Picture by Aubrey P.But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)
Faith in God starts with a belief in His existence. To know Him must be our quest and the number one desire of our heart.
The LORD God said to him, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not the rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD (Jer. 9:23-24).
What do we know about our God? He is self Existent. He is The Beginning He is the Ending. He is not constrained with time. He is the All-Knowing, All - Powerful, Most Holy God. God is Love and He is our Creator and our Savior. He is Spirit and there is only one God.
This One True Almighty God was manifested in the flesh and dwells among us (I Tim.3:16) The angels have seen Him and we can see God through our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the image of the invisible God. (Col.1:15-17) "For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily." (Col.2:9)
Now how these facts have something to do with our Faith? All of it! Because He is the object of our faith.
It is not the strength of our faith that matters, but the strength of that in which we place our faith.
"Look unto Jesus the Author and the Finisher of our Faith." (Hebrews 12:2)
The Object of our faith is Tried and True; Strong and Faithfull; He never fails and He is the same yesterday, today and forever.
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
Did our Lord give them instructions on how to increase their faith?
Jesus replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. (Luke 17:5-6)
Great faith is good but even a small faith has enough strength to command everything the Lord had released in heaven and in earth by the power of His Name. Just have faith!
Real Faith is faith in real things. Faith is not trying to create reality. It understands what Jesus Christ came and did was a historical fact not fiction. It is a conviction that what we learned are not just true, but the truth that God has revealed for a purpose. We are assured, confident and certain that His words and promises are true. He will not just honor His words, but He is His Words.
The LORD God said to him, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not the rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD (Jer. 9:23-24).
What do we know about our God? He is self Existent. He is The Beginning He is the Ending. He is not constrained with time. He is the All-Knowing, All - Powerful, Most Holy God. God is Love and He is our Creator and our Savior. He is Spirit and there is only one God.
This One True Almighty God was manifested in the flesh and dwells among us (I Tim.3:16) The angels have seen Him and we can see God through our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the image of the invisible God. (Col.1:15-17) "For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily." (Col.2:9)
Now how these facts have something to do with our Faith? All of it! Because He is the object of our faith.
It is not the strength of our faith that matters, but the strength of that in which we place our faith.
"Look unto Jesus the Author and the Finisher of our Faith." (Hebrews 12:2)
The Object of our faith is Tried and True; Strong and Faithfull; He never fails and He is the same yesterday, today and forever.
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
Did our Lord give them instructions on how to increase their faith?
Jesus replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. (Luke 17:5-6)
Great faith is good but even a small faith has enough strength to command everything the Lord had released in heaven and in earth by the power of His Name. Just have faith!
Real Faith is faith in real things. Faith is not trying to create reality. It understands what Jesus Christ came and did was a historical fact not fiction. It is a conviction that what we learned are not just true, but the truth that God has revealed for a purpose. We are assured, confident and certain that His words and promises are true. He will not just honor His words, but He is His Words.
Sometimes God will put us in the situation that neither your strength, nor your talent nor your resources can help you and what left is to completely trust in our Lord Jesus Christ. Through the testing of our faith, our true nature will come out and God wants to see if we truly have faith in Him.
Faith in Christ is not faith, until He's all we're holding onto. But He is able to hold us forever and never let us go all the way through eternity.
Faith in Christ is not faith, until He's all we're holding onto. But He is able to hold us forever and never let us go all the way through eternity.
