FAITH: HIS invisible Holy Spirit CLEARLY
SEEN
“…Since the creation of the
world God’s INVISIBLE QUALITIES—his
eternal power HIS
ETERNAL POWER AND DIVINE NATURE—have been CLEARLY SEEN, being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE, so that people
are without excuse…” (Romans 1:20 NIV).
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“…THE WORDS
THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT, and they ARE LIFE…” (John 6:63 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…The Lord is that Spirit [too]…” (2 Corinthians
3:17 KJV). “…THERE ARE
THREE that bear record in
heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost (SPIRIT): and THESE THREE ARE ONE.…”
(1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV). “…the HOLY SPIRIT
“GIVES” birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…”
(John 3:6 NLT).
“…I came that they may have LIFE,
and have it abundantly..” (John 10:10 KJV).
“…God has given [you] his [invisible] Spirit as PROOF that [you]… live (are
ALIVE) in him and he [dwells]… in [you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT). “…He who has the Son HAS THE LIFE; he who does
not have the Son of God DOES NOT HAVE THE LIFE…” (1 John 1:2 NASB).
“…THERE ARE THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost (Spirit):
and THESE THREE
ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV). God commands. Jesus speaks. The
Holy Spirit does.
God
is the Father. Jesus is the Word of the Father. The Holy Spirit is the Power of
the Father. “…THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).
The FATHER’s (God) WORD (Jesus) is POWER
(Holy Spirit) and they are ONE. “…THERE ARE THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father (GOD), the Word (JESUS), and the Holy Ghost (POWER):
and THESE THREE
ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).
Spiritual LIFE is given to you
through the FATHER’s POWERFUL WORD, which ACTIVATES his Holy Spirit. God gave LIFE
to the dry BONES in the 37th chapter of Ezekiel after the BONES HEARD the POWERFUL WORD of the FATHER, which
ACTIVATED the WORK of the Holy Spirit. “…Prophesy (SPEAK), [Ezekiel]…
and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people …I will PUT my SPIRIT in you and you will LIVE …Then you will know that I the Lord have
spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord...’”
(Ezekiel 37 NIV). “…God has given [you] his [invisible] Spirit as PROOF that [you]… live (come
alive) in him and he [dwells]… in [you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT). “…He who has the Son HAS THE LIFE; …” (1 John 1:2 NASB).
“…As [Ezekiel]… was
prophesying (SPEAKING GOD’S POWERFUL WORD), there was a noise, a rattling
sound, (THE HOLY SPIRIT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO WORK) and THE BONES CAME TOGETHER,
BONE TO BONE. [Ezekiel]…
LOOKED, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there
was no breath in them. …[then]… BREATH ENTERED THEM; they came to LIFE and STOOD UP
on their feet—a vast army... I HAVE DONE IT, declares the Lord…’”
(Ezekiel 37 NIV).
The
POWER of GOD’s WORD, which
activates his invisible Holy Spirit is
CLEARLY SEEN.
“…Since the creation of the world God’s INVISIBLE QUALITIES—HIS ETERNAL POWER
AND DIVINE NATURE—have been CLEARLY
SEEN, being UNDERSTOOD
FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE, so that people are without excuse…”
(Romans 1:20 NIV).
“… BY FAITH we understand that THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at God’s command, that what we now SEE did not come from anything that can be SEEN (his
invisible Holy Spirit)…” (Hebrews 11:3 NLT). “…BY THE WORD of the Lord the heavens were made (by the WORK of the
invisible Holy Spirit), And by the breath of His mouth all their host…”
(Psalms 33:6 NASB).
“…The fruit of [God’s invisible Holy]… Spirit… is love, joy, peace,
forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness
and self-control….”
(Galatians 5:22-23).
“…Since the CREATION of the
world God’s INVISIBLE
QUALITIES—HIS
ETERNAL POWER AND DIVINE NATURE—have been “CLEARLY SEEN”, being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS
BEEN MADE…” (Romans 1:20 NIV). “…Then God SAID, “Let there be
light”; AND THERE WAS LIGHT…” (Genesis 1:3 NASB).
God has gifted
believers with his Spirit of Faith that
RELIES on and RESPONDS to GOD’s WORD. Speaking positive
things to a situation is NOT the same as speaking “LIFE” to it by the WORD of
God. “…Man LIVES (has life) by everything
that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.…”
(Dueteronomy 8:3 NASB). “…But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not
live by bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that comes from the mouth of God…’” (Matthew 4:4 NASB).
