How to have the God Kind of Faith SO GOD CAN WORK.

YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND ” WHO” GOD IS!!!
GOD IS LOVE!

Gal 5:6 “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.”

You can’t do it by The Law—Circumcision—The Law shows Sin and Only Through Faith can we Walk, get clean Unto the Law. The Law is Holy and in His Salvation through Faith and Obedience by His ‘Faith’ and ‘Salvation’ can we fulfill the Law.

And you can’t use Fire Insurance–uncircumcision and Stay a Sinner and think God is going to save you
—your going to Hell.

FAITH IS BASED OFF OF ‘RELATIONSHIP’—NOT GETTING STUFF!

COVETNESS, HATRED, UNFORGIVENESS MASKED ITSELF UNDERNETH LOVE AND STOPS US FROM RECEIVING IN VALID NEEDS AND DESIRES.

In letting God LOVE US we have in US the God Kind of Love to Activate Faith.
Do Not let it Be Love of Give me This Give ME That.
And there is nothing wrong with stuff.
FAITH WORKS,(IS ACTIVE BY), BY THE GOD KIND OF LOVE!!!
Heb 11:1 “Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.”

Amplified: 1NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, 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].

Now remember the word “hope” in both translations. If you are using WISH MENTALITY. IT COULD BE A HURTFUL RUN AND YOU WILL NOT DEVELOPE CLEANLY. WE ALL GO THROUGH PARTS OF THIS THOUGH. SO DON’T BEAT YOURSELF UP!! AND GROW. HOPE IS THE GOD KIND! NOT MAN “WISH KIND”– WHICH IT, THE GOD KIND OF HOPE SECURES THE SOUL SO FAITH CAN WORK TO BRING IT TO PASS.
Faith comes by hearing!!!!

Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God”
——NOT THE WORD OF MY MIND.
OUR MINDS HAVE LACED AGENDAS IN IT.
With man it is impossible to be SAVED, but with GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

Now let God EXPLAIN HIS ‘WORD’. If you have unforgiveness or hatred in you for anyone. You have to get rid of it. It won’t work well, we will kill or not grow the Good things of God and we will counterfeit with platitudes of ‘we believe in forgiveness but not have it in our hearts’, Spend time with HIM IN PRAYER. If it is a hatred, HOW DO YOU KNOW IT IS THE RIGHT NATURE OF HATRED THAT ISN’T KILLING EVERYONE.

If you don’t know God, you really don’t want to get to know Him how can you TRUST HIM. Is it you just want stuff or be some kind of Show. And there is nothing wrong with stuff, except is it ABOVE GOD!!!!!
Faith is not just believing God can do it but, “believe that what God said He will do it for you.”
John 5:17-19
17 But Jesus answered them, ?My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.?

Are you working with Him–Do you REALLY WANT TOO??????

In working with Him you learn His ways and you don’t make it all about You and How good You look because You Follow HIM who Leads YOU. Not your Idea of it. It keeps you clean inside because you Learn Forgiveness–TO NOT HATE OR JUDGE WRONGFULLY. YOU DON’T JUDGE LIKE MAN DOES BUT LIKE GOD DOES.

18 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God. 19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, ?Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.
Relationship. Jesus knew His Father, knew what pleased His Father fully and walked in it—whatever He spoke came to pass.
He know what Pleased His Father—He didn’t have Hidden areas of His Heart from God. Do we have Hidden Areas of God in Our Hearts, Our Lives. Are we just Confessing but Not Looking into these Areas to see the Fruit of God not Our Judgments.

Mk 1:17 Then Jesus said to them, ?Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.?
ARE YOU WORKING FOR THE SAME AGENDA AS GOD??????
If He can make us a fisher of men He can make us clean and full.
You Learning and Watching God —not yourself. Teaches You Gods Inward and outward Working Characteristics so You can Care Like Heaven and have Heaven in Your Life. It will help you stay out of Selfishness that keeps our sin and our Sin Hidden.

