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Ärende: Faith Sees the Bow
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Faith's Checkbook

January 11

Faith Sees the Bow

"And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow
shall be seen in the cloud" (Genesis 9:14).

Just now clouds are plentiful enough, but we are not afraid that the world will
be destroyed by a deluge. We see the rainbow often enough to prevent our having
any such fears. The covenant which the LORD made with Noah stands fast, and we
have no doubts about it. Why, then, should we think that the clouds of trouble,
which now darken our sky, will end in our destruction? Let us dismiss such
groundless and dishonoring fears.

Faith always sees the bow of covenant promise whenever sense sees the cloud of
affliction. God has a bow with which He might shoot out His arrows of
destruction. But see, it is turned upward! It is a bow without an arrow or a
string; it is a bow hung out for show, no longer used for war. It is a bow of
many colors, expressing joy and delight, and not a bow blood red with slaughter
or black with anger. Let us be of good courage. Never does God so darken our
sky as to leave His covenant without a witness, and even if He did, we would
trust Him since He cannot change or lie or in any other way fail to keep His
covenant of peace. Until the waters go over the earth again, we shall have no
reason for doubting our God.

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Lead me to the cross

(A Puritan Prayer)

O Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on me. Move, I beg You, upon my disordered heart. Take away the
infirmities of unruly desires and hateful lusts. Lift the mists and darkness of
unbelief. Brighten my soul with the pure light of truth. Make my soul . . .
  as fragrant as the garden of paradise,
  rich with every goodly fruit,
  beautiful with heavenly grace,
  radiant with rays of divine light.

Be my comforter, light, guide, sanctifier.

Take of the things of Christ and show them to my soul. Teach me more of His . .
.
  love,
  grace,
  compassion,
  faithfulness,
  beauty.

Lead me to the cross and show me . . .
  His wounds,
  the hateful nature of sin,
  the power of Satan.

May I there see my sins as . . .
  the nails which transfixed Him,
  the cords which bound Him,
  the thorns which tore Him,
  the sword which pierced Him.

Help me to see in His death, the reality and immensity of His love. Increase my
faith in the clear knowledge of . . .
  atonement achieved,
  expiation completed,
  satisfaction for sin made,
  guilt done away.
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