The Testimonies of Two or Three Witnesses

A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
[Deut 19:15]

Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
[1 Cor 14:29]

In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
[John 8:17]

The bible, the recorded human testimonies of God, affirms what the Spirit reveals within you.

Without the internal revelation we cannot see, even if it is plainly written or said.

Everything in Faith

You know my folly, O God;
my guilt is not hidden from you.
[Ps 69:10]

And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose.
[Rom 8:28]

We stumble along in life, in error and in sin, and none of these are unknown to God. He sees them all, even foreknowingly. And so we can be confident that despite all our foolishness and disobedience, it will still end up good and it will still count for God.

For we are weak in the mind and in the flesh. We do not have all knowledge to foresee all outcomes of our decisions and actions. And this weakness is further sullied by the corruption and needs of the flesh, and the deceitfulness of the heart. And so, all men, stumble.

But that which separates the people of the earth, is whether they believe God or not; and not by those who are wise or sinless, those seen as respected and successful, or those wealthy and healthy, for whoever you are, is there anyone who have not make an error or not sin in life?

And those that believed God, whose hope is in Him, and not in themselves, nor in their efforts nor in their plans, but trust God to make their lives count, commit all that we do in His name, that it will be acceptable to Him and for Him.

And such a faith is a gift of God.

The outcomes of our acts, especially the immediate ones, as discerned as it is only possible by humans to be outcomes, are not really the issue, nor the last word in the matter.

For whatever we do, in every little act, no matter how small, will certainly generate ripples of effects, unseen, unknown, even unconsciously, for all times, even to eternity. No one, but God, alone can truly knows the outcome of our acts.

And so we should not despair or be discouraged should the outcome of what we do, even if it is, apparently, in folly or sin, do not turn out for an immediate good or as we had intended. What matters is whether God will count them for His purpose or not, and for that we have to trust Him.

... and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
[Roms 14:23]

Our Daily Bread

God is able to do everything, for nothing is impossible with God.

But then He does not just do anything. Some things happen and some do not. Some he allows, and some he forbids.

So how then do we ask of God in things to happen?

For example we all need food and all that is necessary in life. And Jesus have taught us to pray to God to give us our daily bread. But God can make this bread happen for us in many ways, from manna in the desert, to opening a job opportunity, to even winning a lottery. How then do we know which specific way our bread is coming to us?

What then do we specifically seek of God in things we prayed for? And why should we do that in the first place, for could we not just ask for our bread and wait for it to happen in any way that God makes it happen, and simply to rejoice and give thanks?

Well firstly we need to know and recognise the hand and works of God, that he has made it happened. We need to hear the voice of God, for instance, to know how to collect manna. So even if when we first asked, we have no idea how is it to happen, we eventually need to know when it happens.

And secondly to know this we must understand God, namely in coming into knowledge of WHY he allows this and not that thing to happen.

And this reason is that which reveals God, and makes God known, not only to us, but also to all others who are affected by the things that happened to us. And this reason is also consistent with and reveals God's will, His purpose and His plans, not only for earth, but for heaven too.

And this was how Jesus taught us to pray too. For before we pray for our daily bread, we are taught to pray that the kingdom of God comes and that His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

So our need for our bread is a means, a vehicle by which the greater design of God is fulfilled.

And thus we pray and ask only in the will of God.