FAITH IS SUBSTANCE: BY MICHAEL BROD
God has sent forth and provided
a living word to create and bring into manifestation the desire of His
heart. The Spirit has revealed to us the plan of God but it has been proven
by our own experience - formed from the understanding that His word has
produced. It is a living word. We believe that as we follow and speak
a living Word that we have heard from God, that Word will bring into being
that which has been declared. We have determined to give the truth expression
through our lives. We have seen that as we have borne the image of the
earthly we can bear the image of the heavenly. Our lives are gradually
being motivated by one thought - that Jesus Christ be revealed and glorified
on earth.
The Apostle Peter assures us
that we have obtained like precious faith with them through the righteousness
of God and our Savior Jesus Christ. We have been given exceeding great
and precious promises: through which we might be partakers of His divine
nature. It is an encouragement for those who desire to be liberated from
their doubts and to experience a life of faith. We are asked to “press
toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:14 Therefore, “Let us hold fast the profession of
our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised.” Hebrews
10:23 The one thing that one has to remember is this, ‘There a promise
for me’. If the word of God gives us the answer then that is sufficient
to make us expect that He will perform the promise in us. Our labor is
not in vain. God desires to reveal the essence of His own existence. Deep
calls to deep.
Let your mind be resolved to
focus on the Word of God, and let your whole heart be filled with it:
"He is faithful that promised." And, above all, especially when
you are challenged by circumstance or inner struggle remember, "God
is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son
Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 1:9. We are seeking divine transformation
and manifest sonship. “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify
you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved
blameless at the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you
is faithful, who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23-25
“Delight thyself in the
LORD; and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4
God will generate by His Word and His Spirit the proper hope in your heart.
The desires are according to His will. Through His grace you find the
proper response, which is faith. “Commit your way unto the LORD;
trust also in him; and He shall bring it to pass.” Psalm 37:5 Trust
is faith – a response of the heart consistent with the hope that
He has shown us. We commune with our heart and form faith out of our lives.
“Trust in the LORD (form faith), and do good; so shall you dwell
in the land (dwell in the promise – dwell in hope), and verily you
shall be fed.” Psalm 37:3 We live in, and by the hope revealed
out of the mouth of God.
Hope must shape us. This occurs
as we find the proper response to the promises that God has given to us.
There is always choice and response. The proper response of the heart
will enable you to mix faith that is formed out of your life with the
word preached. Faith teaches the soul to wait upon God so that He may
point out to it what it must do, and that it may learn by experience to
understand the significance of the promise: “For it is God which
works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” Philippians
2:13 Believing in His faithfulness we work in it. The just shall live
by faith – and give expression to the hope that is in them. Christ
in you is the hope of glory*For more information on this topic simply E-mail Michael Brod at: michaelbrod@hotmail.com
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