If Anyone Is Thirsty
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I am greater than Spider man, Batman and Superman combined. I can take you higher, suppress your enemies and do supernatural feats. I am not a fantasy. You cannot uncover my identity unless you believe I exist. Who am I? I am Faith.
I am dreams made real, I am the future in the present, and the past redeemed, I am the assurance of hope, and greater than gold. I am Faith
I am the absence of emotion, the substance of reality, and evidence to the unseen. I am a seed of mustard, and a mover of mountains. I am Faith
By me, men conquered kingdoms, shut the mouths of lions, and walked on water. By me, promises were obtained and history was written. I conquer the world. I am Faith.
I am the key to open any door, I am the bridge over dangerous waters, I am feet to dance, wings to fly and the reason to speak. I am Faith.
Without me, it is impossible to please God. Without me, there is no salvation. Whatever you do without me is sin. I am the first step and I am the finish line. I am Faith.
I am life to the dead; I am sight to the blind. I am your answer, right here, right now. I can be your hero and teach you great things. I can take you to places you have never been. I am not a dream or a desire. I am not a passive idea or feeling. I am real. Who am I? Who are you?
I am Faith!
(Read; Rm.1:17/2Cor.5:7/Gal.3:8/Epf.6:16/2Cor.4:13/Rm.10:17/1Pet.1:7/1Jn.5:4/Heb.11:1)
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I am Ruth, and I have met this hero. If Faith actually was a person and walked on this earth, he would win a lawsuit against mankind for defamation of character. He would put man on trial and say, See! Look, this is who I am! I am not who you always thought I was!
Faith is its own entity. It is not up to us to define it in whatever way fits our lifestyle. It is a power greater than anything man has ever made. It is greater than plutonium or uranium. With the size of a seed, a mountain can be moved and the impossible can be accomplished,(Mt.17:20-21:21). Faith is not a passive force that takes a back seat to the course of your life; faith is the only force strong enough to change the course of your life. It has the ability to redeem your past and write your future. It is the only answer to this question called life. I have heard so many people causally say, I believe in God but... When one believes in God, there is no but... The question is, will you believe? If you believed you knew the exact location of a hidden treasure, you would journey to obtain it, no matter what was necessary. If you believe in Jesus, you will obey Him (Jn.14:15- 15:10).
The same power that God used to raise Jesus from the dead is accessible to a true believer. If one says, I run I jump I swim, these are action verbs and thus require an action. But if one says, I believe, you may think that no action is required, that its just mental. This is absurd! Believe is an action verb and requires action! Paul said, We also believe and THEREFORE we speak (2Cor.4:13). Jesus said, This is the WORK of God that you believe in Him whom He has sent." (Jn.6:29) Faith produces righteous actions. Faith without works is dead (Jas.2:17ff).
Jesus was the author and the Perfecter of this thing called Faith. He invented it, perfected it and gave it to us as a gift (Heb.12:2). In place of obeying the Old Testament law, we can believe in Gods provision, Jesus Christ (Rm.3:22-31). Long ago, Abraham discovered faith; he found it, as if it had always been hidden in the earth just waiting(Rm.4:1-3).
I have known many people who look for an experience or emotion to say they have received salvation. Faith is not an emotion. It is the cold raw choice to believe God despite your emotions. Salvation is believing in Jesus and what He experienced two thousand years ago. If you could get to heaven by good works and striving to obey the law, then faith would have no value and the work Jesus did on the cross would be in vain (Rm.4:9-20/Gal.3:8-26).
The great men and women of the Old Testament were defined by faith. They did impossible feats, defied gravity, conquered kingdoms, and were healed all by this invisible thing that most everyone says they have (Heb 11). Whether Peter walked on water or sunk depended on his faith (Mt.14:31). Whether people were cured or not depended on their faith (Act.14:9/Lk.18:42/Mt.9:29-13:58). Im talking to you my friend, right here, right now your life. Who are you going to be? Will you believe in the Living Jesus? Will you discover the life changing, world conquering power of faith, or will you close this article thinking to yourself, Yeah, I believe, but lets not get extreme. There is nothing more extreme than a three day old dead body walking out of the grave. Faith is extreme and he is calling you...
