Reality vs. Fantasy
What you wrote on your card last night?
Do not be anxious about anything …. Philippians 4:6
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
The righteous will live by …. Romans 1:17 Habakkuk 2:4 Galatians 3:11 Hebrews 10:38
The righteous will live by facts? Romans 1:17 Habakkuk 2:4 Galatians 3:11 Hebrews 10:38
The righteous will live by feelings? Romans 1:17 Habakkuk 2:4 Galatians 3:11 Hebrews 10:38
The righteous will live by fear? Romans 1:17 Habakkuk 2:4 Galatians 3:11 Hebrews 10:38
The righteous will live by fantasy? Romans 1:17 Habakkuk 2:4 Galatians 3:11 Hebrews 10:38
The righteous will live by faith! Romans 1:17 Habakkuk 2:4 Galatians 3:11 Hebrews 10:38
W hat does “living by faith” look like?
Isaiah 7
Syria/Aram Rezin Israel/Ephraim Pekah Judah House of David Ahaz Divided Kingdom of Israel Phoenicia Philistia Israel Ammon Moab Judah Jerusalem Dead Sea Galilee Jordan River NASA PHOTO © EBibleTeacher.com Edom Syria Samaria Mediterranean
(Syria & Israel) … marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it. Isaiah 7:1 (II Chronicles 28) Divided Kingdom of Israel Phoenicia Philistia Israel Ammon Moab Judah Jerusalem Dead Sea Galilee Jordan River NASA PHOTO © EBibleTeacher.com Edom Syria Samaria Mediterranean
… the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind. Isaiah 7:2 Divided Kingdom of Israel Phoenicia Philistia Israel Ammon Moab Judah Jerusalem Dead Sea Galilee Jordan River NASA PHOTO © EBibleTeacher.com Edom Syria Samaria Mediterranean
Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Isaiah 7:4
Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood …. Isaiah 7:4
(Syria and Israel) have plotted your ruin, saying, “Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves ….” Isaiah 7:5-6
Yet this is what the Sovereign L ORD says … Isaiah 7:7
It will not take place, it will not happen … Isaiah 7:7
… for the head of (Syria) … is only Rezin. Isaiah 7:8
… for the head of (Syria) … is only Rezin. The head of (Israel) … is only Remaliah’s son. Isaiah 7:8-9
If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. Isaiah 7:9
If you don't take your stand in faith, you won't have a leg to stand on. Isaiah 7:9 The Message
What’s on your card?
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19