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Faith

Face Everything and Rise!

Ever since the Garden of Eden where the story began and our first parents sinned, fear has permeated humankind. The fracturing of relationships, God to man, man to man, man to woman, engendered a universal pandemic of fear and alienation. Fear supplied the Adversary, Satan (“satan” means adversary in Hebrew) with a powerful means for control, manipulation, and deception of fallen humanity, with nearly infinite varieties of expression.

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Walk in Prophecy!

This is an interesting passage of Scripture which details how Josiah, a young and Godly king, went forth to cleanse the land, and in doing so, finds that he was fulfilling a prophecy given years before. Josiah went forth doing what was right — and in doing so, was walking out the works that God preordained for him — he was fulfilling the calling that God had set into motion years before!

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Embrace the Paradox and Rejoice!

Last night, we concluded the feast of Yom Kippur where Jews throughout the world โ€œafflictedโ€ their souls. However, most kids in Israel look at Yom Kippur as โ€œride your bikes in the streets day!โ€ย  You see, Yom Kippur in Israel is the one day when TV and radio stations are completely shut down and the streets are almost completely void of vehicles of any kind. Ironically, some of the only fully operational locations in Israel on Yom Kippur are the hospital emergency rooms โ€“ since kids who finally have no restraints on their bikes, skateboards, and roller skates tend to take risks they wouldn’t normally take โ€“ it’s Yom Kippur โ€“ they have the streets to themselves!

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Experience Faith, (Say “Amen!”)

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The word “Amen” (ืึธืžึตืŸ) properly pronounced in Hebrew “ah-mehn”, means “so be it” or “may it be so”, and also, “Yes, it is true!” Some scholars suggest a connection with the Hebrew word for truth, “emet” (ืึถืžึถืช), because of the two similar root letters, “aleph”(ื) and “mem” (ืž). Truth ought to be confirmed. At the end of a prayer, saying “Amen” expresses the desire to affirm and confirm what was requested or proclaimed. Leha’ameen, (ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ) means “to believe, trust or confide in”, and all variations of this root (ืืžืŸ) relate to “emunah” (ืืžื•ื ื”): faith, belief, or faithfulness!

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Be strong and courageous!

The Bible seems virtually redundant on the theme of courage. More than 125 exhortations for God’s people facing overwhelming trials and dilemmas, resound against fear, notwithstanding how natural that response may seem. Courage based on faith is the universal attitude for saints in all situations. Our omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnipresent (everywhere) Father says, and repeats, “Fear not! Be of good courage! Be strong and courageous!”

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Trust Him Explicitly!

Some experts believe that acute stress can provoke changes in the heart that may lead to death. In one study, fifteen cases were identified in which people died after a physical assault, even though the injuries alone were not enough to kill them. Eleven of the fifteen showed a type of heart-cell death, similar to a reaction in experimental animals that feel helpless to anticipate or avoid danger.

Donโ€™t stop now โ€“ more truth and grace await.