I am the new law, I work through love, I come by hearing, and leave a blessing. I am laughter in danger and courage under fire. I am The shield. Learn from me, walk by me, obey me. Who am I? Who are you? I am faith!
...When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth (Lk.18:8)?
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The clincher for me was where Jesus says "Come to Me...and LEARN from Me" (Mt.11:29). How does one "learn" from an invisible Being? Jesus says the true church are those who learn the things of spirit and truth (not pretense and pomp) (Jn.4:24). Does such a work of the heart not require such things of which no man can describe? Silence, meditation, talking TO God are things of spirit and truth. In this mega-hype culture it can be impossible to force yourself into a stillness of heart. You must do the impossible! Start meditating on the Book of Psalms and the Gospel of John. Wherever you are for five or fifteen minutes. It will seem awkward at first. You will find many voices in your head and feelings of anxiety. You've got to LEARN to silence them. Solitude is essential!
You will find that the reaction by others to this quest, to go directly to Jesus, is treated with presumption; "Oh, of course. I know all that already". Men can work eight hours a day but are too lazy of heart to consider that God's love is of such mysterious and magnificent proportions so as to require a work of individual heart far beyond any passive prayer (Jn.6:27,29). Thus they fall short of His divine Presence. This is the essence of salvation! It was prophecied hundreds of years ago (Jer.31:33-34/Ez.36:26).
This is not the "salvation" of today. Rather it is the unbiblical "accept Christ" prayer-formula that produces plastic "Christians". McDonald's Christianity would have you believe that all you have to do is drive up to the "service" window of any preachers castle and get the salvation-to-go order of repeating a one-time prayer. As if the same generic prayer written for all to parrot has anything to do with the personal heart cry which God requires (Ps.51:17). Like everything in the American culture it is "processed" into an articial and refined response so as to make everyone the same and fit perfectly into their system about Christ.
The brethren in Corinth or Ephesus were the true church who lived as those "set apart" to love Christ rather than this world (1 Jn.2:14ff/Consider Acts 5:32). Luke explains that what Jesus "began to do and teach" in bodily form He now continues in His people in His risen state (Acts 1:1). Their identity was not in an affliation with a particular doctrine, or trying to make this world a better place, but in the power they beheld in their obedient lives looking for the city which is to come . They were uneducated and unlearned but their lives demonstrated that they had actually been with the living Jesus ( Acts 4:13).
Jesus revealed the world is full of religious deception; many "churches", cults and religions (Matt.24). How will you know the truth? Will you learn from a man or go to God? More than ever before, my friend, you must not just go along with everyone. The majority is wrong (Mt.7:13). Don't look at what men SAY. Tons of people claim to be an authority because they have a website or claim to have a following. Like armchair quarterbacks who never played a down of football yet pretend to know what's wrong. Look at their LIVES! Do they just sit around like anyone else claiming to be religious? Or do their lives stand out as a witness? Are they doing something that bears the cross of Christ (Mt.10:38)?
There is nothing wrong with going to a service to try and learn something but watch over your heart (Proverbs 14:23). "...A little leaven levens the whole lump..." (Gal.5:9). Hypocrisy is like toxic waste, it disintegrates sincerity and corrupts anyone with a heart. Don't give yourself over to "church". Learn and go on. You must not settle there. You must keep going. You must get beyond it to learn, build and discover a personal walk with Jesus. We can tell you it is awesome! Do you know His voice? Your life now and your eternity are at stake. This is about your capacity to walk in abundant life or abundant hypocrisy.
For surely there is a true church and is a false church. There is a false christ and a true Christ (2 Cor.11:3-4ff/Mt.24:24,23). Jesus beckons you to come to Him and find the posture of humility to become a disciple and learn directly from Him. His anointing is capable of teaching you all the things (1 Jn.2:27). The idea of God actually coming into your being can only be defined as a mystery (Col.1:27). David said "I have more understanding than all my teachers: for Thy words are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep Thy truths" (Ps.119:99ff/read the whole chapter).
