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======Faith Journey 5 - Subsistence ...======
Wednesday, Feb 2, 2011. When you go on a journey, you need some subsistence.
You need to make sure, that you have all you need on the way.
That includes food and something to drink, but also clothing, shelter etc etc.
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**What we need ...**
For the journey of life, the basic things are very important and will be
of major concern for many of us. We need to find work to earn some money, such
that we are able to afford what meets our basic needs.
We might ask ourselves: what if we walk into the land of faith. What will happen
if we do not focus on the things which are necessary, but concentrate our
attention on something else. Will we still be able to meet our needs? Will we
have enough food and enough clothing, will be have shelter?
These concerns are mainly active in those of us who have responsibility to
care for others, for a family, for kids. But they also drive others, who are
alone, but are unemployed or fear to loose their job.
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**God's Promise ...**
When we move into the land of faith, there is something which will appear to us
to be quite amazing and wonderful. We might even think it could be a joke. But
it is to be taken quite serious. It is the promise that on the way we will be
given all that is needed. On the way of faith the supply of basic goods will
come. That is quite fantastic, and we can find this promise in the Gospel
of Matthew, Chapter 6.
25 And so I tell you: Do not be worried about your life what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body what you will wear. There is much more to life than just food, and there is much more to the body than just clothing. 26 Look at the birds in the sky. They do not sow seeds or gather food into store houses, but God your Father still feeds them. You are much more valuable to God than birds.
It might be the first time for us to realize that God does such promises in
the bible. Perhaps we have heard it already, but it has been difficult for us
to believe it. But it is like a first milestone on our way into the land of faith,
clearly visible, with the invitation to build on it and to start to make
experiences with it.
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