Tuesday, February 14, 2006

What Faith Is

“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

It is impossible for us to please our Father without faith, now here is the question, what exactly is faith? According to the Word of God, faith is believing that God is and believing that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him! Now a lot of people believe in God, just go and ask them. But when was the last time you heard it preached, that to please our Father, you also had to expect that He would reward you for seeking Him. Well, if we want to please our Father, according to His Word, we have to have both, and that is the glory of our salvation, our Father wants us to have both! Our Father wants a relationship with us and He also wants us to be rewarded with all that He has because of that relationship.

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10

Faith that is pleasing to our Father accepts this Truth! And our faith is now Authored and Finished by Jesus Himself. The faith that Jesus empowers us with doesn’t stumble at the blessings of God, blessings such as an abundant life; love, health, peace, joy, hope, wisdom, knowledge, spiritual gifts, and sanctification. The faith that we have been blessed with now diligently seeks out these promises of God. Our faith knows that we have been chosen by God and our faith knows that now is the time of our salvation through Jesus Christ. Our faith authored by Jesus knows that all of the blessings and powers of our Father are for us right now through His Anointing! Our faith is all of these things, because our faith is Jesus’ faith! Jesus is now our head, we are now His body, we now have His mind, and He now Authors and Finishes our ability to believe that God is and that He is a rewarder of those who are empowered to diligently seek Him.

Never be ashamed or afraid of wanting everything that our Father has. Actually we should eagerly desire everything and believe that our Father will reward us for doing so. This is the spirit that has been born into us, a spirit of hope, faith, peace, and a sound mind. We have not been given a spirit that fears the promises of God, but one that diligently seeks them! The Holy Spirit of God Who now dwells within us. The Holy Spirit now strengthens us and He now comforts us. He also now teaches us all of our Father's Truths. The Holy Spirit believes that God is willing to give us everything and He believes that God is able to give us everything. Through Christ we are now God’s children. We are now joint-heirs with Jesus and our Father has created us in His own image, so that we can have fellowship with Him. Our Father has strengthened us with His Anointing, so that just as Jesus has fellowship with Him, so can we. Our Father has accomplished everything needed for us to be eternally in perfect fellowship with Him! This is the abundant life that Jesus came for us to have and this is eternal life!

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