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Karen Holland
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Faith - Hold Fast!
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A mighty oak tree comes from a little nut who holds its ground!
Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase
abundantly. -Job 8:7 NKJV
Do not despise small beginnings
Do not despair at the mighty mountain of obstacles before you.
Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain, and the rugged terrain a broad
valley; Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all flesh will see it
together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
-Isa 40:4-5
The mountain before you will be flattened by the LORD’s hand
For its not by power nor by might but by My Spirit
… declares the LORD.
The foundation has been laid
It will be completed and perfected
… by the author and finisher of your faith
Stand firm in full assurance on the foundation of your faith
The *substance of things hoped for,
… the evidence of things not seen
Hold fast! He who promised is faithful.
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with
pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,
for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order
to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so
much the more as you see the Day approaching. -Heb 10:22-25
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Zech 4:6-10 NLT Then he said to me, “This is what the LORD
says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit,
says the LORD Almighty. Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand
in Zerubbabel’s way; it will flatten out before him! Then Zerubbabel will
set the final stone of the Temple in place, and the people will shout: “May
God bless it! May God bless it”. Then another message came to me from
the LORD: “Zerubbabel is the one who laid the foundation of this Temple,
and he will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has
sent me. Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to
see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand. For these
seven lamps represent the eyes of the LORD that search all around the
world.”
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the *substance[5287] of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen.
From Netbibe: http://net.bible.org/verse.php?
book=Heb&chapter=11&verse=1
*substance — hupostasis [5287]
Definition: 1) a setting or placing under
1a) thing put under, substructure, foundation
2) that which has foundation, is firm
2a) that which has actual existence
2a1) a substance, real being
2b) the substantial quality, nature, of a person or thing
2c) the steadfastness of mind, firmness, courage, resolution
2c1) confidence, firm trust, assurance
from a compound of 5259 and 2476; a setting under (support), i.e.
(figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance
(objectively or subjectively):-confidence, confident, person,
substance.
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I will say of YOU, LORD, "YOU are my Refuge and my Fortress, my GOD in YOU I trust." Trusting in HIM with ALL my heart, Sister Karen. TY for posting this encouraging word-bringing up the Word soooooo needed to meditate on right NOW! Luvs ya,,,getting a HOLY SPIRIT teaching this morning on 'righteousness'=staying focused on the 'KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS'=THE EFFECTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS CONFIDENT ASSURANCE THAT WHAT GOD SAYS IN HIS WORD HE IS FAITHFUL TO PERFORM IT. (((YEAH GOD)))  HALLELUJAH TO KING JESUS WHO IS THE WORD(FOUNDATION-CHIEF CORNERSTONE) THAT KEEPS US IN PERFECT PEACE, WHEN WE KEEP OUR MINDS ON THE WORD, WHICH CAUSES US TO TRUST THE WORD NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES & SITUATIONS CONFRONTING US. Love you ALL-prayin' & decreein' & rejoicin'-GLORY TO GOD-'WITH LONG LIFE HE IS SATISFYING ME AND SHOWING ME HIS SALVATION!
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Wow Praise God He is so Wonderful to Give us HIS Word ... thank you both for posting this ...
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A WORD given for 'such a time as this'. Thank you Karen for your Obedience to decree that which is Truth to our ears. May we meditate upon this, and gain Wisdom for the days ahead.
For HIS Glory,
Jake
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Karen Holland
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Posted: 02/25/2009 at 7:00am
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Faith is the foundation of our hope, it convinces us of the existence of
things we do not see!
Karen wrote:
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the *substance[5287] of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen.
From Netbibe: http://net.bible.org/verse.php?
book=Heb&chapter=11&verse=1
*substance — hupostasis [5287]
Definition: 1) a setting or placing under
1a) thing put under, substructure, foundation
2) that which has foundation, is firm
2a) that which has actual existence
2a1) a substance, real being
2b) the substantial quality, nature, of a person or thing
2c) the steadfastness of mind, firmness, courage, resolution
2c1) confidence, firm trust, assurance
from a compound of 5259 and 2476; a setting under (support), i.e.
(figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance
(objectively or subjectively):-confidence, confident, person,
substance.
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Edited by Karen Holland on 02/25/2009 at 7:27am
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2 Cor 5:7 NKJV For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Cor 5:7 NIV We live by faith, not by sight.
2 Cor 5:7 NLT That is why we live by believing and not by seeing.
2 Cor 5:7 NMSG It’s what we trust in but don’t yet see that keeps us
going.
Jesus described a person without faith as a person without
foundation.
Luke 6:49 But the one who hears my words and does not put
them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without
a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and
its destruction was complete.
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the
word of Christ.
To build up your foundation of hope in Christ, hear His words AND put
them into practice! It’s what we trust in but don’t yet see that keeps us
going, that keeps us walking by faith and not by sight!
Hold fast! He who promised is faithful.
Keep trusting in the unseen and walking by faith
Soon the working of My mighty hand will be seen
The performance of My word will be evident to all.
Edited by Karen Holland on 02/25/2009 at 7:26am
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"I do NOT WAVER through unbelief regarding the promises of God. But i am strengthened in my FAITH and i give Glory to GOD that what HE said in HIS Word HE is FAITHFUL and JUST to perform It in my life and those i am prayin' for."(paraphrased). \o/ YEAH GOD! Found out faith does come by hearing(and obeying) HIS Word. Hey there Sister Karen, did you read the testimony Ron posted about the huge hand that CAME DOWN FROM THE SKY, seen by a group of people at an accident scene on a California freeway? WOW! Now, that was HIS MIGHTY HAND showing up & out, I tell ya. Signs, wonders, miracles are manifesting ALL around us, and for us & through us, ALL to reveal HIS GLORY!!! Luvs ya-thanks for this encouraging Word you brought forth here. What is ABBA FATHER doin' today? Gonna keep my eyes and hears attentive to HIS SPIRIT for sure.
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