Thursday, December 13, 2007

A splendid surrounding

This one is to Brandon and his always friends, former roommates:

When one is truly a part of God (bapized into him, right?), every wind that blows, every feather that flutters,each day the market falls, each time a supervisor fails, each dark moment that comes, you and God are affected--that's right, you are affected together because you are every second surrounded by him and his faithful watchfulness. He is affected by your low spots because you are his child and that how parents feel. He is moved by your sorrow, anxiety and stress; his ears are attentive to your cries for mercy because he is your father. He is holding you in his arms.

Therefore, since you are surrounded by him, you must "throw off everything that hinders and run with perseverance with your eyes fixed on Him. (Hebrews 12:1-2). You must endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. (Hebrews 12:7) Later on that discipline will produce a harvest of righteousness and peace. (Hebrews:12:11) Keep on loving each other as brothers.
Hebrews 13:1) and remember what God told you: "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."

Judy Thomas's translation says that means you will always be splendidly surrounded, and that you can truly say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid."

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