The Just Shall Live By Faith
the Bible is about God but it's more than just His story
It's the basic instructions on how to live to receive His glory
It's the manual on life and how to live it right
it's full of positive insights from the Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus was God's manifestation, a part of His master plan
Jesus was the ideal role model who was sent in to stand
to be that perfect being that God initially had in mind
to show humanity how to behave and act at all times
His purpose was to tell man in God to trust and wait
for only the just shall live by faith
In 586 BC the city of Jerusalem had fallen down
under Nebuchadnezzar rule the people themselves were found
they were distressed, oppressed and suffering degradation
just waiting for the Lord God to deliver salvation
praying that the Lord would hopefully make a way
praying for a savior to come along some day
but Habakkuk was not satisfied with the present situation
he had the nerve to tell God He needed a new application
he said "I will read the sign of the times and be a witness to history
I will stand and wait for You to end this travesty"
the hypocrisy, the arrogance, the illusion and confusion
the hurt, the humility, the shame and all the pain
God will use your worst foe to take down your enemy
for He is the God of all time, mankind and history
God addressed Habakkuk and said "write down the visions to you that I give
and do not transform anything else but My words by which to live"
I have now given you the power to discern
and yes I am aware of all your major concerns
so don't worry about what's going on, just trust in Me and wait
for only the righteous and the just shall live by faith
faith is the capability in God's promises to totally trust
faith is the ability to stay standing after the settling of the dust
faith is the capacity to remain on God's spiritual course
faith is the suitability to deal with whatever life at you will toss
faith is the aptitude to believe that everything will turn out right
faith is the attitude you need to walk with and not just rely on sight
to truly believe that despite whatever is going down
that the Spirit and strength of God in you will be found
that no matter the state of confusion occurring around you
that the Lord God will always make a way to pull you through
so stand on God's word, just trust, believe and wait
for only the truly just shall live by faith
Copyright © Louise Nelson | Year Posted 2007
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