Hebrews 11:6
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.
When we are without Christ, God says, we are lost, like a lost coin or a lost lamb. When we say someone is lost it
is definitely not a cut down, but it is a fact that without
Christ that is what we all are. He loves us enough to call for us and seek us until we are found. This is the very reason He sent the Christ
child who grew up to pay the debt that we could not pay.
When we have heard the call of God upon our hearts. When we understand that we are lost without Christ
then is when we are left with a choice. A choice to be saved and pulled from certain
death. The death I'm talking about is an
eternal death, which the Bible calls
hell. When someone says someone is lost "in
a Biblical way". It means
they have not acknowledged Christ or accepted
Christ and they remain in their sins
before God.
Not too long ago I didn't use a coupon I was given
for an arts and craft purchase. I asked
by email, if I could be reimbursed, but
no one responded, I guess it was too
late and I had to pay the cost.
If we die
in our sins and have not applied the
gift of God to our lives, after death it is too late. That's why God tells us in His Word, "NOW
is the day of salvation." Maybe somehow I could of found a way to use
my coupon (by asking for a full refund and repurchasing.) With
Jesus it's
different , He only paid once for all. If we are truly saved we are always saved.
The question
is are we truly saved? That is why God
tells us to make our calling and election sure.
He wants us to examine our own hearts and know
without a shadow of doubt that we are saved.
This is how we "wear the shield of faith." Our faith is vital for us as a Christian, but if that piece is missing something other can come and fill our
hearts. Doubt causes drought in the heart of a Christian and
keeps a lost one from being saved. The bible teaches us that an unbelieving
heart is evil . In it's condition of
faithlessness, our prayers are hindered
as a faithless Christian and sometimes causes us to punt, when we should pray. Are lost souls worth fighting for? Is our marriage worth fighting for? Is our relationship with God worth fighting
for? Are our children worth fighting
for?
Then we must pray in faith and live by faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God
and it is by faith our prayers are answered and impossible becomes possible.
Faith leads us to fear God. Faith leads us to be honest and just. Faith leads us to be merciful and kind.
Faith leads us to serve confidently through
Christ. Faith leads us to change what
needs to be changed.
Faith leads us to forgive ourselves and forgive
others and love them. We serve a Saviour
who changes hearts, minds, lives and the change is real. Faith is the substance of things hoped for
both now and eternity to come. We must live by faith because faith rises
above fact. The reason is, with God all
things are possible and we should wear these thoughts as wisdom around our very
being. Because without faith, we will
utterly fail. I pray we will not faultier
in our faith.
By Our Measure Of Faith
All
would be lost if we doubted the cross.
For
he suffered and died and God never lies.
He
gave and forgave- He loved us by grace.
Our
Lord blesses us by our measure of faith.
This
world can deceive when we fail to believe;
The
prayer of faith restores joy to its
place.
To
love Him, serve Him, we must turn from our sins;
His
peace rules our hearts when we're living by faith.
A
Chorus - I Wrote This Today
By:
Susan Y. Nikitenko
Are
you living by faith today? Have you
lived a life doubting your salvation? As
Christians we can know 100% whether or not we will go to heaven when we
die. There's verses in the Bible that
teach us we can know. We can know
because it's not because of anything we have done, It's because of what Christ
did for us and it's through our gratefulness that we should love Him and serve
Him. There's only one way to heaven, it's
through Christ alone and what He did upon the cross for us. You could live a nearly perfect life and
still not go to heaven. It only takes
one sin to send a person to an everlasting fire at death. The sin of disbelief which is the rejection
of Christ as the only Way of salvation. The
rejection of trusting Him as your personal Saviour. If we trust in our own works we are trusting
in our own righteousness. God tells us
that our righteousness is as filthy rags.
Our righteousness will never get us into heaven. It is the righteousness of Christ and His
shed blood as the spotless lamb of God without sin. The perfect sacrifice. He took our place, He paid our debt. He conquered death by arising from the dead.
It
is by this great miracle that salvation can happen in the heart of every sinner
who will accept Christ by faith. We are
saved by grace (mercy) through our faith.
If you have been doubting your salvation or doubting God's blessing, if
your faith is being tested by the problems of life, or troubled by anxiety and
strife. Let our faith lead us to praise
as we seek Him in prayer.
Father
God, Open the eyes of those seeking
truth today. Lead them to understand and accept your Truth by faith. Overcome the differences in communication that
the blind may see and the deaf may hear what the will of the Lord God is. Bind Satan and keep Him at bay. Open the eyes of those that desire to know
you. Teach us each one to praise you
through our problems.
Let
us know your joy even in life's most troubling times. Keep us from evil, keep our hearts guarded through
the evils of this life. Save the lost,
give us the words, give us the strength, give us of your love, give us the go
we need. I ask these things boldly in
the name of Christ Jesus, your precious Son, the joy of my soul and the joy of
all those who put their trust in Him.
Susan
Y. Nikitenko
1John
5:13
These
things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son
of God.
Isaiah
55:6 ¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be
found, call ye upon him while he is near:
2 Corinthians
6:2
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time
accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the
accepted time; behold, now is the day of
salvation.)
Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
1Timothy 2:8
I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting
up holy hands, without wrath and
doubting.
Hebrews 3:12
Take heed,
brethren, lest there be in any of you an
evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
continue in faith
Isaiah 40:31
But they
that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk,
and not faint.
2Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Susan Y Nikitenko ©
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