Post by Betty on Apr 12, 2005 7:07:20 GMT -5
Believing Is Seeing
Anything is possible if a person believes (Mark
9:23, NIV).
Dear friends:
How many times have you heard it said that
"seeing is believing"?
The story is told of a postmaster who knew
everyone in the small town where he lived. A new
family moved into the town and asked the postmaster
what kind of people lived there.
He answered them with a question, "What kind of
people do you think you'll find?"
One of the family said, "Well, we had problems
with the people in the town we just left. I
suppose they will be the same here."
The postmaster replied, "You're probably right."
Soon another family moved into the town and asked
the postmaster the same question.
Again he responded, "What kind of people do you
expect to find here?"
They answered, "The folks in the town we left
were great. We hated to leave. We hope we'll find
some more just like them here."
The postmaster responded, "I'm sure you will.
You'll love it here."
As this wise man knew, even though people say,
"seeing is believing," the truth actually is,
"believing is seeing."
I am reminded of the Proverbs 23:7, which in the
King James Version says, "As (a man) thinketh in
his heart, so is he." What we believe in our
hearts, and our inward attitudes toward God and
other people, affect our outward attitudes and
behavior.
There is rich truth in Romans 10:8-9: "For if you
confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing
in your heart that you are made right with God,
and it is by confessing with your mouth that you
are saved" (NLT).
This passage speaks of believing in our hearts,
and this prompts an expression to the outside
world through a confession with our mouths. By
biblical principle, we receive what we believe in our
hearts and confess with our mouths.
Jesus taught this belief principle consistently.
On one occasion He said, "Anything is possible if
a person believes" (Mark 9:23, NLT).
To His doubting disciple, Thomas, who had just
confessed, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said, "You
believe because you have seen me. Blessed are
those who haven't seen me and believe anyway" (John
20:28-29, NLT).
Let us be believers and not doubters. The world
says, "Seeing is believing." But God says,
"First, believe me, then you shall see."
Yours for helping to fulfill the Great Commission
each year until our Lord returns,
Bill Bright
Anything is possible if a person believes (Mark
9:23, NIV).
Dear friends:
How many times have you heard it said that
"seeing is believing"?
The story is told of a postmaster who knew
everyone in the small town where he lived. A new
family moved into the town and asked the postmaster
what kind of people lived there.
He answered them with a question, "What kind of
people do you think you'll find?"
One of the family said, "Well, we had problems
with the people in the town we just left. I
suppose they will be the same here."
The postmaster replied, "You're probably right."
Soon another family moved into the town and asked
the postmaster the same question.
Again he responded, "What kind of people do you
expect to find here?"
They answered, "The folks in the town we left
were great. We hated to leave. We hope we'll find
some more just like them here."
The postmaster responded, "I'm sure you will.
You'll love it here."
As this wise man knew, even though people say,
"seeing is believing," the truth actually is,
"believing is seeing."
I am reminded of the Proverbs 23:7, which in the
King James Version says, "As (a man) thinketh in
his heart, so is he." What we believe in our
hearts, and our inward attitudes toward God and
other people, affect our outward attitudes and
behavior.
There is rich truth in Romans 10:8-9: "For if you
confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing
in your heart that you are made right with God,
and it is by confessing with your mouth that you
are saved" (NLT).
This passage speaks of believing in our hearts,
and this prompts an expression to the outside
world through a confession with our mouths. By
biblical principle, we receive what we believe in our
hearts and confess with our mouths.
Jesus taught this belief principle consistently.
On one occasion He said, "Anything is possible if
a person believes" (Mark 9:23, NLT).
To His doubting disciple, Thomas, who had just
confessed, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said, "You
believe because you have seen me. Blessed are
those who haven't seen me and believe anyway" (John
20:28-29, NLT).
Let us be believers and not doubters. The world
says, "Seeing is believing." But God says,
"First, believe me, then you shall see."
Yours for helping to fulfill the Great Commission
each year until our Lord returns,
Bill Bright
