Sunday sermon 3/25 But Faith

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him (GOD) for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.


To please God. I hear people say that they wonder if God is pleased with them. According to Hebrews 11:6 God is pleased with us when we put our faith in Him. We all lose faith from time to time, we are only human. But with each life experience our faith should grow stronger. In the gospel of John 20:24 - 29 After Jesus had risen from the dead, Thomas who was one of the twelve doubted that Jesus was really alive. When Jesus came into the room and showed Himself  to Thomas ALIVE, Thomas said to Jesus "My Lord and my God!" Thomas faith grew that day. What is God doing in your life today to increase your faith? Maybe you need to look back on times in your life where you thought there was no answer to the problem you were facing, for that moment you might have been thinking  that this situation is too big for God. At the time you allowed yourself to become a doubting Thomas. God time after time shows Himself real to us. He is alive and sits on the throne. He cares for us. 1 Peter 5:7 Casting ALL our cares upon Him, for He cares for us.


Are you in a storm right now? Are you hurting? Does it seem like there is no way out?  Place your trust in the risen Lord. Put your faith in God, not yourself, a person, a situation. Putting your faith in God is the first step. Next believe that HE IS.  When God spoke to Moses at the burning bush, Moses asked God, "And who shall I say sent me?" God answered, "I AM"   What God is saying to us today is "I AM"    "I AM YOUR ALL AND ALL"  That is who He is. AND He will reward us when we diligently seek Him. DILIGENTLY.  We should never stop, never give up. 


I was told of an elderly lady at church about when her father died back in the 1940's. She promised her dad on his death bed that she would pray for brother everyday for his salvation. More than sixty years later her brother came to faith in Christ. She was diligently seeking God, she did not lose faith, she did not give up. The reward came. 


John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is  the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.


May you have a blessed week in the Lord. Have faith!   In Christ Preacher.