“…Jesus
(the LIVING Word) said… I am the LIFE…..” (John 11:25 KJV). “…THE
WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT,
and they ARE
LIFE…” (John 6:63 KJV). God “…dealt to every man (believer) THE MEASURE OF FAITH...” (Romans
12:3 KJV).
God has total, complete, and absolute FAITH
in the POWER of his OWN WORD and the WORK of his OWN Holy Spirit. “…Then God SAID, “Let there be
light”; AND THERE WAS LIGHT…” (Genesis 1:3 NASB). “…Then God SAID (God commanded with faith in his OWN
word and his OWN Holy Spirit), “Let there be light”
(Jesus, the Word spoke his command); AND THERE WAS
LIGHT (The Holy Spirit did what was spoken and commanded)…”
(Genesis 1:3 NASB).
God's faith in his OWN WORD and HOLY SPIRIT
was the certainty and guaranteed that something WOULD no doubt happen. “…So shall MY WORD be
that goeth forth out of my mouth: it SHALL NOT return unto me void, but it SHALL ACCOMPLISH
that which I please, and it SHALL
PROSPER in the thing whereto I sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV). God says, I “…am WATCHING over my
word to PERFORM it…” (Jeremiah 1:12 NASB).
The FATHER’s WORD is POWER. Thus, he gives YOU a measure of his OWN faith to empower you to hope and expect his WORD
to WORK. God “…dealt to every man
(believer) the measure of faith...”
(Romans 12:3 KJV). ). “…God… works in you to
will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose…”
(Philippians 2:13 NIV). “….Apart from Me (His indwelling Spirit), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
The FATHER’s WORD is POWER. The New
Testament attempts to describe God’s power as surpassingly great or strong and exceeds
beyond what is known or is possible. God “… is able TO DO exceeding abundantly ABOVE all that we ask or
think…”
(Ephesians 3:20 KJV). “…The things which are impossible with men are POSSIBLE with
God…” (Luke 18:27 KJV). “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing
too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV).
The
Father’s word SPOKE the entire universe into existence and his WORD continually
sustains all of life. His WORD activates the WORK of the Holy Spirit as witnessed in his saving grace, when he raised Jesus
from the dead, and through his many miracles. Jesus said: “…The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me
to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and
recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To
preach the acceptable year of the Lord…”
(John 4:16-21 KJV).
“…God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and WITH POWER: who
went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for GOD WAS WITH HIM.
And we are witnesses of all things which
he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem…” (Acts 10:38-39
KJV).
The FATHER’s WORD is POWER. The Holy Spirit and the Spirit of Faith are different sides of the same coin. They both
respond to and are activate by the WORD
Therefore,
the Spirit of Faith, which was given
to you, through the indwelling Holy Spirit,
relies on and responds to God’s WORD. “…FAITH COMETH by hearing, and hearing by the [powerful]… WORD
of God…” (Roman 10:17 KJV).
When
you say “My faith” are you talking
about your “fallen” human faith or your
gifted, indwelling Spirit of Faith?
The
gifted, indwelling Spirit of Faith HEARS
and RESPONES to God’s Word; but “fallen”
human faith can only hear God’s word, but can NOT truly accept it.“…The
person WITHOUT the Spirit DOES NOT
accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them
foolishness, and cannot understand
them because they
are discerned only through the Spirit. …” (2 Corinthians 2:12-15 KJV). . “…The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does
not submit to God's law, nor can it
do so…” (Romans 8:7 NIV).
In addition, “….Apart from Me (the indwelling
Holy Spirit), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5
NIV). “…God
has sent forth the Spirit of His Son (The WORD) “INTO” OUR HEARTS…”
(Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…The sower SOWETH THE WORD …The seed is the
WORD OF GOD
….. THE WORD …was
sown in THEIR HEARTS…” (Mark 4:14-15 & Luke 8:11 KJV). “…God has given [you] his
Spirit as PROOF that [you]… live (are alive) in him and he [dwells]…in [you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT).
