From: "Beverly French" <frenchb@vcss.k12.ca.us>
To: "C & P Greene" <greenehouse72@juno.com>
Subject: Blessings To All
Date: Sunday, April 02, 2000 8:22 AM

"The Lord will accomplish what concerns me..."  Psalms 138:8

We have talked often of our security in the Lord and this is another one of
those wonderful statements in the Word.   It is none other than Jehovah God;
who  WILL accomplish all that concerns each of us.  Our part is to trust
Him in ALL things.  Let me share some Scriptures which exhort
us to do just that.  I am sure they are familiar to you, but it is good to
be reminded from time to time that all is well in the Lord.

"Trust in the Lord, and do good;
 Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness."  Psalm 37:3
"Commit your way to the Lord,
 Trust also in Him, and He will do it."  Psalm 37:5
(Many verses in this Psalm tell of the security of those who trust in the
Lord.)

"You who fear [revere] the Lord, trust in the Lord;
 He is their help and their shield."  Psalm 115:8
"It is better to take refuge in the Lord
 Than to trust in man."  Psalm 118:8

"Trust in the Lord forever,
 For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock."  Isaiah 26:4
"Who is among you that fears the Lord,
 That obeys the voice of His servant,
 That walks in darkness and has no light?
 Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God."  Isaiah 50:10

Then the one we know so well because it is written on our hearts,
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
 And lean not on your own understanding.
 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
 And He shall direct your paths."  Proverbs 3:5-6

Our trust and confidence is in the Lord, therefore, we can confidently
commit ourselves wholly into His hand.
The Apostle Paul says,
"For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I
know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I
have entrusted to Him until that day."  2 Timothy 1:12
Of Jesus, the Apostle Peter says,
"And while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering He
uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges
righteously."  1 Peter 2:23
And to all down through the ages, Peter says,
"Therefore, let those also who suffer according to the will of God entrust
their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right."  1 Peter 4:19

As we keep our eyes on the Lord Jesus Christ and trust in Him, the Apostle
Paul's word to the Philippians is the same for us,
"For I am confident of this very thing that He who began a good work in you
will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus."  Philippians 1:6
(Read Vs.3-11 for the fullness of this word he gave to them and to us.)

I will close with Paul's prayer in verses 9-11,
"And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real
knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are
excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of
Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes
through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God."

Amen!