Wednesday, November 13, 2013

More on faith

Scripture
Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. (Hebrews 11:1 NLT)
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 NASB)
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 KJV)
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1 NIV)
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 ESV)
Observation
Faith is:..
1. Confidence- full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed.
2. Assurance- full confidence; freedom from doubt; certainty: to act in the assurance of success.
Of things hoped for.
3. Conviction- a fixed or firm belief: No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.
4. Evidence- that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
Of things not seen
Application
To have faith means I have the confident assurance I will receive what I hope for or the confident assurance that what I hope for will actually happen.
To have faith means I have the evidence to make me sure about the things I do not see.
Faith is trust in God that he will make happen what I hope for and I will experience the things I do not see.
Prayer
Build my faith. Produce faith in me me give me the gift of faith,

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

God is trustworthy

Scripture
All he does is just and good, and all his commandments are trustworthy. (Psalms 111:7 NLT)
The works of His hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are sure. (Psalms 111:7 NASB)
Observation
1.  All God does or the works of his hands are:
A. Just- guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness:
B. Good- morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: 
C. Truth- honesty; integrity
D. Justice- the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness
2. All his commandments, precepts are:
A. Trustworthy- deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: 
B. Sure- free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data. confident, as of something expected: sure of success.
Application
I can trust God. Everything He does is excellent, right, and fair.
I can trust his word. They are dependable, reliable.  I can be confident in them.
Faith is trusting a person do do what they say they will do. Bottom line is God is trustworthy.
Prayer
Increase my faith and confidence in You.