Knowing More Clearly

Just to know something as a fact can be exciting when I repeat it over and over, deliberately in my mind, as if in a prayer or praise position. As an example, in St. John 1:17, John says the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. And obvious truth, but it shines within me as if a revealing truth. Like I point out in the portal, I am more and more coming to look upon favorite verses to be spoken, out loud as well to see a truth altho well known, more clearly than before. It can be an exciting experience as I feel expanding faith in my heart exclaim, of course!

Faith Without Works

James is one of the short Bible books that reads well entire. Somewhat melancholy, we, "are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away." Then a great discourse on the power of the tongue. Later, instructions on how, within the church, we are to pray for the sick. There is a traditional out for those afraid of the works thing. I mean, there surely is some lucking about who suggests any of this is all "not for today?"  

Second favorite book

While the Gospel of John is my favorite book, Hebrews has to be my second favorite. This book is a mystery in that the author, or authors, are debatably not certain, as in John. Second is, I believe, the only book that makes any reference to Melchizedek.  And therein lies the mystery, placing in our minds the suggestion of lost history. 

The individual definition of faith has to be the most prized verse, as well as the most demonstrating succession of verses listing how the ancients of great faith gained a good report. 

Preceding all those verses however is a most wonderful verse. Hebrews 11:3 says what is seen came from the unseen. This is the clear definition, in my view, of the spiritual domination of the world we live in now and will live in, in the not too far distant future of us all.

Most favored of all favorite verses

 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 

Key words here are substance and evidence in defining the most important words in and to my entire existence. The KJV is the best since future translations water down "substance and evidence" to the weaker "assurance and conviction". I say weaker since the first two are born in the concrete world, whereas assurance ad conviction are from the unseen words. This is perfectly ok because the future is where we are going. But I am not there yet, and I strive for concrete words from the seen world first in order to break thru into the second. I wish my spirit had dwelled on this verse long ago. It is not mentioned a great deal in churches in my experience.