"And He said to them: Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure of virtue and knowledge (power and ability) that comes back to you - and more [besides] will come to you who hear."
Mark 4:24.
What is faith?
It is a total dependence on God and a will-ingness to do His will and to obey.
Your will is all you really possess. "Will" is defined as:
a) the power of choosing one's own actions.
b) a conscious choice to control one's own mind.
Faith comes from surrendering your will to HIS will. Surrender your will every morning before getting out bed.
A giant step in the walk of faith is the one we take when we decide God is no longer a part of your life. He IS your life.
a)"For the Lord is your life..." Deuteronomy 30:20.
b)"When Christ, who is your life appears..." Colossians 3:4.
Faith is a decision, not a feeling.
"Without faith it is impossible to please
God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."
Hebrews 11:6.
Belief is a decision to stand on God's Word and not your feelings.
1. Isaiah 7:9b "If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all."
2. "Now faith is the assurance (the
confidence, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]." Hebrews 11:1.
3. "By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible." Hebrews 11:3.
4. Faith is not believing in my own un-
shakable belief. Faith is believing in an unshakable God even when everything in me trembles and quakes.
Join us next week for another devotion In His Word
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Friday, March 3, 2017
Don't Forget
Deuteronomy 8:10-14, "When you have eaten and are satisfied, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you."
(11)"Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments and His judgments (precepts) and His statutes which I am commanding you today; (12)otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them, (13)and when your herds and flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have increas-es, (14)then your heart will become lifted up [by self-conceit and arrogance] and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery."
Sometimes it seems easier to stay close to the Lord during times of trial or trauma in life; when there's a catastrophe we cry out to Him for help. The Lord warns the children of Israel (and us) that when we really need to be careful not to forget Him is when things are going great, "when you have eaten and are satisfied..."
During seasons when we seeming don't need the Lord for anything is when we must be on guard; this is when we must realize we need Him most. This is the time we should be aware of how much we require His presence in our lives; not just His intervention. His heart; not simply His hand.
We should have an attitude of thankful-ness all the time, but be wary during your mountain-top experiences; it's vitally im-portant to express your gratefulness dur-ing them. It will keep us from taking cred-it for our successes.
(11)"Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments and His judgments (precepts) and His statutes which I am commanding you today; (12)otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them, (13)and when your herds and flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have increas-es, (14)then your heart will become lifted up [by self-conceit and arrogance] and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery."
Sometimes it seems easier to stay close to the Lord during times of trial or trauma in life; when there's a catastrophe we cry out to Him for help. The Lord warns the children of Israel (and us) that when we really need to be careful not to forget Him is when things are going great, "when you have eaten and are satisfied..."
During seasons when we seeming don't need the Lord for anything is when we must be on guard; this is when we must realize we need Him most. This is the time we should be aware of how much we require His presence in our lives; not just His intervention. His heart; not simply His hand.
We should have an attitude of thankful-ness all the time, but be wary during your mountain-top experiences; it's vitally im-portant to express your gratefulness dur-ing them. It will keep us from taking cred-it for our successes.
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