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>Abraham’s Call – A prototype

November 7, 2010 by Fritz

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Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee – Genesis 12:1

Abram’s (later known as Abraham) life is the prototype of faith. He was called to leave his country, kindred, fathers house and follow God to a place he did not know. What he did know is that God would be with him.

We, too, are called to leave, not necessarily our parents or city but the comfortable, familiar, and natural way of life inherited through our father, Adam, and follow Christ to an unfamiliar place we can’t truly imagine – except we know that we will be with him, and we will be like him.

Dear friends, now we are God’s children. What we will be isn’t completely clear yet. We do know that when Christ appears we will be like him because we will see him as he is. – 1st John 3:2 (GOD’S WORD)

– fritz

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>Swimming with Sharks – God’s Answer

November 6, 2010 by Fritz

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My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. …I will sing and give praise. – Psalm 57:4,7b

Maybe with a different analogy, but everyone in corporate America knows what the Psalmist means, here. We would say that “we are swimming with a bunch of sharks”.

We can not escape this fact of life, our environment is sometimes vicious. But God has an answer – it is singing.

Singing, specifically singing praise about God’s goodness and care, dispels fear and dread and brings courage.

Pick a good song or hymn and when fear invades take time to sing.

– fritz

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>Lingering Guilt – God’s Answer

November 5, 2010 by Fritz

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And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. – Genesis 42:21

The Bible tells of the children of Jacob, the patriarch, throwing their brother into a pit then selling him to foreigners. They got rid of their brother but they could not get rid of their guilt. Years later, and probably every time something bad happened, they remembered that terrible selfish deed as if it was yesterday.

Guilt is like that. It keeps popping up no matter how long it is ignored or who gets the blame. It demands resolution, justice, payment.

The Bible also tells us God’s answer for guilt is Christ,

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: – Colossians 1:14

God’s answer for guilt is to confess, not deny, the wrong and ask for the forgiveness Christ provided.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. – 1st John 1:9

-fritz

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