“…I
will put a NEW SPIRIT in you…”
(Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). Therefore, “…Examine yourself, whether ye be in the FAITH; PROVE your own selves. Know ye not your
own selves, how that Jesus Christ is IN YOU…” (2 Corinthians 13:5
KJV). “…Ye shall know them by their fruits…” (Matthew
7:16 KJV). "My Father is glorified
by this, that
you bear much fruit, and so PROVE
to be My disciples” (John 15:8 NIV). “…The
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). “…God has given [you] his Spirit as PROOF that [you]… live (are
alive) in him and he [dwells]…in [you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT).
God gives Believers everything NEW, including a NEW gifted,
indwelling Spirit of Faith. “Therefore if any man be in Christ,
he is a NEW
creature: OLD THINGS are
passed away; behold, “ALL” THINGS are become NEW…”
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).
“…I WILL
GIVE you a NEW heart, and
I will put a NEW SPIRIT in you…”
(Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “… Give yourselves
completely to God, for you were DEAD (unresponsive), but now you have NEW LIFE. …” (Romans 6 NLT).
“…
God hath dealt to every man the measure
of faith (A NEW gifted, indwelling Spirit of Faith)…”
(Romans 12:3 NIV).
God is saying: "…Behold,
I will do something
NEW, …it will spring forth; Will
you not be aware of it?…” (Isaiah 43:19-20 NASB). "… "Behold,
the former things have
come to
pass, Now
I declare NEW things;
Before they spring forth I
proclaim them to you..."
(Isaiah 42:9 NASB). “…Behold, “ALL” THINGS are become NEW…” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV).
The NEW gifted, indwelling
Spirit of FAITH is necessary to live
the NEW LIFE in Christ. It does NOT originate from YOU. It is imparted to you
through the indwelling Holy Spirit. “…Jesus the AUTHOR (originator) and FINISHER
(sustainer) OF [Y]OUR [indwelling Spirit of] …FAITH…”
(Hebrews 12:2a KJV). “…HE WHICH HATH
“BEGUN” A GOOD “WORK” IN YOU (the WORK of Faith) WILL “PERFORM” IT until the day of Jesus Christ…”
(Philippians 1:6 KJV).
This may be the reason faith
is such a confusing concept to understand.
“…Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own
understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall
direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV).
“…Be transformed by the renewing of
your mind [about gifted, indwelling Spirit of FAITH)….” (Romans 12:2
KJV). The gifted, indwelling Spirit of Faith
is influenced by the WORD of GOD only.
Just because you
believe something or anything deeply and determinedly won’t make it happen or
come about. Or just because you HEAR something or anything; decide to believe
it because it worked for others doesn’t mean it will work for you; no matter
how determined you are. “…The flesh profiteth
NOTHING…” (John 6:63 KJV).
If something or
anything you believe does come to pass it is usually called luck or karma or
something like that. God is usually NOT in it. “… If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all
mysteries and all knowledge; and
if I have ALL FAITH, so as to remove
mountains, but have not love, I AM NOTHING…”
(1 Corinthians 13:2 ASV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:8 KJV). “…Faith which worketh by love…”
(Galatians 5:6 KJV).
Sincere faith in
something or anything won’t make it happen or necessarily get you what you
want. “….Don't put your
confidence in … people (not even yourself); there is no help for you there….”
(Psalms 146: 3 NLT).
Many Believers have
felt they have sincerely and wholeheartedly believed God for something or
anything, but it didn’t materialize. “…May HE (God) “GIVE
YOU” the POWER to accomplish all the good things YOUR FAITH (gifted, indwelling
Spirit of Faith) prompts you to do…” (2
Thessalonians 1:11 NLT).
When “fallen” human faith fails, others may
tell you that you didn’t have enough faith and that’s NOT true. All Believers
have “…the
measure of faith (NEW gifted, indwelling Spirit of Faith)…”
(Romans 12:3 NIV).
However, this is one of
the places sincere and wholehearted believers start to doubt God and doubt his WORD.
“….Don't put your trust in mere human beings (including
yourself)….” (Isaiah 2:22 NLT).
I am not claiming to
have the answer, but in my experience, this is what I think I’ve discovered.
The problem is not faith, but your perception of faith. The bible says you have
“…the
measure of faith (NEW gift, indwelling Spirit of Faith)…”
(Romans 12:3 NIV).
