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NASB | John 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth [set them apart for Your purposes, make them holy]; Your word is truth. |
Subject: the SBF what can we do? |
Bible Note: Hi, justme... I did not mean to disparage your question, or to imply that it was not an important one. As a believer I have come to understand the necessity of prayer in every endeavor. As Solomon put it, "Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain." (Psalms 127:1) We are here about His work, His purpose, and His plan, His word. If the SBF is man's work, man's purpose, man's plan, or man's word, then it will fade. See Psalm 33:16-18. Our brother Hank knew these things very well, for it was about these things that I spoke to him in his final weeks. I am certain that he now knows them certainly than ever in this life. Our final conversation was about 2 Corinthians 1. See how that passage fits in the SBF effort? Nonetheless, do not assume that because there are few who post, that this is not something entirely under God's control. Our faith is rooted in things that are more certain than what we see, more concrete than what we feel, and more secure than what we know. Shall we demonstrate our confidence in the God we serve by petitioning Him to magnify Himself, even though we diminish? Shall we not evidence our hope by continuing even when our numbers are few? Hank even asserted to us once that the greatest battle of the believer was perseverance and endurance (post #60800). What is more, he affirmed a call to prayer (post #21177). Why shan't we do both? In Him, Doc |