Dear brothers and sisters and friends of GMC,
I have been preaching a lot about faith. My frustration is that very often we cannot exercise our faith. The simple reason is because we normally cannot see what God sees. As a pastor (servant of God) I see what God sees. And we cannot see because we are only depending on our own calculation and wisdom.
When we cannot see help coming or the resources needed, normally, we hesitate to act and believe because we are not convinced that God will provide. There are times; we cannot even exercise our faith to trust God to provide for our needs even though the word of say so. Take for instance, when we go out to preach the gospel, we can so scared as if we do not the presence of God with us. What do we do with Acts 1:8,9 where we are told that the Holy Spirit empowers us when we go to make disciples of all nations.
George Muller, a great man of faith, once said, “God delights to increase the faith of His Children. We ought, instead of wanting no trials before victory, no exercise for patience, to be willing to take them from God’s hand as a means. I say – and say it deliberately – trials, obstacles, difficulties, and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith.”
Disciples of Jesus, I pray in the name of Jesus, you stand up for Jesus, and make a difference for Him in your marriage, parenting, mission, relationships, ministries, etc. It is no challenge for you to work for things that will not last for eternity. It is a very big challenge to serve God and make your life count for Jesus and what you bear eternal values. It will be so when you exercise your faith to do the will of God. Will You?
A disciple who is dear to the heart of Jesus,
Pastor Law
(26th March, 2009)
Edited and posted by Teresa Han
I have been preaching a lot about faith. My frustration is that very often we cannot exercise our faith. The simple reason is because we normally cannot see what God sees. As a pastor (servant of God) I see what God sees. And we cannot see because we are only depending on our own calculation and wisdom.
When we cannot see help coming or the resources needed, normally, we hesitate to act and believe because we are not convinced that God will provide. There are times; we cannot even exercise our faith to trust God to provide for our needs even though the word of say so. Take for instance, when we go out to preach the gospel, we can so scared as if we do not the presence of God with us. What do we do with Acts 1:8,9 where we are told that the Holy Spirit empowers us when we go to make disciples of all nations.
George Muller, a great man of faith, once said, “God delights to increase the faith of His Children. We ought, instead of wanting no trials before victory, no exercise for patience, to be willing to take them from God’s hand as a means. I say – and say it deliberately – trials, obstacles, difficulties, and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith.”
Disciples of Jesus, I pray in the name of Jesus, you stand up for Jesus, and make a difference for Him in your marriage, parenting, mission, relationships, ministries, etc. It is no challenge for you to work for things that will not last for eternity. It is a very big challenge to serve God and make your life count for Jesus and what you bear eternal values. It will be so when you exercise your faith to do the will of God. Will You?
A disciple who is dear to the heart of Jesus,
Pastor Law
(26th March, 2009)
Edited and posted by Teresa Han
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