[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] GDW 4-28-11 [The Risk of Faith]

[Eric Calhoun]

Let's remember all the states where tornadoes have spawned this past month.
 Included should be the Southern states.


Original Message: 
From: "Mary Ann" <serenity77 at shaw.ca>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] GDW 4-28-11  [The Risk of Faith]
Date: 
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:56:57 -0600





                 
           


                          The Risk of Faith 
                 
           
           



                  At the beginning of Elijah's ministry, God sent him to
stay with a widow and her son. When he first arrived, Elijah asked the
widow for some bread. The woman sadly said she only had enough for one
final meal: "I don't have any bread - only a handful of flour in a jar and
a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a
meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it - and die" (1 Kings 17:12).
[Let's remember those in the world today with this same feeling of
hopelessness.] 

                  The widow had completely given up on life. She believed
she was preparing her last meal, but Elijah told her to trust God and make
him something to eat out of the remaining flour. Elijah said it was God's
plan to provide for all her needs...but she must believe. 

                  1 Kings 17:14
                  "For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says:
'The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry
until the day the Lord gives rain on the land.'" 

                  The widow could have used the remaining food to feed
herself and her son, but she risked all she had and did as Elijah
requested. Even though she couldn't see the extra food or understand how it
would arrive, she had faith in God's Word and took action based on her
faith. "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we
do not see" (Hebrews 11:1). 

                  The risk was great, but God's promise and provision
were even greater: "So there was food every day for Elijah and for the
woman and her family. For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of
oil did not run dry, in keeping with the Word of the Lord spoken by Elijah"
(1 Kings 17:15-16). 

                  Taking a step of faith ALWAYS requires risk - always
requires stepping into the unknown. If we could see every detail about
where God was leading and how He would provide, we wouldn't need faith. But
if there is any "success" to be had in the Christian walk, it will only
come as we daily live by faith - as we live each and every moment by
listening intently for the call of God and then trusting Him, even through
our fear, as we step into what we cannot see. This is where the true
blessings of God reside. 

                  When God calls us to a place where we must be "certain
of what we do not see," we must boldly step. We must overcome our fears
with a faith grounded in the promises of His Word and trust Him with all
our heart to never leave our side. We can be sure of the hope found in
Jesus Christ! Let's share this message of faithful hope all around the
world. 

                  If we are careful to listen, we most certainly will
hear the call of God. He is faithful and will never lead us astray. So when
we hear His call, let's be prepared to step and take the risk of faith.

                  Have a Christ Centered Day!

                  Steve Troxel
                  God's Daily Word Ministries 
           

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