“The measure of faith” is a NEW kind of indwelling faith that God
gives to you. “… God hath dealt to every
man the measure of faith (NEW gifted,
indwelling Spirit of Faith)…” (Romans 12:3 NIV). “…Behold, “ALL” THINGS are become NEW…”
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…Jesus [is now]…the AUTHOR (originator) and FINISHER
(sustainer) OF [Y]OUR [indwelling Spirit of]…FAITH…”
(Hebrews 12:2a KJV). “…HE WHICH HATH
“BEGUN” A GOOD “WORK” IN YOU WILL “PERFORM” IT until the day of Jesus Christ…”
(Philippians 1:6 KJV).
This NEW gifted,
indwelling Spirit of Faith is
developed from HEARING God’s WORD. “…Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Roman 10:17 KJV).
Promises
and blessings are received by faith, by your new gifted, Spirit of Faith. “…It shall be done to
you according to your faith (NEW gift, indwelling Spirit of Faith).…"
(Matthew 9:29 NASB). “…FAITH
(new gifted, indwelling Spirit of Faith) IS the substance (certainty,
assurance) of things HOPED for, the EVIDENCE (Proof) of things not seen…” (Hebrew 11:1 KJV).
You have a NEW kind of gifted,
indwelling Spirit of Faith that
depends on God’s WORD in order to develop or become activated. It WILL develop
or become activated when you exercise with the WORD of God. “… God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith (NEW gift)…” (Romans
12:3 NIV). . “…FAITH COMETH by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Roman 10:17 KJV).
“…It is the SPIRIT who “GIVES” LIFE; the
flesh profits nothing…” (John 6:63 NASB). “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT,
and they ARE LIFE…” (John 6:63 KJV). ).
“…God
has sent forth the Spirit of His Son “INTO” OUR HEARTS…” (Galatians 4:6
NASB). “…The sower SOWETH THE WORD …The seed is the
WORD OF GOD
….. THE WORD …was
sown in THEIR HEARTS…” (Mark 4:14-15 & Luke 8:11 KJV). “…Jesus said unto
him, If thou canst believe, ALL THINGS are
possible to him that believeth….” (Mark 9:23 KJV). “…I can do ALL THINGS through Christ which strengtheneth me…” (Philippians
4:13 KJV).
“…Behold,
“ALL” THINGS are
become NEW…” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV).
“…Walk in NEWNESS of
life…” (Romans 6:4 KJV). “…That we may serve in the NEW way of the Spirit…”
(Romans 7:6 KJV). “…WE SHALL LIVE with “HIM” BY THE POWER OF GOD
toward you….” (2 Corinthians 13:4 KJV). ). “…I can do ALL THINGS through Christ WHICH
strengtheneth me…” (Philippians 4:13 KJV). “….apart from [Jesus I can]… do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
Why does God give you a
“measure of faith”
(Romans 12:3)? It makes God truly happy or gives him pleasure to do good things
for you. “…That …God
would ….fulfil all the GOOD PLEASURE of
his GOODNESS (toward you), and [FULFILL]… THE WORK OF FAITH WITH POWER…”
(2 Thessalonians 1:11 KJV).
In addition, “…it is your
Father's GOOD PLEASURE to GIVE YOU the kingdom (all that he has to share or all the blessings
of redemption)…” (Luke 12:32 KJV). “… I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven…”
(Matthew 16:19 KJV).
Historically, in the
Old Testament, only a chosen and trusted servant would be given a key to the
King’s household with ALL authority, freedom, and access to open or close and
to go in and out or as he pleased.
God, the Kings of kings
says, “…the world is MINE, and the fulness thereof…” (Psalm 50:12
KJV). Jesus said to God, “…All
mine are thine, and THINE ARE MINE…” (John 17:10 KJV). Jesus
said, “…He (the indwelling Holy Spirit) shall
receive of MINE, and shall shew
it unto you. All things that the Father
hath ARE MINE: therefore said I, that he shall TAKE OF MINE, and shall shew it unto you…”
(John 16:14-15 KJV). “…[God,
through Christ]… freely give [you]… ALL things?...” (Romans 8:32 KJV). “…ALL THINGS are your's [in Christ]…” (1
Corinthians 3 KJV).
