[Faith-talk] FW: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] From tradition to truth by Gloria Copeland

[Eric Calhoun]

Guys, I will address the "too many forwards" thread, next.


Original Message: 
From: Donna Kiser <kiserdonna5 at gmail.com>
To: URCTCPrayerGroup2 at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] From tradition to truth by Gloria Copeland
Date: 
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:58:12 -0400

 From Tradition to TruthGloria Copeland

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth
all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life
from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender
mercies;
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed
like
the eagle's.

- Psalm 103:2-5

Is there actually a divine purpose behind the bad things that happen in
your
life? Could it be that the sicknesses and calamities you experience are
somehow a part of God's plan for you?

Before you can ever begin to experience the healing, delivering power of
God, you've got to know the answer to those questions. You have to settle
them once and for all. If you even suspect that God is the source of your
misfortunes, you won't be able to believe Him for deliverance from them.
Your faith will be crippled because you'll think that by escaping those
things, you'll be opposing His will.

In order to receive all the benefits God desires to give you, you must be
absolutely sure that He is a good God. You must be certain that His will
for
you is health, not sickness; prosperity, not poverty; happiness, not
sorrow-- 100 percent of the time! Psalm 103 alone is enough to prove
that's
true. But if it's not enough to convince you, there are many others too.
One
of the best known verses is Psalm 136:1 that says, "O give thanks unto
the
Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."

If religious traditions have robbed you of the goodness of God, if it's
taught you He brings trouble into your life so He can teach you something,
start today washing those traditions away with the truth. Get out your
Bible
and let God Himself tell you through His own Word that He is the God that
heals you (Exod. 15:26). Dig into the Scriptures and discover for yourself
that He is a God of mercy (Ps. 86:5), loving-kindness (Jer. 9:24), and
compassion (Ps. 145:8).

Put your doubts to rest and open your heart to receive the truth about
your
heavenly Father. It's the only thing that can truly set you free.

*Scripture Reading:* Psalm 89:1-28

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-- 
*Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable
in
Your sight, O Lord, my [firm, impenetrable] Rock and my Redeemer. Ps
19:14*