Tuesday, April 19, 2011
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” - Romans 10:9-10
Monday, April 11, 2011
It matters not how large or small
Your faith may seem to be;
What really counts is whom you trust
In life’s uncertainty. —Fitzhugh
Came across this short poem online and was reminded of a conversation with Shu Han on one of our interview visit car trips:
Exercising faith is like sitting on a chair. We have faith that the chair is able to hold us and not wobble and break, hence we sit on it. However, it's not because of our faith that we do not fall when we sit, but because of the stability and strength of the chair. If we have strong faith, the chair doesn't fall. If we have faith as small as a mustard seed, the chair doesn't fall. Even when we have no faith at all, the chair is still strong and stable.
Likewise, our faith in God does not determine how mighty our God is.
The fact is this -
Psalm 18:2 "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold"
In the midst of uncertainty in this time and age, in a world that seems to be fading and dying physically and morally, in times of disappointment and times of joy, in a confused, directionless and faithless nation, we have all the confidence that the Creator of the world is still in control - our unshakeable stronghold - unchanging, everlasting.
Your faith may seem to be;
What really counts is whom you trust
In life’s uncertainty. —Fitzhugh
Came across this short poem online and was reminded of a conversation with Shu Han on one of our interview visit car trips:
Exercising faith is like sitting on a chair. We have faith that the chair is able to hold us and not wobble and break, hence we sit on it. However, it's not because of our faith that we do not fall when we sit, but because of the stability and strength of the chair. If we have strong faith, the chair doesn't fall. If we have faith as small as a mustard seed, the chair doesn't fall. Even when we have no faith at all, the chair is still strong and stable.
Likewise, our faith in God does not determine how mighty our God is.
The fact is this -
Psalm 18:2 "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold"
In the midst of uncertainty in this time and age, in a world that seems to be fading and dying physically and morally, in times of disappointment and times of joy, in a confused, directionless and faithless nation, we have all the confidence that the Creator of the world is still in control - our unshakeable stronghold - unchanging, everlasting.
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