Saturday, November 1, 2014

If You Have Faith

The only way that you can ever please God is by faith. If you have faith in God and His Son, be assured that God is working in you what is well-pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ. No wonder living by faith pleases God, because He is the one who works faith in your life. It is by grace that you are enabled to live by faith.

Faith is an abiding gift from the Spirit of God. You receive faith from God the Father, through the work of the Holy Spirit in your heart. It is anchored to the good news of Jesus, who died for your sins and was raised from the dead.

Real faith is not just mental assent or human effort. It is a result of the Holy Spirit bringing you to a point of confidence, assurance, and trust in the living God. It's faith that the world didn't give you, and the world can't take it away.

"But without faith, it is impossible to please Him, 
for he who comes to God must believe that He is, 
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." 
Hebrews 11:6

"Now the just shall live by faith, but if anyone draws back,
My soul shall have no pleasure in him."
Hebrews 10:38