What is the benefit of
having a “measure of faith”
(Romans 12:3)? God wants and truly desires to bless you, because he loves you. The Spirit of Faith is meant to be a blessed benefit to you. “…To the saints …who are
faithful “in” Christ Jesus: Grace
to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, WHO HAS BLESSED US with “EVERY” SPIRITUAL BLESSING in the
heavenly places in Christ, just as HE CHOSE US in Him before the foundation of the
world, that we
would BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS BEFORE HIM. IN LOVE He predestined us to ADOPTION AS SONS through Jesus Christ to Himself,
ACCORDING TO THE KIND INTENTION OF HIS
WILL, to the praise of the glory of HIS GRACE, which HE
FREELY BESTOWED ON US IN THE BELOVED. In Him
WE HAVE
REDEMPTION through His blood, the FORGIVENESS of our trespasses,
according to the riches of HIS GRACE
WHICH HE LAVISHED ON US. In all wisdom and insight He MADE
KNOWN TO US THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, according to His kind intention which He
purposed in Him. …In Him also we have OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE, having
been predestined according to His
purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to
the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of
His glory. In Him, you also, after
listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also]believed,
you WERE SEALED
IN HIM WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE.... I pray that the eyes of your heart
may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in
the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working
of the strength of His might which He
brought about in Christ…” (Ephesians 1
NLT).
The “measure of faith” is
an expression of God’s love for you (Romans 12:3)? God loves
you, for free, on purpose, with no requirement on your part and no benefit on
his. “…Herein is love, not that we
loved God,
but that HE
LOVED US...” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “We love,
because HE FIRST
LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “For God SO LOVED the world, that he GAVE…”
(John 3:16). God “…SPARED NOT his own Son, but delivered
him up FOR US
ALL…” (Romans 8:32 KJV). “Now, most people would not be willing to die
for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a
person who is especially good. But
God SHOWED HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US by sending Christ to die for us while we
were still sinners…” (Romans 5:7-9
NLT). “…There is no greater
love than to lay down one’s life…” (John 15:13 NLT).
The gifted, indwelling Spirit of Faith, therefore, ensures that
“…God [WILL] ….FULFILL
all the …THE
WORK OF FAITH WITH POWER [in you]…” (2 Thessalonians 1:11 KJV). “…May the God of peace… that great Shepherd
of the sheep, EQUIP “you” with everything
good for doing his will, and may he work in us (faith with power)
what is pleasing to him, through Jesus
Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).
The gifted, indwelling Spirit of Faith also ensures that “…God [WILL] ….FULFIL all the GOOD PLEASURE of his goodness [toward YOU]…” (2 Thessalonians
1:11 KJV). “…It is your Father's GOOD
PLEASURE to GIVE YOU the kingdom…” (Luke 12:32 KJV). “…Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, WHO HAS BLESSED
US with “EVERY” SPIRITUAL BLESSING in the heavenly places in Christ…” (Ephesians
1 NLT). “…I came that they may have life, and have it
abundantly….” (John 10:10 KJV).
A “measure of faith” allows God to express his goodness
toward you (Romans 12:3)? God is magnificently KIND and GOOD. He
wants you to enjoy “……the riches of his GOODNESS….” (Romans 2:4 KJV). “… [So when] Moses said, “Now show me your GLORY.” …The Lord said, “I will cause all my GOODNESS to pass in front of you…”
(Exodus 33:16-23 NIV). One of “…The fruit
of the Spirit is …GOODNESS….” (Galatians 5:22-23). “…for
the lord is GOOD…” (Psalm 100:5 KJV). “Thou are GOOD and doest GOOD…” (Psalm 119:68 KJV). “…Oh how great is thy GOODNESS…” (Psalm 31:19 KJV). “…for he is GOOD…” (Psalm 107:1 KJV). “..The
lord is GOOD…”
(Nahum 1:7 KJV). “…GOOD and upright is the Lord…” (Psalm 25:8 KJV). “…For thou, Lord, is GOOD…”
(Psalm 86:5 KJV). “…Surely GOODNESS and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life…”
(Psalms 23 KJV).
“…Since the CREATION of the
world God’s INVISIBLE
QUALITIES—HIS
ETERNAL POWER AND “DIVINE NATURE”—have been “CLEARLY SEEN”…” (Romans 1:20 NIV).
“…The Lord is GOOD…” (Nahum
1:7 KJV). God’s GOODNESS is a reflection of his incomparable and unique benevolent
excellence, his most honorable and desirous quality, his joyful piety or his
happiness in being good to his people, his exceeding great undeserving kindness,
his everlasting sufficiency, his unblemished wholesomeness, his tender, compassionate, and gentle justice.
