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Living By Faith

Living by Faith, in Jesus above, Trusting, Confiding, in His Great Love, from all harm safe, in His sheltering arms, I'm living by Faith and feel no alarm.

Fine words from a song that I and my family have sung many times. I see multitudes in other countries, from Africa, the Philippines to India, that have very little, according to man. Money is scarce, food, lodging, even clothing. Many are lost without anyone to turn to, many are relying on idols, friends, neighbors and other countries to come to their aid. In these same countries, from the dry deserts, to the high mountains, I see pockets of Christians, still living by faith, not knowing where their next meal is coming from but knowing that Jesus promised that He would never leave them nor forsake them. Can I or anyone alleviate this poverty? Can anyone cure the unbalance of wealth in this world? The answer is, no. We all have been given a life, a destiny, that was ordained by God, many suffer because they have rejected the living God and have turned to Idols, this being on their own decision, and many others are low, but have not been forsaken.

Its easy to say that, you will be rewarded in Heaven, but even that does not alleviate their condition on this earth. Even with many charities around the world giving and giving, to help the poor and starving, it takes just as much or even more to send this aid, as was given to buy the food and clothing that is being delivered. From corruption to theft, much of this aid is not even reaching the people that it was intended to reach. So then what is the answer?

2Co 11:26-31; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

These infirmities are not just located in one country or another, but rather these things are happening around the world. Hunger, famine, petulance and many other things that can kill the body. Millions are suffering, but why? Psa 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. Nations and multitudes are not seeking the things that are above but are seeking only those things that are below. Am I ashamed by the life and destiny that God has delivered unto me? No, not by any means, for there is reasoning behind every thing that God does. Have I compassion on those that are without? Yes, for if I have not compassion, then how could the Love of God dwell within me? Can I change the world and feed millions? No. For I am just a man.

For it is written; “they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.” Luke 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. I bring to you no idle words, that will not feed, cloth nor bring about salvation, but I brings words of, Trust, Faith, Hope and Deliverance. These are not my words nor promises, but these are the words of Jesus Christ. The heathen do not know the Lord, they do not Trust in the Lord, they do not Seek the Lord, but I pray that you do. For as it is also written; Mat 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Many have exchanged their soul for the things of this world, Yes, even those that are still suffering famine and petulance. I speak not just of money, but of the pleasures of the flesh, the pleasures of a moment, the filling of even a meal to satisfy the body, for even this is noted in Scripture. Heb 12:16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. For can we not endure that which was commanded? Do we only look for what God gives us today, or are we dissatisfied with Him so that we look to gather up and store up for tomorrow, knowing fare well that tomorrow may not come? Will we be as the Israelites tried, gathering manna above what God had instructed, only to have it turn to maggots over night? Who is our source, who is our supply, who gives us our daily bread, put cloths upon our backs, and shelters us from the buffeting of Satan?

Rom 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Job 5:20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

When we who believe in Christ come upon, tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, or sword, we have a strong hand that leads us and guides us, threw the fires of life. We may hunger here, we may even die by war, but when those that have all, who never hunger, never go naked, never want of any good thing of this life, who have not the Spirit of God within them go to be judged, we shall be filled, and clothed and made Kings and Priest before God, while they who have turned their back on the Living God, suffer in torments for eternity. Will we then have satisfaction on the punishments on those that have rejected us in this life? No. For they were deceived by sin and Satan, we will not be looking for satisfaction, but if it were possible, we would grieve over them for their destiny in Hell.

1Co 4:10-14; We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. Being followers of Christ does not secure us from many trials and problems in this world, for we are not of this world but of a world to come. We may suffer hunger, but only for a time, we may suffer persecution, but wasn't even Jesus hated and crucified on the Cross? Can we not trust in God, can we not accept our lives as was given to us, and use our state to convince others of a better way, a better life, a better salvation? I ask these things of you to build up your most Holy Faith in God and His Christ. Famine will come, even greater than it is today, war and persecution will also come, at a level that was never seen before, but we as believers in Christ will, I say again, Will be delivered, will be saved, will be made inheritors of this world. Be strong in faith my Brothers and Sisters, there is coming a day, when Christ will split the eastern sky, look up, you redemption is drawing near. Ars.