Faith Is Tangible Assurance
Through
their
lives they
scattered the
seeds of the
gospel the
true message
of Jesus the
only One
who saves.
God and waited; trusting that God
would stir them inside and they knew
things in their hearts were changing. The
seed was awakening. The Holy Spirit
came to them watered the seed and they
arose and blossomed and grew to what
they were called for. History speaks of
so many of the faithful of God in the
Bible and many have been written about
in books.“By faith we understand that
the worlds were framed by the word of
God, so that things which are seen were
not made of things which are visible.”
Hebrew 11:3
Faith is able to give us an understanding
of what we see and know of the world
that was created out of the invisible
realm by God. Hidden deep within our
hearts it has been revealed to us by the
Holy Spirit. Look in Hebrews 11:8,
Abraham was called to go to a place
where he would receive his inheritance
and off he went not even knowing
where he was going. Noah built a boat
when there was no water around. Look
at Moses, Rahab, David and many others.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul and
Peter. So many are recorded in Hebrews
11:33, “who through faith subdued
kingdoms,
worked
righteousness,
obtained promises, stopped the mouth
of lions, V34 quenched the violence of
fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out
of weakness where made strong, became
valiant in battle, turned to flight the
armies of aliens.” Read the rest of this
chapter and see.
Look back through history and see
believers such as Livingstone, Hudson,
Spurgeon and Smith Wigglesworth, so
many all weathered the storms of their
calling. Through their lives they scattered
the seeds of the gospel the true and only
message of Jesus the only One who
saves. They grew from the seed sown
in them and in the knowledge of God,
watered by the Holy Spirit, grew in faith
and courage. They spoke boldly in the
power of the Holy Spirit. Were blessed
with spiritual blessing and all their needs
were met, they were comforted guided
and led.
Faith Is Fruitful
They also weathered the storms when
they came upon persecutions. They
blossomed and grew even in their trials.
Nothing could sway them as they were
rooted in the word of God. Then and
now as we have a testimony of their lives
and their service to God we see how
they shine as lights for Jesus, how they
triumphed over the attacks of the enemy.
We also see how sometimes they must
have felt despair when storms and heavy
rains came and their petals drooped and
wilted but how they stayed put and when
the storm passed we see how they had
stood strong in the protection of God.
Then the Holy Spirit breathed the sun
and warm breeze upon them and they
bloomed once more and set out to do
the Father’s will.
Then all over the earth as is the Father’s
will, we too sow seeds of His word,
His love and devotion, that nurture and
strengthen us to stretch high up to attain
the prize - Jesus our Lord and Saviour.
From there we go on in the power of the
Holy Spirit to sow seeds and be reapers
in the fields. To help gather the flowers
that will spring up and be fruitful just
as all the saints long gone and now are
resting in the bosom of Jesus had done.
Their labour having not been in vain. We,
arrayed as beautiful flowers catching the
sunlight of the love of Jesus, spreading
the perfume of His love wherever we
go, the scent catching on the breeze of
the Holy Spirit, so the seeds of His love
fall into the hearts and minds of folks
and they are watered with the fresh water
from rivers of life.
“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture
has said, out of his heart will flow rivers
of living water.” John 7:38 Then one day
as our season of blooming is over we as
flowers fall and our many seeds are sown.
We know that Jesus who is our all in all,
will come and take us to His garden of
rest. Thank You Jesus.
Prayer. Heavenly Father help us to be
sowers for You while the harvest is still
out there. Help us in the power of Your
Holy Spirit to help gather in the flowers.
To use the gifts You have given us that
our petals don’t wilt and droop but are
strong to spread the perfume of Your
love to others. In Jesus’s Name we ask.
Amen. p
By Lynda K Smith
writer, proof reader,
poet and Evangelist
April - June 2018
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