Faith: The Courage To Believe God

Without FAITH it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:6)

Now FAITH is being SURE of what we hope for

And CERTAIN of what we do not see.

This is what the ancients were commended for.

By FAITH we understand that the universe was formed at God's command,

So that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.(Hebrews 11:1-3)

God told Joshua: Be strong and courageous,

Because you will lead these people to inherit the land

I swore to their forefathers to give them.

Be strong and very courageous.

Be careful to obey all the Law My servant Moses gave you;

Do not turn from it to the right or to the left,

That you may be successful wherever you go.

Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth;

Meditate on it day and night,

So that you may be careful to do everything written in it.

Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and courageous.

Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged,

For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:6-9)

Today, nothing has changed from the days of Joshua.

FAITH is the courage to believe God and to act upon that FAITH.

God's instructions to Joshua are the same as his instructions for us today.

We must obey the commands and teaching of Christ Jesus.

We must meditate on them day and night.

We cannot become terrified or discouraged,

Because God is with us as we abide in Christ.

He will never leave us or forsake us.

He is with us to the very end of the Age, or when we are called Home.

What is our challenge? To OVERCOME this world and it's ruler, Satan.

FAITH is the Victory that OVERCOMES the world.

Who is it that OVERCOMES the world?

Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. (1 John 5:4-5)

They OVERCAME him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb

And by the word of their testimony;

They did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. (Rev. 12:11)

To him who OVERCOMES I will give the right to eat from the Tree Of LIFE

Which is in the Paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7)

The whole world is against FAITH.

The whole world, under the control of Satan, hates FAITH.

The whole world apart from Christ is the enemy of God and of FAITH.

The whole world is designed to prevent FAITH from coming into being,

And to destroy it when it does.

Why? Because FAITH condemns the world.

FAITH is the smell of death to the world. (2 Corinthians 2:16)

If you BELIEVE and have FAITH in God and act upon that FAITH,

You condemn every unbeliever around you and they know it.

This is why it takes COURAGE to have FAITH in God;

Most people are against you and hate you as they hated Christ Jesus,

Because He tells the world that what they do is EVIL. (John 7:7)

On the other hand, for those whom God calls, you are the fragrance of Christ

And the One Who lives in you is the most desirable person on earth.

This is the PARADOX of this life: 

One will hate you and the other will love you.

We who BELIEVE are all fishermen and women,

Fishing for those who will believe, in the power of Christ.

Abiding in Christ is the KEY.

If we abide in Christ,

He will give us the COURAGE we need to OVERCOME this world.

We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. (Philippians 4:13)

The eyes of the Lord look the world over to strengthen those

Who's hearts are full committed to Him. (2 Chronicles 16:9)

To maintain FAITH is a FIGHT! It takes COURAGE and Action!

The apostle Paul exhorted Timothy:

Fight the good Fight of FAITH.

Take hold of the Eternal LIFE to which you were called

When you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

In sight of God, Who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus,

Who while testifying before Pontius Pllate made the good confession,

I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame

Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Which God will bring about in His Own Time--

God the blessed and only ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

Who lives in unapproachable LIGHT, Whom no one has seen or can see.

To Him be honor and might forever, Amen. (1 Timothy 6:12-16)

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!