"Let Faith Arise"

"God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God." (Psalms 62:11) So, do you see now why we must depend upon God? "There is none righteous, no, not one." (Romans 3:10) To be perfectly honest, we sin because we are sinners, we are not sinners because we sin; therefore, it is impossible to be righteous, because we were not righteous to begin with, because we were born in sin; from sinful parents, and from the result of the fall of Adam and Eve, our original parents. Yesterday's post hurt my heart; but after several hours of working outside, clearing piles of tree branches so I could turn the RV around, I was able to think about how much God has provided enough mercy for me to be forgiven a hundred times over; with every branch that I moved, I was counting His mercies, literally thousands of branches; some one by one, some hands full at a time; His mercies never end! It might seem hard to wrap our little brain around it, but it's not the hard to just trust Him at His word; basically, just stop doubting what He is saying, and start listening to what is being said. If you are familiar with 'light pollution', then you might understand why it is so easy for us to doubt Him so much. Light pollution is the inability for us to see all the stars at night because the city lights are polluting the light of the stars; the stars are all still there, we just can't see them because of the lights from the city; just as we can not see them during the day because the light from the sun, but they are always still there. So too are God's promises, His word, His character, His unending love; they are never ever not there, they are only being polluted by doubt, worldly wisdom, and misunderstanding. Looking at this verse, there is something painfully true about what is being said, much like that closing Scripture from yesterday: God speaks once, we partially hear, but then we loudly hear by experience; ouch...
"Listen to Me; listen, and pay close attention. Does a farmer always plow and never sow? Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting? Does he not finally plant his seeds - black cumin, cumin, wheat, barely, and emmer wheat - all in its proper way, and each in its proper place? The farmer knows just what to do, for God has given him understanding. A heavy sledge is never used to thresh black cumin; rather, it is beaten with a light stick. A threshing wheel is never rolled over cumin; instead, it is beaten lightly with a flail. Grain for bread is easily crushed, so he doesn't keep on pounding it. He threshes it under the wheels of a cart, but he doesn't pulverize it. The LORD of Heaven's Armies is a wonderful teacher, and He gives the farmer great wisdom." (Isaiah 28:23-29)