Jesus is waiting....If anyone is thirsty!
The clincher for me was where Jesus says "Come to Me...and LEARN from Me" (Mt.11:29). How does one "learn" from an invisible Being? Jesus says the true church are those who learn the things of spirit and truth (not pretense and pomp) (Jn.4:24). Does such a work of the heart not require such things of which no man can describe? Silence, meditation, talking TO God are things of spirit and truth. In this mega-hype culture it can be impossible to force yourself into a stillness of heart. You must do the impossible! Start meditating on the Book of Psalms and the Gospel of John. Wherever you are for five or fifteen minutes. It will seem awkward at first. You will find many voices in your head and feelings of anxiety. You've got to LEARN to silence them. Solitude is essential!
You will find that the reaction by others to this quest, to go directly to Jesus, is treated with presumption; "Oh, of course. I know all that already". Men can work eight hours a day but are too lazy of heart to consider that God's love is of such mysterious and magnificent proportions so as to require a work of individual heart far beyond any passive prayer (Jn.6:27,29). Thus they fall short of His divine Presence. This is the essence of salvation! It was prophecied hundreds of years ago (Jer.31:33-34/Ez.36:26).
This is not the "salvation" of today. Rather it is the unbiblical "accept Christ" prayer-formula that produces plastic "Christians". McDonald's Christianity would have you believe that all you have to do is drive up to the "service" window of any preachers castle and get the salvation-to-go order of repeating a one-time prayer. As if the same generic prayer written for all to parrot has anything to do with the personal heart cry which God requires (Ps.51:17). Like everything in the American culture it is "processed" into an articial and refined response so as to make everyone the same and fit perfectly into their system about Christ.
The brethren in Corinth or Ephesus were the true church who lived as those "set apart" to love Christ rather than this world (1 Jn.2:14ff/Consider Acts 5:32). Luke explains that what Jesus "began to do and teach" in bodily form He now continues in His people in His risen state (Acts 1:1). Their identity was not in an affliation with a particular doctrine, or trying to make this world a better place, but in the power they beheld in their obedient lives looking for the city which is to come . They were uneducated and unlearned but their lives demonstrated that they had actually been with the living Jesus ( Acts 4:13).
Jesus revealed the world is full of religious deception; many "churches", cults and religions (Matt.24). How will you know the truth? Will you learn from a man or go to God? More than ever before, my friend, you must not just go along with everyone. The majority is wrong (Mt.7:13). Don't look at what men SAY. Tons of people claim to be an authority because they have a website or claim to have a following. Like armchair quarterbacks who never played a down of football yet pretend to know what's wrong. Look at their LIVES! Do they just sit around like anyone else claiming to be religious? Or do their lives stand out as a witness? Are they doing something that bears the cross of Christ (Mt.10:38)?
There is nothing wrong with going to a service to try and learn something but watch over your heart (Proverbs 14:23). "...A little leaven levens the whole lump..." (Gal.5:9). Hypocrisy is like toxic waste, it disintegrates sincerity and corrupts anyone with a heart. Don't give yourself over to "church". Learn and go on. You must not settle there. You must keep going. You must get beyond it to learn, build and discover a personal walk with Jesus. We can tell you it is awesome! Do you know His voice? Your life now and your eternity are at stake. This is about your capacity to walk in abundant life or abundant hypocrisy.
For surely there is a true church and is a false church. There is a false christ and a true Christ (2 Cor.11:3-4ff/Mt.24:24,23). Jesus beckons you to come to Him and find the posture of humility to become a disciple and learn directly from Him. His anointing is capable of teaching you all the things (1 Jn.2:27). The idea of God actually coming into your being can only be defined as a mystery (Col.1:27). David said "I have more understanding than all my teachers: for Thy words are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep Thy truths" (Ps.119:99ff/read the whole chapter).
Jesus is waiting....If anyone is thirsty!
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