Do You Believe
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Faith is Personal
Faith is Personal
Jesus asked the men if THEY believed
Jesus asked the men if THEY believed
Each one of us stands individually responsible before God.
The good news is, you don’t have to answer for anyone else’s choices.
The bad news is you have no one to blame for your own.
The devil didn’t make you do it, it isn’t your parent’s fault, you cannot blame your husband or wife.
Faith is an individual issue, you can only believe for yourself
Faith is an individual issue, you can only believe for yourself
The other side of this coin is no one can choose to follow God for you.
Your parents or family or friends can be examples for you but they cannot believe for you.
You must make the choice.
Faith Must be
Faith is Predictive
Faith is Predictive
The presence of faith is necessary to see God work
The presence of faith is necessary to see God work
And 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 seek Him.
And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.”
The presence of faith precedes the movement of God.
The presence of faith precedes the movement of God.
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.
Acts 16
Choice + faith = God at work
Faith is Particular
Faith is Particular
Jesus’ question was “Do you believe that I am able to do THIS.”
Jesus’ question was “Do you believe that I am able to do THIS.”
God is not waiting until you can figure out everything He wants you to trust Him in THIS thing.
The “pixels” in the TV sets. Each little light plays a part in the whole.
The big picture is made up of tons of little details.
The “THIS” for each of us is different.
The “THIS” for each of us is different.
For these men it was their sight, for others it has been their child’s life, their health or even their own lives.
Repeatedly throughout the last two chapters we have seen Jesus work in people’s THIS in ways that glorify His Name.
What THIS is God asking you to demonstrate faith in Him?
Some sin you have struggled with?
Some fear you cannot let go?
Some pain that you have not forgiven?
Some dream or vision that He has given you?