JOHN 6:37-45 “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.?
Rejected by His Own

41 The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, ?I am the bread which came down from heaven.? 42 And they said, ?Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ?I have come down from heaven???

Don’t be like the Religious People and Think You always got it all figured out.

God does make His ‘Word’ Real and Living for you.

43 Jesus therefore answered and said to them, ?Do not murmur among yourselves. 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, ?And they shall all be taught by God.?Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.

By Faith Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness
Abraham Loved God.
It is said that He looked for a Heavenly City whose Builder and Maker is God. He did not see his residency of the earth. So why do we. When you operate on the Earth Plain you will come up short.
Gal 5:6-9
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

Do you want to know more about faith?

Love Fulfills the Law

7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
Find out where your leaven is at and get Rid of it. Is it Unforgiveness, Is it–I’ve got to Prove Myself to God and Be a Minister of the Gospel instead of Being a Fruit bearer of His Nature. Is it, I’ve got to have
We need to be obedient.
We need to be Thankful.
FAITH = IS TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD THAT HE WILL DO IT.
(FAITH) IS NOT OUR OPINION OR BELIEF. IT IS GOD’S.
2nd Corinthians 1:24 Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.
you have to have Your Faith. You can’t ride coattails.
Don’t believe what man says.
The Holy Spirit.
John 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
John 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
2 Cor 10:5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
YOU MUST NOT BELIEVE WHAT A MAN SAYS.
Romans 16:17-26 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. 18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. 19 For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began 26 but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith?
FAITH DEMANDS OBEDIENCE TO WORK!!!!
Not the Law to make You Look Good.
And not Fear THAT ‘YOU DON’T TRUST GODS LAW EITHER!!!!!!!’
James 4:1-10
1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. 4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, ?The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously??
6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

? God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.?
I asked God what is humble one time in my life.. … I wanted to know how to be humble–not ‘Act’ humble—not put on a show and really be TRYING. But also if need be to rule my disposition. It was a week or two and I was pondering this and waiting this strongly and I heard the Voice of Jesus Speak in the Spirit. He said, “Absolute, Reliance, Dependence on the Father.” And then the Spirit lead me to John Ch 15:1
“1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. “

7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Cleanse the way you act and Don’t let there be Hidden Motives in your heart. Is it Genuine in your Heart or Lip service.

9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Let Gods way not our selfish, selfjustifing way be the light we judge. Let His Spirit Judge and give light to His Word. Not us using it to get our means.

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Thankfulness
Psalms 100:4
” Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”
REMEMBER
‘THANKFULNESS’ KEEPS OUR HEARTS SECURE IN THE WAY OF GOD.
Col 4:2
“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;”

Prayer settles a bunch of things and it is how the Area you are dealing with becomes more fruitful.
Ephesians 6:18
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”

Do you need more understanding?

Phil 4:6
” Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;”

Romans 12:3
“For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.”

Every Man has A (the) measure of Faith.
But it can Increase, By Feeding on the ‘WORD’ with a Sincere Heart of God Proving His Salvation not Yours.

1Cor 10:21
“You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord?s table and of the table of demons.”

Demons try to Manipulate!!!!!!!!

Don’t try to manipulate God or Use God to Your Want of Making the Scriptures to work in the Context You Want.

Trust God to Put IT ALL TOGETHER!!!!!

DON’T EAT FROM THE TABLE OF DEMONS…….

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For many years, people have been going back and forth on what day is the right day of rest. Yet, the answer is quite clear and unchangeable when you simply go back and visit the word of God, which is found in none other than the holy bible. Many people have their opinions on this matter, but the bible does make it clear. Before we even begin this topic, there is something that I must remind you. God says if we love him than we will follow his commandments. For so long so many people have been following what “man” has established and have completely forgotten about what God asks of us. So let’s go back and look at the word of God to see what he says about the day in which we should rest in him.

The Sabbath was established since the very beginning, Genesis 2:2 says, By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested ^[a] from all his work. ³ And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

If you pick up any calendar and look at the days of the week, you will see that the first day of the week is Sunday and the seventh day is Saturday.

