~ God Rewards Patience, Humility, & Faithfulness ~
Introduction
~ “Abundant Life Now” previously provided
a list of Biblical of examples of fearing / reverencing God (217 posts). In this current series we look at Biblical
accounts that demonstrate that we can fully trust God. Initially we posted seven general reasons for
trusting God. We are currently looking
at passages from all 66 books of Scripture which demonstrate a reason for
trusting our Creator.
Scripture
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“And behold,
there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was
just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was
upon him. And it had been revealed to
him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s
Christ. So he came by the Spirit into
the temple. And when the parents brought
in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, he took
Him up in his arms and blessed God and said: ‘Lord, now You are letting Your
servant depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your
salvation which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to
bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.’
“And Joseph
and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him. Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary
His mother, ‘Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in
Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against (yes, a sword will pierce
through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.’
“Now there
was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of
Asher. She was of a great age, and had
lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow
of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God
with fastings and prayers night and day.
And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him
to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem” (Luke 2:25-38).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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