Faith endures James 1:2-4
"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."
Joy in trials is like saying, "make my day". The trial is the open door to more power.
It is not focusing on the trial but in Jesus who gives life to the dead and hope to the living. Jesus sustains us with a word.
It is the trial itself that gives rise to hope, Romans 5:3,4 which is the foundation of faith. So trials, encountered correctly, build faith.
All joy, speaks to the fact of a person chomping at the bit for a fight. IE the fight of faith 1 Timothy 6:12
Romans 5:3,4 knowing tribulation brings about perseverance.
2 Cor 4:17,18 affliction is not seen as important. Affliction produces glory as they look at what is not seen.
Heb 12:10,11` disciplined for holiness - yields peaceful fruit of righteousness
Romans 8'18 affliction /suffering come before glory
1 Peter 4:13 rejoice when suffering, revelation of God's glory is coming.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
The Prayer of Faith Stops Anxiousness
Phil 4:6,7 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Faith goes to God instead of being anxious.
Faith does not pass over a problem because of the drumbeat of production.
Faith prays with earnest/supplication and gives thanks.
-note: When all 3 of these are there (1 John 5:14,15) the answer is sure.
Don't let the western mindset of production and propriety short circuit you from getting an answer from God.
Set aside this time for prayer supplication and thanksgiving, to deal with what you are anxious about.
The answer may not come if you don't believe God will answer. To continue to set aside time is of faith. But faith doesn't hide behind prayer, it goes with the answer.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Faith goes to God instead of being anxious.
Faith does not pass over a problem because of the drumbeat of production.
Faith prays with earnest/supplication and gives thanks.
-note: When all 3 of these are there (1 John 5:14,15) the answer is sure.
Don't let the western mindset of production and propriety short circuit you from getting an answer from God.
Set aside this time for prayer supplication and thanksgiving, to deal with what you are anxious about.
The answer may not come if you don't believe God will answer. To continue to set aside time is of faith. But faith doesn't hide behind prayer, it goes with the answer.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Faith Needs Works
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Faith needs works James 2:17 "Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself."
Hebrews 11:7 Noah
Noah built an arch in faith at God's direction. He was told of a flood coming when nobody had seen rain.
Hebrews 11:8
Abraham went to Cannan at God's direction not knowing what he would find there. He trusted God to provide and fulfill His promises.
Abraham gave Lot the best pasture. Abraham trusted God to provide for his livestock even with bad land. Gen 13:6-12
Abraham was willing to offer up his Son Isaac by God's direction. This was the ultimate test, and he passed. Abraham believed God would even raise the dead to keep His promise. Romans 4:17
Hebrews 11:20 Isaac blessed Jacob, believing in the power of the spoken word.
Hebrews 11:22 Joseph requested his bones be carried back to Israel, believing in God establishing His people in Israel.
11:23 Moses led Israel out of Egypt
Moses left Pharaoh to serve God
Moses did not fear Pharaoah when he returned.
Hebrews 11:30 Jericho's wall fell
God told the Israelites to march around Jericho for 6 days. And on the 7th day they marched around it 7 times. This was obedience of faith.
Hebrews 11:31 Rehab trusted God with red rope
Gideon attacked 100,000+ men with 300
Samson took on the Philistines alone
Jephthah led Gilead against Amon after Gilead had rejected him for being a bastard.
David fought a lion, bear and Goliath, but did not fight Saul. Sometimes faith fights and sometimes faith waits.
Elijah stopped rain by his word. Called down fire to consume the sacrifice. Killed 400 prophets of Baal. Lived in power.
Elisha believed for and received a double portion of Elijah's power.
Jeremiah had God's promise of protection. There were many efforts to kill Jeremiah but God was with him each time. Jeremiah did not shrink back from speaking the word of God.
Where would all these people be without these works? They would not have overcome. Thier problems would have stayed with them.
Activate your faith with the works of God.
Faith needs works James 2:17 "Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself."
Hebrews 11:7 Noah
Noah built an arch in faith at God's direction. He was told of a flood coming when nobody had seen rain.
Hebrews 11:8
Abraham went to Cannan at God's direction not knowing what he would find there. He trusted God to provide and fulfill His promises.