One
of “…The fruit of the
Spirit is …GOODNESS….” (Galatians 5:22-23).
God gave
you the Spirit of Faith because he
WANTED to be GOOD to you….just because. How many people do you know or how
often are people good to you for absolutely NO reason?
“…[So when] Moses said, “Now show me your GLORY.” …The Lord said, “I will cause ALL my GOODNESS to pass in
front of you…” (Exodus 33:16-23
NIV).
Christians often praise
God for his goodness and many say “…God
is good ALL the time and ALL the time God is GOOD.” “Thou
are GOOD
and doest
GOOD…”
(Psalm 119:68 KJV). “…Oh how great is thy
GOODNESS…”
(Psalm 31:19 KJV). So God
“…dealt to every man the measure of faith...” (Romans 12:3 KJV). “…live by faith, not
by sight….” (2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV). “…Jesus said unto him, If THOU
CANST BELIEVE, ALL THINGS are
possible to him that believeth…” (Mark 9:23 KJV). “I can DO
ALL THINGS through Christ…” (Philippians 4:13 KJV). “…It is God who works IN YOU TO WILL and TO ACT (DO)…” (Philippians
2:13 NIV).
God is so good, “…He causes His sun to rise on the
evil and the good,
and sends rain on the
righteous and the unrighteous…”
(Matthew 5:45 NASB). “ …If you then, being evil, know how to
give good gifts to your children, how much more will your
heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” (Luke 11:13 NASB).
Because of God’s HOLY nature of love and
goodness, you can “…walk
by [the indwelling Spirit of]…faith...”
through the empowerment and enablement of the indwelling Holy Spirit. (2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV). “…Oh how great is thy GOODNESS…” (Psalm 31:19 KJV).
God is happy to empower
you with his Spirit of Faith. “…God [WILL] ….FULFIL all the GOOD PLEASURE of his goodness [toward YOU]…” (2 Thessalonians
1:11 KJV).
God knows his Spirit of Faith is the assurance or
guaranteed YOU will get ALL that you hope for or expect from Him. “…Faith is the substance (assurance) of
things hoped for …”
(Hebrew 11:1 KJV).
The Father’s Word is
Power. He gave you a measure of faith, like a key, to access all his household
of promises and blessings. “… I will give unto
thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven…” (Matthew 16:19 KJV). “….The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want
[for nothing]... ”
(PSALM 23:1-3 NLT).
God loves you and desires
to be good to you. It is his good pleasure to be extremely KIND to you so you
will WANT for nothing. However, “….without [the indwelling Spirit of]…faith it is impossible to please God…”
(Hebrews 11:6 KJV).
“…It
was BY FAITH that Enoch was TAKEN UP TO HEAVEN
WITHOUT DYING—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For
before he was taken up, he was known as a person who PLEASED God. And it is impossible to please
God without faith.
Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards
those who sincerely SEEK HIM...” (Hebrews 11:5-6 NIV). “…Solomon my son, know thou the God
of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing
mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and
understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou SEEK HIM, he will be found of thee…”
(1 Chronicles 28:9 KJV). “…those that SEEK ME early shall find me…” (Proverbs 8:17
KJV). “…ye shall SEEK ME, and find me, when ye shall
search for me with all your heart…”
(Jeremiahs 29:13 KJV).
“…Enoch
walked with God after he begat
Methuselah three
hundred years…” (Genesis 5:22 KJV). “…Anyone who wants to come to him MUST BELIEVE that God exists and that he rewards
those who sincerely SEEK HIM...” (Hebrews 11:5-6 NIV). “….Without
faith it is impossible to PLEASE God…”
(Hebrews 11:6 KJV).
“…We ask God to give you complete knowledge
of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then THE WAY YOU LIVE will always honor and
PLEASE the Lord, and your
lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow
as you learn to
know God better and better…”
(Colossians 1:9-10 NLT). “…Faith cometh by HEARING …THE WORD of God” (Roman 10:17 KJV). “…THY WORD is truth” (JOHN
17:17 KJV). “….without
faith it is
impossible to please God…” (Hebrews 11:6 KJV).
Jesus said, “…he that sent me is with me: the Father hath
not left me alone; for I do always those things that PLEASE HIM…”
(John 8:29 KJV). “…a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well PLEASED…” (Matthew 3:17 KJV). “…they that are in the
flesh CANNOT PLEASE GOD…” (Romans 8:8 KJV).
