Christianity Oasis Forum

[Lani]

2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.


Paul wrote, “I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that [Christ] is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him." 2 Timothy 1:12 (NRSV)



The airplane I was traveling home on was enveloped in thick, dense clouds. All of us passengers had become silent as the aircraft bucked and heaved in the dark sky. As we neared the airport, I caught fleeting glimpses of the earth below, but I still felt a long way from home. I thought about the faith we passengers had placed in the training and skill of the pilot and crew. We had not hesitated to place our lives in their hands.

Thousands of people all over the world place the same trust in airline crews every day. We routinely place our lives in the hands of mere mortals. So why do we sometimes find it difficult to entrust our lives to the care of our loving God? Our supreme Pilot longs to safely guide each of us home. Can we find the courage to entrust our lives to our Creator?



Prayer: God of all the world, thank you for your loving care that always surrounds us, even when we are not aware of it. Help us to trust you now in this life and for the life that awaits us. As Jesus taught us, we pray “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be don, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.”* Amen *Luke 11:2-4 (KJV)

Prayer Focus of Day: Those who fear Flying

Thought for the Day: Where in my life do I need to trust God more?

Story shared by: R. Rink (South Africa)
Source: Upper Room Daily Devotional:9/20/11