In the laws given to Moses, what we know as the 10 commandments God also reminded us again the day in which he has asked us to rest, let’s take a look : Exodus 20:8 

⁸ “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. ⁹ Six days you shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁰ but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. ¹¹ For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. 

You see God was already aware that people would forget about what day he had asked them to rest on, which is why he placed it as his 4th commandment. No where in the bible has God asked anyone to keep another day holy. If you can find it let us know!

⁸ “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. ⁹ Six days you shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁰ but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. ¹¹ For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. 

When Jesus walked this earth, he also worshipped on a specific day, as we all know Jesus was a Jew and he attended the synagogue during the Sabbath, still observing the day that was set from the very beginning of time.

 

  

 

  

“And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.” Luke 4:16.

Many people even bring up the argument on whether the 10 commandments have been changed or abolished?

Well let’s take a look at what the bible tells us:

Jesus says: “And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.” Luke 16:17. God says: “My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.” Psalms 89:34. Notice, the Ten Commandments came from His lips.

So you see, according to the bible we see that God hasn’t established any other day to keep holy but the Sabbath day.

We will continue to discuss this topic further…Trust me when I say there is so much more to come.

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The importance of Spiritual Growth This is the first of two devotionals developed from a 2 part session taught at Lifeline Christian fellowship on May 23, 2008 Heb 5:11 “Of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.” In the world of science there are seven main characteristics of Life. Without one of these, then there is no life. One of these characteristic is growth. A child of God, having entered a new life – the life of Christ is expected to demonstrate growth in this life. This is very important not only to the individual but also to the Church, the body of Christ, since the numerical growth of the Church is dependent on the growth of each individual. Every believer should desire to grow, such that he reaches a place in God where he can teach what he has learnt. A growing child of God, once he has been taught, will not need to be taught again but will go forth and teach that which he has learnt, thereby making disciples to Christ. This teaching is not only verbal but reflected in, actions, attitudes and lifestyles. According to 1 Pet.2:1-2, a growing Christian is one who knows how to make decisions, that is, to take actions based on what he has heard. Therefore, he will always be making decisions In order to grow one must make the following decisions: i.Watches What he says ii.Not speak evil of others iii.Have a strong passion for the word of God. Finally, a growing Christian is Spiritual. According to 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 Christians who are not showing signs of Growth are referred to as being carnal, babes, not able to receive the solid food(teachings) that they should have been receiving. No one of us as children of God should desire to fall into this category. The questions I need to ask myself this week are: i.Am I a growing Christian? ii.What comes out of my mouth? Does it represent a heart that is being changed and becoming more like Christ? iii.Can I take the Strong meat/teachings that I receive or does it offend me? Do I speak evil of others or do I seek the good in and speak well of others My challenge to you for this week is that you make a conscious effort to apply what you’ve learnt in order to help yourself grow God Bless

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Mary, the mother of Jesus was indeed a virgin when she became pregnant with Jesus, but did she remain a virgin or did she also have other children? Until this day, many churches still refer to Mary, as the Virgin Mary, but the bible tells us something for different. Jesus may have been Mary’s first born child but he wasn’t the last. Let’s take a look at John 2:11-12

 ¹¹ What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples put their faith in him.

    ¹² After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.

Ok so this proves that Jesus did in fact have brothers, so how about sisters? Check out Matthew 13:55-56

⁵⁵ ”Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? ⁵⁶ Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”

So there you have it Jesus indeed had sisters too.

Jesus is the son of God, he came down from heaven in order to save us from our sins and he does promise he’ll return again. Those who have died in Christ, like his mother Mary, and most of his disciples, shall be resurrected and will spend eternity with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

I just wanted to share this information because believe it or not, not many people are aware of this and they still hold on to the notion that Mary remained a virgin even after giving birth to Jesus,which is completely false. I hope you learned something new today.

