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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 136                                                             MARCH 20 , 2002

     

JESUS CHRIST:
     The Foundation of Our Faith

     THIS IS REASONABLE

 

     Who redeemed you? Who bought you with a price? Who gave you holy spirit?
     Who gave you the spiritual ability to do the works of Jesus Christ? Who
     gave you eternal life? Who healed you? Who gave you exceeding precious
     promises? Who loved you unconditionally? Who forgives you every time you
     repent? Who holds no grudges against you, ever? Who has such compassion
     on you? Who gave you mercy and grace?

     God did. God does. God will continue to do so.

 

     Romans 12:1 Amplified Bible

          I appeal to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in
          view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive
          dedication of your bodies - presenting all your members
          and faculties- as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted,
          consecrated) and well-pleasing to God, which is your
          reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual
          worship.

 

     IN view of all God has done for you, make a decision. Make a decisive
     commitment to present your self, devote yourself: your character, your
     personality, your talents and abilities, your whole self, devote yourself as
     a living sacrifice. You sacrifice your self-will, selfishness, self-
     centeredness, you devote yourself and give yourself to godly things. Only
     YOU can do this. No one can do it for you. You must decide to commit yourself
     to God. This is a reasonable service. After all, God is the One who gave you
     eternal life and joy and peace and all those things listed above and more! It
     is a reasonable exchange.

     It is not grievous or a hard thing to bear, to love someone back who loves you so
     perfectly and completely. It is not a grievous thing to turn away from
     darkness and the wide path to destruction and decide to live on the narrow path
     in God's love and light and receive His promises instead. It is reasonable.
     It's a no brainer. Like the choice to choose this day who you will serve: life or
     death. Then God gives us the answer: choose LIFE! [Deut. 30:19]

     But only YOU can decide to please God with your life.

     What pleases God?

 

     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.

 

     Without faith, without belief, it is impossible to please Him. If you do
     not believe God IS God, or God exists, how can you expect He will
     give you what He has promised?

     Faith is the first requirement. You are saved by grace through one thing: faith. You
      receive the promises of God by faith. You minister the Word to others by faith.
      Faith comes by hearing the Word of God. If you do not believe it is God's
     Word to begin with, then you will fail to receive the promises that are contained
     in it. The one [receiving the promises] absolutely revolves around the other [faith].

     Absolute trust in Him requires faith. What He said is true, what He promised, is
     for YOU. Faith is necessary to continue diligently and patiently while you wait
     for God to bring His Word to pass in your life. God is a rewarder of they who
     continue to seek Him, continue in faith and faint not.

     Faith is right up there in the top three necessary Christian traits: faith, hope
     and love, these three. [I Cor.13:13]

     It is a reasonable choice: live devoted and well pleasing to God. Live by faith and
     do His blessed will. Amen.

     -Carol Kenreigh

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