Abraham gave Lot the best pasture. Abraham trusted God to provide for his livestock even with bad land. Gen 13:6-12
Abraham was willing to offer up his Son Isaac by God's direction. This was the ultimate test, and he passed. Abraham believed God would even raise the dead to keep His promise. Romans 4:17
Hebrews 11:20 Isaac blessed Jacob, believing in the power of the spoken word.
Hebrews 11:22 Joseph requested his bones be carried back to Israel, believing in God establishing His people in Israel.
11:23 Moses led Israel out of Egypt
Moses left Pharaoh to serve God
Moses did not fear Pharaoah when he returned.
Hebrews 11:30 Jericho's wall fell
God told the Israelites to march around Jericho for 6 days. And on the 7th day they marched around it 7 times. This was obedience of faith.
Hebrews 11:31 Rehab trusted God with red rope
Gideon attacked 100,000+ men with 300
Samson took on the Philistines alone
Jephthah led Gilead against Amon after Gilead had rejected him for being a bastard.
David fought a lion, bear and Goliath, but did not fight Saul. Sometimes faith fights and sometimes faith waits.
Elijah stopped rain by his word. Called down fire to consume the sacrifice. Killed 400 prophets of Baal. Lived in power.
Elisha believed for and received a double portion of Elijah's power.
Jeremiah had God's promise of protection. There were many efforts to kill Jeremiah but God was with him each time. Jeremiah did not shrink back from speaking the word of God.
Where would all these people be without these works? They would not have overcome. Thier problems would have stayed with them.
Activate your faith with the works of God.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Each of us has received faith.
Each of us has received faith. Romans 12:3
Faith is given at salvation.
We should live in faith and not wishful thinking or positive thinking. Faith is assured of the answer. Let us be people that walk in faith not concepts.
What do I do if I don't know my faith?
Start with what drives you. Start with what is your passion in life. Start with what comes from your times of prayer. You will grown in your knowledge of God's direction.
Respond to the faith you've been given and let it grow. Use it, pray for God to back it up. In Romans 12:2 it says to renew our mind in the word and prove the will of God. Prove the will of God by the faith you have been given through prayerfully working for God. We prove God's will by pushing through the obsticles set before us with prayer and works of faith. If we continue in God's will He will answer.
Faith is given at salvation.
We should live in faith and not wishful thinking or positive thinking. Faith is assured of the answer. Let us be people that walk in faith not concepts.
What do I do if I don't know my faith?
Start with what drives you. Start with what is your passion in life. Start with what comes from your times of prayer. You will grown in your knowledge of God's direction.
Respond to the faith you've been given and let it grow. Use it, pray for God to back it up. In Romans 12:2 it says to renew our mind in the word and prove the will of God. Prove the will of God by the faith you have been given through prayerfully working for God. We prove God's will by pushing through the obsticles set before us with prayer and works of faith. If we continue in God's will He will answer.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Speaking in the Life of Faith
Proverbs 18:20,21
"With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit."
There are a lot of subjects in this scripture.
We get what we talk about.
fruit
mouth/lips/tongue
stomach
death
life
love
What we talk about and love is what we get.
Eat its fruit means, just as what we eat becomes part of us so what we talk about becomes part of us.
Watch over what you talk about, because when you love what you talk about you will get it.
Fruit is a product of work and reproduces the same.
Fruit is a sign of maturity.
Talking is like the seed and fruit is the result of it. So be careful that you talk about the things that you want to come to pass.
Speech has strength.
affects others
affects yourself
affects the spirit realm.
Prayer is speech and with it we can effect God. Do not take what you say lightly.
If we don't watch our speech we will at least not be functioning with God. And at worst we will be working in cross purposes with Him.
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh shall bless His holy name forever and ever
Psalm 145:21
Speak in faith what God has told you. Testify of the goodness of God. Jesus brings to the Father what we talk about and what we pray for. He is the high priest of our confession. Heb 3:1
When we hear from God, we can speak for God.
"With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit."
There are a lot of subjects in this scripture.
We get what we talk about.
fruit
mouth/lips/tongue
stomach
death
life
love
What we talk about and love is what we get.
Eat its fruit means, just as what we eat becomes part of us so what we talk about becomes part of us.
Watch over what you talk about, because when you love what you talk about you will get it.
Fruit is a product of work and reproduces the same.
Fruit is a sign of maturity.
Talking is like the seed and fruit is the result of it. So be careful that you talk about the things that you want to come to pass.