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The importance of Spiritual Growth

This is the first of two devotionals developed from a 2 part session taught at Lifeline Christian fellowship on May 23, 2008

 

Heb 5:11 “Of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.”

In the world of science there are seven main characteristics of Life.  Without one of these, then there is no life.  One of these characteristic is growth. 

A child of God, having entered a new life – the life of Christ is expected to demonstrate growth in this life.   This is very important not only to the individual but also to the Church, the body of Christ, since the numerical growth of the Church is dependent on the growth of each individual.

 Every believer should desire to grow, such that he reaches a place in God where he can teach what he has learnt.  A growing child of God, once he has been taught, will not need to be taught again  but will go forth and teach that which he has learnt, thereby making disciples to Christ.  This teaching is not only verbal but reflected in, actions, attitudes and lifestyles.

 

 According to  1 Pet.2:1-2, a growing Christian is one who knows how to make decisions, that is, to take actions based on what he has heard.  Therefore, he will always be making decisions 

In order to grow one must make the following decisions:

1. Watches What he says
2. Not speak evil of others
3. Have a strong passion for the word of God.

 

Finally, a growing Christian is Spiritual.

According to 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 Christians who are not showing signs of Growth are referred to as being carnal, babes, not able to receive the solid food(teachings) that they should have been receiving.  No one of us as children of God should desire to fall into this category. 

The questions I need to ask myself this week are:

1. Am I a growing Christian?
2. What comes out of my mouth?  Does it represent a heart that is being changed and becoming more like Christ?
3. Can I take the Strong meat/teachings that I receive or does it offend me?
   Do I speak evil of others or do I seek the good in and speak well of others

 

My challenge to you for this week is that you make a conscious effort to apply what you’ve learnt in order to help yourself grow

God Bless

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For so many years, this has been a question that so many have tried to answer biblically. So many people have just agreed to disagree on whether Sunday is the Lord’s day. Some people just say that this is the day that the majority of people go, so it must be the right day. Some say that this is the day Jesus resurrected, which is why they  go and others say that it doesn’t really matter as long as you go.

All of these answers make me wonder whether the God is clear or not on what he asked us to do and when he asked us to worship him. Today is Sunday, and I was just wondering, where exactly should I be and what exactly should I be doing. The bible is what I use as a guide for my life. It tells me right from wrong through all of God’s 10 commandments, which will never change, ever, because God’s law whether people want to believe it or not is eternal. 

There are so things to think about when it comes to God and the day in which he asked his people to rest. Do we as human beings, ever have the right to change God’s law, but yet we find that so many people deliberately transgress it. In the very beginning, it said that God rested the seventh day, Genesis 2:2. In Exodus 20: 8, he not only gave in full description what should be done during the sabbath but he also said that he blessed and sanctified it. The Sabbath, which he said, to be the seventh day and not the first. Today, which is Sunday is the first day of the week, it’s almost the same day that Jesus resurrected. You see, Jesus died on a Friday, hence the reason why so many celebrate Good Friday, and he rested during the Sabbath, which was Saturday, and then he resurrected on Sunday. No where in the bible does it say we should rest, the day Jesus resurrected. Through his rest on the sabbath is again proof of what God has asked of us, which is to rest the day he asked us to. Now, my question really is, will God accept any day of rest?

God through his word has provided such strict guidelines for us, for a reason. It’s because he knows what is best for us. So many people have decided that they are just going to do what they like and say that God will accept it. The way I see  it, it’s like a professor asks their students to write a research paper and gives them specific instructions and tells them to use the MLA format but instead, they decide to write what they like and use the APA format. If the professor wouldn’t accept the research paper, then why exactly would God accept just any day man decides to worship him. It just doesn’t work like that, God wants things to be done, the way he asks, period. 

I’ve come across though some people that have said, that it’s too difficult to do what God asks, or rather who’s doing what God asks really?

Well believe this, there are people out there that are really trying to do what God asks, rather than finding excuses to do what he asks.

So how do you feel about what God has asked us to do?

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