Offer this closing prayer to the Lord:

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of
the Holy Spirit ( Romans 15:13 ).

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