What
Is
Faith?
Scripture
Hebrews
11
1
What is faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want
is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope for is
waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead.
6
You can never
please God without faith, without depending on him. Anyone who wants
to come to God must believe that there is a God and that he rewards
those who sincerely look for him.
Observation
I
have read several posts on Facebook over the last couple of days
bemoaning the fact that the church isn't what it should be. Some have
said that they have quit attending church.
Over
the years Kathy and I have had the opportunity to be involved in many
different churches, even some churches in several other countries.
So
here is the problem with our churches all over the world – they are
filled with a bunch of sinners! It has always been that way even from
the very beginning, just read in the book of Acts.
Kathy
and I have been in churches where the Holy Spirit was mightily at
work and it was very evident and you could sense His presence. But …
no church stays that way all the time because it is comprised of a
bunch of sinners!
You
and I need to focus our attention on God and what He has called us to
do. We need to realize that church, no matter what church we commit
ourselves to participate in and be a part of is not going to be
perfect. It is going to be lacking – because it is comprised of a
bunch of people like you and me, a bunch of imperfect people.
Here
is what God has called you and I to do. He has called on us to invest
our lives in other people. Our task in life is to help others come to
a personal relationship with God and help them grow in their faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Application
I
will keep my focus on investing in the lives of those around me.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray for those disillusioned with church. Revive their
spirit! Encourage them, Lord. Show them that church is your idea.
Help them to get their focus back on what is most important. Help
them to see that the only way to serve You is to serve other people.
Give them Your heart for those around them. I pray this same prayer
for myself. Don't let me get distracted.
Daily
Bible Reading: Isaiah 19,20,21; Hebrews 11
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