"And those who know Your Name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord have not forsaken those who seek You." (Psalm 9:10)
It may seem at times in your life that this is not so--- but it is only a "seems."
When trouble, anguish, sorrow, "doubts and fears assail," when everything about life seems to argue against our text, it is then we must hold fast to and confess out loud these Words, "For You, Lord have not forsaken those who seek You." This is an act of believing, "The Word of God," Jesus, rather than all other words or circumstances.
Many of the Psalms are what we could call confessional Psalms. The psalmists in these Psalms are not necessarily asking for something, or lamenting their lives, or calling for the rebuke of the enemy. It is what the Hebrew writer calls us all to, "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He Who promised is faithful." You probably know that the Word translated, "confession," is from a root Word which means, "to say the same thing." It also means, "an agreement, a covenant," among the Followers of Jesus that we will believe, obey, act upon His Words, literally, to the death.
Here is a great "New Year's Resolution:" No matter what this year brings our way, we, as the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, covenant together that we will always say the same things which Jesus Christ has already said, and in the Holy Spirit is still saying within us. I call all of the Church who are reading this to ask and declare, "Where do we sign?!?"
Father, in Jesus' Name, by the power of Holy Spirit I pray that my friend and I will covenant together to always, "say (and think) the same thing," You say. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
