James 2:14-17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."What Good Is It, my brothers, IF someone says 'he Has FAITH' BUT Does NOT Have Works? Can That FAITH SAVE him? IF a brother or sister Is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in Peace, Be Warmed and filled,' Without Giving them the things needed for the body, What Good Is that? SO Also FAITH by itself, If It Does NOT Have WORKS, Is dead.".....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160716 - Nehemiah 6:15-16 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."So The Wall Was Finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, IN Fifty-Two days. AND When ALL our enemies Heard Of IT, ALL the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, For they Perceived That This WORK Had Been Accomplished With The HELP of our God."....
Wow.....what a Powerful WORD of Encouragement for us to Be Open to Him, His Spirit, and His Guidance in our Work and Applying our FAITH into our WORK.
If you don't know much about Nehemiah, fascinating man of God and Amazing Story of FAITH at WORK. In just 52-days, with God's Help, Nehemiah and the Israelites recently returned from the Babylonia Exile rebuilt The Wall around Jerusalem.....A True Story and Testament to What APPLIED FAITH can accomplish!
And this, for me, is not just some fanciful story that warms one's Heart and Soul. No, for me this corroborates what The Holy Spirit Inspired Paul to write in Colossians 3:23-24 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Whatever you Do, Work Heartily, As For The Lord AND NOT for men, Knowing That From The Lord you Will Receive The Inheritance as your Reward. You Are Serving The Lord Christ.".....
Oh indeed, so easy to say....."You Are Serving The Lord Christ" BUT far from easy to do.
That, from What I am Hearing The Holy Spirit Remind me, IS where He Comes in....For Just Like Nehemiah and his Crew - They Recognized that their amazing engineering accomplishment of Rebuilding The Wall (all the while holding a weapon in one hand, building with the other) WAS as we know Via The Help of YAHWEH Himself.
The Spirit just brought Philippians 4:13 to mind as well...."I Can Do All things Through HIM Who Strengthens me."....
Thus my Prayer for us today....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Praise and Thank You for Your Amazing Saving Grace. Lord Jesus, Strengthen our FAITH in You in All our Ways. Holy Spirit, Continue to Remind us that our Work is Not our own, BUT That You Are In our Work with us as well. Father God, Help us to Keep You in our Focus and To Do That Which is Before us Knowing That You Will Accomplish Your Greater GOOD for All. May we Ever Reflect You and Your Light to our world so Desperate for Your LOVE. In Your Blessed and Holy Name we Pray....Amen/Amen....jaj
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