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Following Faith – Step 5 (Time)

Posted in Endurance, Faith, tagged , on March 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »

“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” – Hebrews 11:13

There is one final step to following faith – time!

Faith followers of the past did not all receive during their earthly journey what they were wanting, neither did they all receive immediately.  Sure, by faith Abraham received his son, Daniel didn’t get eaten by the lions, and incredibly small armies defeated incredibly large enemies, but the Bible also points to others who received their reward later.

Some children never come to Christ while their parents are alive, yet those parents hold on in faith because of a longer view of life than their breathing.

God is for eternity, our life is for eternity, faith is for eternity.

Be willing to take that last step, the step of time.

– fritz

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Pretending to Believe

Posted in Faith, tagged , on March 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1

Substance is, actually, a combination of two words in the original language – “under” (or “sub”) and “stand”, hince the literal translation, substance.

If something has substance we can be feel it, hold it, and use it – which is what the heros of the Bible did!

It is not an idea to believe in without any evidence. Real faith is the evidence without which we are only pretending to believe – which doesn’t work.

It’s time to stop pretending and get some real faith from it’s source – God’s word!

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the [spoken] word of God.” – Romans 10:17

Put yourself under some good preaching, read the Bible asking God to speak it into your heart, let the Holy spirit give you the substance of hope and the evidence of what you can’t, yet, see.

– fritz

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