What is our FAITH IN?
We will become paralyzed with fear, negative thoughts without Faith in God, which gives His enabling power to trust and believe boldly on Him.
Isaiah 43:1…. “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.”
” Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see”.
(Hebrews 11:1).
***Faith requires commitment!!!
*Faith enables you to have peace in a trial (Matt 8:23)
*Our faith can help others in need (Matt 9:1-2)
*Faith moves us from self-reliance to God-dependent (Matt 9:18)
*Faith may require action (Matt 9:20)
*A lack of Faith can limit what God wil do (Matt 13:53)
*Faith looks to the future based on the promises of God (Heb 11:1-2)
*Faith has to be tied to God’s word.
*Faith looks at things from God’s point if view.
“So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ”. Romans 10:17
*The word of Christ is the Gospel; Good News!
*We are called to be ministers of the Gospel, not ministers of the law.
(Matthew 28: 18-20)
When we first came to Faith IN Christ, *We trusted that our sins were forgiven.
*We believed we were accepted, that we could lay down all guilt and fear and
say, “I am saved by faith alone in what Jesus did for me at the cross.”
But Then, as we proceeded in our walk with Jesus, we committed Fresh Acts of
disobedience.
*We were crushed by our sins and quickly lost our vision of the Cross.
1 Timothy 1:19 Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.
*We tried to work out our own righteousness, to win back God’s favor by trying harder, but life then became a nightmarish merry-go-round of sin and
confession, sin and confession.
We sometimes act as if trying harder on our own can save us. We think if we
could just reform this flesh of ours, God would be pleased.
Soon we are constantly working on our old man, to shape him up for a victorious Christian walk.
*Some Christians may say, “I paid a high price for the victory I’ve achieved.
* I went through a lot of pain and suffering.
*I fasted, prayed, and successfully put down all my lusts and sinful desires.
*Is my struggle to obey worth nothing to God?
*Does He consider all my righteousness, all my hard work, as filthy rags?”
Yes!! It is all the flesh and none of it will stand before Him.
*** There is only One righteousness and that is the righteousness of Jesus
Christ!
“For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish
their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God”
(Romans 10:3).
The only way to get into God’s good grace is to “Admit the Truth”:
“There is no good thing in my flesh, nothing in my good works to merit my salvation. I cannot become righteous through anything I do in my own strength. My righteousness is in Christ alone.”
Paul says of the gift of righteousness:
“Those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will
reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:17).
We are accepted in God’s eyes only by faith in Christ and His work: “He made us accepted in the Beloved” (Ephesians 1:6).
Do you see how important it is to abide in Jesus, to come to Him quickly
whenever you fail? You must learn to run to Him, crying, “Jesus, I have failed
You! I cannot work this out. No matter what I do, I can never be recognized
before the Father, except as I come to Him in You!”
****7 Actions of Faith:
1) Faith Remembers
2) Faith Gives
3) Faith Seeks God
4) Faith Prepares
5) Faith Obeys
6) Faith Perseveres
7) Faith looks to heaven
James 2:22 You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete.
*True faith produces fruit, is active and alive for all to see as our witness of God’s love and mercy to the world. *Head knowledge on the other hand, is not faith at all and as it increases (without accompanying works) so does the level of conflict in one’s mind and heart.
**God’s word is not meant to be stored and stockpiled in our minds. It is designed and intended to be taken into our spirits through revelation and given OUT in Truth and Love to those in need.
Joshua 1:8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.
Only God’s Love can give us the strength to persevere through the painful trials present in every human life.
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me…”Philippians 4:13
Luke 7:50 And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
*God forgives sins if you seek Him with all your heart. And with much love!
*The love of God and Jesus is unconditional.
* Faith is a gift of God. When grace is released to you it imparts faith. To impart faith to another, release grace.
No matter what the sin is or how long we have lived in sins bondage, when we come to Jesus asking forgiveness, the greatest words from God are..” your faith has saved you, go in peace”
“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”
Ephesians 28-10).
Father God, please forgive us for our sins, for we all have sinned against You, and You alone. Take my Fears and lack of faith from me. Thank you Jesus for opening my eyes to honest but brutal Truth that we need to remember to honor you through all that happens in our lives. Increase my Faith Daily Lord. Help me see that Faith is Your Gift and It’s not about what we do for Jesus BUT what Jesus has done for us!!!
Thank You JESUS! Amen
Psalms 51:7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice. 9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. 10 Create in me a clean heart, OGod. Renew a loyal spirit within me.