Hebrews 6:11-13 (New American Standard Bible) (www.biblegatweway.com)
And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself
I love this passage. I think it gives such hope and assurance of God's faithfulness. The best part of it is the reminder to myself.....God doesn't expect me to sit around, waiting for His promises to show up on my front porch. I need to be up and moving "through faith and patience." I still need to do what my day calls me to do. I need to have that "same diligence" as those the author of Hebrews talks about...Abraham, Sarah, Noah, Moses, Rahab, Jacob...all people who thought they didn't have any chances left. But God saw their diligence and rewarded them with His promises.
Which is also amazing here.....there are no conditions. No ultimatums, no 'maybe', no false hope. God has already made these promises to us and He longs for us to seek after Him and them! He made promises to us long before we were born that we could be content, prosperous, fruitful and filled with eternal life. So often we assume that once we start looking for Him and His promises, we'll find them. Truth is, they've been sitting there all along and God will reward our diligence and faithfulness to Him.
Which brings me to my point..........................
CONGRATULATIONS, MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy for you, my dear brother, that God has rewarded your faithfulness with a job. And not just 'any' job...He's given you the desire of your heart in the type of job you've been praying for all along! As much as we hated watching you all move away, we had to believe that it was a part of God's plan for you. I'm so thrilled that this new job has brought joy back to your spirit and a spring in your step!
Congratulations, and I love you!
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