#faithfullness

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Scripture Of The Day - July 17, 2024

Psalm 100:4,5 - "Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations."

  Satan’s plan is to make us somehow accept, either through our upbringing, our experiences or through Church dogma that certain portions of the life of Christ are untrue or not valid in our case.  Every battle we face in life is over the word and whether or not we can build our lives upon the faithfulness and integrity of God.

Hebrews 10:23  - "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is FAITHFUL;"

Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Psalm 37:1-3

In this Psalm, David is instructing the children of God not to fret when it seems like everyone around you is prospering, especially the unrighteous. The antidote given by King David for "fretting" is to feed on the Lord's faithfulness.

Like Psalm 27:13 says, "I truly would lose heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord," nevertheless, there are more times that the worries of the world knock us out. This is why it is crucial that we feed on His FAITHFULNESS.

Yet, how do we do that? One of the primary ways is to feast on His Word -- for it is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4).

RECALLING GOD'S FAITHFULNESS IN TRYING TIMES

In the third chapter of the Book of Lamentations -  the prophet Jeremiah, was suffering through God's chastisement along with his people. As a result of his distress, Jeremiah confessed that his soul was far from any peace, that he had forgotten what happiness was, and that his strength was gone. He felt that God shut out his prayers and had lost his expectant hope in the Lord through his terrible struggle.

Despite all his feelings of being forsaken, Jeremiah prayed again! He boldly said, "Remember my affliction and roaming, the wormwood and the gall" (Lamentations 3:19). The word for "remember" doesn't imply that God forgot His children.  The Hebrew word used here is zakar (Strong's #2142) and speaks of recalling something, meditating on it, purposefully pulling it up in your mind. Jeremiah was asking God to think on him, to focus His Divine intentions on him!

"My soul still remembers and sinks within me" (Lamentations 3:20). Yet, after praying again to God, something happened. Instead of thinking on his circumstances, he "turned to the Lord" and found hope. "This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope" (Lamentations 3:21).

TURN TO THE LORD

"Recall" is connected to one of the primary words used for repentance, shuwb (Strong's #7725), and means to turn back or return. You see, Jeremiah was thinking on his distress and affliction, which was, in a sense PUTTING A SPIRITUAL DISTANCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND GOD. All he had to do was turn his thoughts to the Lord, to return to Him.

 "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you..." (James 4:7-8).

Jeremiah went from thinking on his circumstances to thinking on God. -- Lamentations 3:22-26  - "The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 'The LORD is my portion,' says my soul, 'Therefore I have hope in Him.' The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord."

He fed on God's faithfulness!  God uses ALL distress and affliction for His glory to produce character in us. "...tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope" (Romans 5:3,4).

Acts 16:25,26  -  "And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God:  and the prisoners heard them.  And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken:  and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed."

God's faithfulness is triggered by our faith, while praise brings us into His presence.  When we praise God, He raises us out of our situation.

When we find ourselves in trouble, we use praise as a key to unlock the "prison doors" of our circumstances.  No matter what is going on in our life -- we fill our mouth with the ADORATION AND GREATNESS OF GOD.

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

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Developing Faith and Trust!

Faith the standard of knowing God and seeing Him transform our heart and lives. Faith in not only our salvation but trust in knowing that God is all powerful and above all things.

Everyday a fresh day to experience Gods faithfulness and trust him more always remember what God has done for you.

Pray for increased faith and trust as we seek God first.

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Marianne Faithfull on the set of The Girl on a Motorcycle, 1968.

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Alain Delon and Marianne Faithfull in The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)

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Halfway Point of Prayer Challenge and Not Stopping

I had tried this #prayer #challenge theme before, too. I had given it a shot, but I hadn't given it over to God. I was still stuck on what I could get done.

May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. Psalm 20:4 (NIV) I want to just open by thanking God for showing me what it means to be faithful. 30 Day Prayer Challenge June ’23 I thank God for Him not just telling me but teaching me by example upon example through His Word and His own mighty works in my life. During this 30-Day Prayer Challenge, God has remained…

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Gm soul family. #difficulty #opportunity #faithfullness #lordgod (at Mumbai, Maharashtra) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpOtny9oznK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)

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Marianne Faithfull and her dog, Sara Bingley, at home in Reading, England. October 15, 1964.

Photographed by John Pratt.

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Alain Delon and Marianne Faithfull in The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968).

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It's fall....I'm thinking of 60s cloak/cape fashion trend

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A Raymonds Revue Bar Stripper, Soho 1968 Photography by David Montgomery

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Marianne Faithfull photographed by Gered Mankowitz for the cover of her album, North Country Maid, in 1965.

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‘Marianne Flowers" by Gered Mankowitz & Christian Furr.

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The Girl on a Motorcycle | Jack Cardiff | 1968

Marianne Faithfull in the red room

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Photographer Gus Faithfull