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Friday, 21 November 2014

GOD-TRACKING IS GAZING AT TOMORROW THROUGH THE TELESCOPE OF FAITH

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21 November 2014

Dear God-tracker

God-tracking is gazing at tomorrow through the telescope of faith

It was a cold dark winter’s night when I set up my humble telescope in the back garden to gaze at the stars. I love star gazing. I think the Lord gives us a taste of his glory and extravagance in the enormity of the galaxies. This night I trained my telescope on Saturn. Apart from earth, I think Saturn is the most beautiful planet in our solar system. As I twisted the focus knob the image began to take shape in my lens. I was completely awestruck by the tiny spectacle I saw of the second largest planet in our solar system with its magnificent rings. At its closest Saturn is 746 million miles away from my telescope, yet I saw it as clearly as though I were almost upon it.

Faith is telescopic! In Habakkuk 3 we read, “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Saviour.” From where the prophet was standing, the future looked pretty bleak. In his flesh, he may have wondered how in the world the Lord would restore his people. But even as he gazed into the future, Habakkuk knew that the Lord was already on the other side of tomorrow, meeting their every need. He was able to gaze into the distance through the telescope of faith and, as he did so, he declared, “The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.”

Perhaps you’re facing immediate difficulties today and feel that there is no way you’ll get through tomorrow. Maybe you’re wondering how you will ever overcome the astronomical financial mess you’re in. It could be that you’re praying for a loved one far off, who is sick in body or afflicted in soul. Well, if that’s you then allow me to encourage you to pick up your humble telescope of faith and look through those clouds and on to the stars beyond. The prayer of faith will make the sick person well. Jesus said that with God, all things are possible. The Lord Almighty who spoke the universe into being is the One who calls things that are not as though they are. Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of a life we cannot see, from here. All the great heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 all saw what they hoped for from a distance and welcomed the promises of God from afar.

Perhaps from where you’re standing all hope seems a million miles away. If so then gaze through the scope of faith and, in prayer, lay hold of the promises of God by fixing your eyes on Jesus and not on your dilemma.

God-tracking is gazing at tomorrow through the telescope of faith

Fix your eyes on Jesus

Dudley

It’s all in the Book…
Habakkuk 3

James 5:15

Romans 4:16-17

Hebrews 11

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Verse of the Week

2 Corinthians 5:7
We live by faith, not by sight.

Quote of the Week

Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes

“Real faith believes God right to the end.” --- Smith Wigglesworth

Don’t Give Up, Look Up!

Look up and Fix Your Eyes on Jesus!

I make a conscious effort to hold up the telescope of faith and focus on the answers to my prayers and not the reasons for praying

“Dear Lord, I admit that I’m in a mess at the moment. Somehow, from where I’m standing, I can’t see a way out of my dilemma, But, I know that you are already beyond the future and that you have already worked out this problem. So, I choose now to let go of my human reason and understanding and put my faith in your promises to meet all my needs according to your glorious riches in Jesus. I make a conscious effort to hold up the telescope of faith and focus on the answers to my prayers and not the reasons for praying. Lord, you are my all in all. Amen.”

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Friday, 14 November 2014

GOD-TRACKING IS WALKING IN THE LIGHT OF HIS GLORY AND GRACE

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14 November 2014

Dear God-tracker

God-tracking is walking in the light of his glory and grace

In 1922 Helen Lemmel wrote a wonderful song, still sung extensively today. In the chorus she wrote:

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

The scriptures put it this way: “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

I know of a woman who, together with her family, deeply loved and served the Lord. We’ll call her Jan. Sadly Jan had a slow degenerate disease that was to eventually take her life. However, as a young woman she married a loving man and had two wonderful children. Her children grew up to know and love Jesus, too. One day her 21-year old son, an avid motorcycle enthusiast, was coming home late one night and had an accident that took his life. The family was devastated but Jan held them together with the hope that only Jesus can offer. Shortly afterward her daughter married and left home. It was then that her husband had an extra marital affair and left Jan to marry another woman. Jan was left alone and dejected with a debilitating disease. As the years rolled by she became increasingly ill until, in her mid-60s, Jan passed away.

A sad life, indeed. Or was it? Throughout her trials right up until her last breath Jan never denied her Lord. She remained true to worshipping and loving God with all her heart, soul and flesh. She always had faith, hope and cheer and, in spite of her circumstance, she acknowledged the Lord every day, walking in his tender care. Jan kept her eyes on Jesus and in her times of deepest despair she would sing, “I turn my eyes upon Jesus and the things of the earth grow strangely dim in the light of his glory and grace.”

It could be that you’re going through a Jan experience today. Perhaps you’ve been deserted or rejected by a loved one. Maybe you’ve suffered loss and bereavement. Possibly you’ve lost your security and tomorrow looks a little less than rosy from where you’re standing today. When you feel as though the cords of death have entangled you and you’re being overcome by trouble and sorrows, call on his name. The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion and will deliver you, always!

So continue to acknowledge the Lord in all your ways, keep your eyes on Jesus and scorn that cross ahead of you. Hold onto the promises of God through every trial, standing in the authority of his name and his word to save, deliver and heal you. Remember, Jesus is already on the other side of your tomorrow meeting your every need.

God-tracking is walking in the light of his glory and grace.

Blessings

Dudley

It’s all in the Book…
Hebrews 12:1-3

Psalm 116:1-9

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Verse of the Week

Psalm 116:2
Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

Quote of the Week

Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes

“Deliverance is always found on the ‘mount’; living faith must first prove to God that it has taken his word and promise for victory.” --- Rees Howels

Don’t Give Up, Look Up!

Look up and Fix Your Eyes on Jesus!

Help me face tomorrow, Lord, in your glory and grace

“So here I am again, Lord, desperate for your help. I admit that I can’t face these difficulties in my own strength; I need your strength. So I choose to give up on my own efforts to get through this mess and put my confidence in your power to save, deliver and heal me. I turn my eyes upon Jesus and look full in his wonderful face. I acknowledge you in all my needs and believe that you will meet them according to your riches in Jesus. Help me face tomorrow, Lord, in your glory and grace. Amen.”