Speech has strength.
affects others
affects yourself
affects the spirit realm.
Prayer is speech and with it we can effect God. Do not take what you say lightly.
If we don't watch our speech we will at least not be functioning with God. And at worst we will be working in cross purposes with Him.
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh shall bless His holy name forever and ever
Psalm 145:21
Speak in faith what God has told you. Testify of the goodness of God. Jesus brings to the Father what we talk about and what we pray for. He is the high priest of our confession. Heb 3:1
When we hear from God, we can speak for God.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Faith Can't Coexist with a Double Mind
Faith can't coexist with a double mind James 1:6
"But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like a surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind."
Asking in faith is believing that what you ask for will be granted to you. If you doubt, you won't get anything. The tossing of the sea is not being able to decide what is from God and what isn't.
It is important to know what you are asking for is God's will. After that is discerned then pray with all you got for the answer.
Some people pray saying, "if it be Thy will." This is a mistake. We should know the will of God before we pray. Then pray. The Bible will show us the will of God.
I find the key to belief is trusting God to tell me if I am on the right tract or not. If I couldn't trust God to guide me then I would be paralized and unable to function.
So what do I do with doubt?
When I respond with doubt what faith I had is killed and my service to God is stopped.
If you have doubt, pray about it till you have the answer. Don't treat Christianity like a to do list. Don't put off the life of the spirit because of opposition. Life with Jesus is life itself. Phil 4:6,7
If you have doubt get in the Word and pray over it. Stay in the Word till you have the answer one way or the other then act in faith.
"But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like a surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind."
Asking in faith is believing that what you ask for will be granted to you. If you doubt, you won't get anything. The tossing of the sea is not being able to decide what is from God and what isn't.
It is important to know what you are asking for is God's will. After that is discerned then pray with all you got for the answer.
Some people pray saying, "if it be Thy will." This is a mistake. We should know the will of God before we pray. Then pray. The Bible will show us the will of God.
I find the key to belief is trusting God to tell me if I am on the right tract or not. If I couldn't trust God to guide me then I would be paralized and unable to function.
So what do I do with doubt?
When I respond with doubt what faith I had is killed and my service to God is stopped.
If you have doubt, pray about it till you have the answer. Don't treat Christianity like a to do list. Don't put off the life of the spirit because of opposition. Life with Jesus is life itself. Phil 4:6,7
If you have doubt get in the Word and pray over it. Stay in the Word till you have the answer one way or the other then act in faith.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Faith is Sown in Peace
Faith is sown in peace
James 3:18
To sow in peace is to do the work peacefully and not have strife or contention with the work. Often there is disagreement. The disagreement must be dealt with. We should be at peace with all, as much as we can.
When I don't deal with disagreement and continue the work for the Lord with contention in my heart, the spirit is quenched and I am not opporating in the Kingdom of God.
If you have faith you have peace for what would there be to worry about? Faith in God to bring to light the truth, not my own ability to cause truth to be known.
The words of Jesus give peace. Jn 16:33 The words also build faith so faith and peace go together. Sow from from the peace you have received from the word.
The word of God is a seed
A seed needs"
water - Bible
Sun/warmth - love /Holy Spirit
soil/nutrients - truth
When there is God's presence there is peace because we are cared for.
Peace can be an indication of God's will and direction. A lack of peace also may be an indication for a lack of yieldness.
Peace is an out work of knowing who we are in Christ.
James 3:18
To sow in peace is to do the work peacefully and not have strife or contention with the work. Often there is disagreement. The disagreement must be dealt with. We should be at peace with all, as much as we can.
When I don't deal with disagreement and continue the work for the Lord with contention in my heart, the spirit is quenched and I am not opporating in the Kingdom of God.
If you have faith you have peace for what would there be to worry about? Faith in God to bring to light the truth, not my own ability to cause truth to be known.
The words of Jesus give peace. Jn 16:33 The words also build faith so faith and peace go together. Sow from from the peace you have received from the word.
The word of God is a seed
A seed needs"
water - Bible
Sun/warmth - love /Holy Spirit
soil/nutrients - truth
When there is God's presence there is peace because we are cared for.
Peace can be an indication of God's will and direction. A lack of peace also may be an indication for a lack of yieldness.
Peace is an out work of knowing who we are in Christ.
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