Oct.30.02: Light For The Day - "God's Help Is Near"

--Psalm 145:17-19 (NIVUS)
"17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways and
loving toward all He has made.
18 The LORD is near to all who call on Him,
to all who call on Him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry and saves them."

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Healing begins when we do something.
Healing begins when we reach out.
Healing starts when we take a step.

God's help is near and always available,
but it is only given to those who seek it.
Nothing results from apathy. ...

God honors radical, risk-taking faith.

When arks are built, lives are saved.
When soldiers march, Jericho tumble.
When staffs are raised, seas still open.
When a lunch is shared, thousands are fed.
And when a garment is touched -- whether by
the hand of an anemic woman in Galilee or by
the prayers of a beggar in Bangladesh --
Jesus stops, He stops and responds.

-- Max Lucado

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-- Mark 9:17-24
..... 23 "What do you mean, ‘If I can’?" Jesus asked.
"Everything is possible for him who believes."
24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed,
"I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"

-- Matthew 9:29 (NIVUS)
"Then he touched their eyes and said,
"According to your faith will it be done to you";

-- Mark 5:34
"He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you.
Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."

-- James 5:15
"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well;
the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven."

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