Enoch pleased God and
Jesus pleased God. They both walked closely with God while on earth. “…Enoch walked with God …” (Genesis 5:22 KJV). Jesus said, "I
and my Father are one." (John 10:30 KJV).
Jesus was taken up to
heaven. “…While they watched, He (Jesus) was
taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight…” (Acts
1:9 KJV). Enoch was taken up to heaven. “…Enoch was TAKEN UP TO HEAVEN without dying…” (Hebrews
11:5 NIV). “And whosoever LIVETH and BELIEVETH(has
divine faith) in me shall NEVER die. Believest thou this?” (John 8:51 KJV).
Walking closely with
God by the Spirit of Faith will
ensure that you also will be taken up to heaven one day and will never
experience death.
“…Walk BY
FAITH...” (2
Corinthians 5:7 KJV). “…For the Lord himself will come
down from heaven …Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain
on the earth will
be CAUGHT UP in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever…”
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 KJV). “…I tell you, whoever obeys my word will NEVER see
death” (John 8:51 KJV).
“…BY GRACE have ye been SAVED THROUGH FAITH…”
(Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV). “…walk BY FAITH...” (2 Corinthians 5:7
KJV).
“….without faith it is impossible to please God…”
(Hebrews 11:6 KJV). ). God “…dealt to every man the measure
of faith...” (Romans 12:3 KJV).
Without the indwelling Spirit of Faith God is not pleased or he
is not happy. God is not unhappy or displeased for himself, but for you. “….For Christ “PLEASED” NOT
himself…” (Romans 15:3 KJV). “Love …is
NOT self-seeking … It always protects …Love never fails…”
(1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
“…God “….is longsuffering to us-ward, NOT WILLING that any should perish, but that ALL
should come to repentance…” (2 Peter 3:9 KJV). “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved
us and SENT His
Son...” (1 John 4:10 KJV).
Therefore, Jesus
abandoned any personal interest of his own for your well-being. “….For Christ “PLEASED” NOT himself…” (Romans
15:3 KJV). “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends” (John 15:13 KJV).
God is pleased when he can walk intimately
with his children, freely love them, and fully care for their every need. “…Faith which worketh
by love…” (Galatians 5:6 KJV).
“…But
my people would not listen to me.
They kept doing whatever they wanted, following
the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
“But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our
own evil desires” (JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT).
However, “The Lord is slow to anger and great in power…”
(Nahum 1:3, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18 KJV).
“…the GOODNESS of
God leadeth thee to repentance?”
(Romans 2:4 ASV). “….the
long-suffering of our Lord is salvation…” (2 Peter 3:15 KJV).
“…Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth…” (1 Corinthians 13 NIV). God finds happiness
in being loving, kind, good and benevolent to you. That’s why “….without [the Spirit of]…faith it is
impossible to please God…” (Hebrews 11:6 KJV).
It’s impossible to please him, because YOU
are not reaping the benefits of his multiple blessings. Those moments of living
without the utilization of the Spirit of
Faith are not pleasing moments. In those moments God’s love continues for
you, but he is not pleased FOR you.
In other words, God loves you, but is
unhappy “for” you or not pleased “for” you. God is most happy when he sees “…[The indwelling
Spirit of] Faith … worketh by love…” (Galatians 5:6 KJV). “…What
is important is [the indwelling Spirit of] Faith expressing itself in love…”
(Galatians 5:6 NLT). “…Walk
by [the indwelling Spirit of] Faith...”
(2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV). “…live by [the indwelling
Spirit of] Faith, not by sight….” (2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV).
The
Father’s Word is Power. He
gave you a measure of faith as a sign
of his love and kindness (Romans 12:3).
Also to ensure you had
access to ALL his blessings and promises. God desires to be good to you just
because and on purpose. Your happiness pleases God and your unhappiness does
not please him.
When you are empowered by The Spirit of Faith, you know the following
scriptures are truth: “…I will put a NEW SPIRIT in you…” (Ezekiel 36:26
NLT). “…God has given [you] HIS Spirit as PROOF that [you]…
live (are alive) in him and he [dwells]…in [you]…” (1 John 4:13
NLT). “…God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son (The WORD) “INTO” OUR HEARTS…”
(Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…The sower SOWETH THE WORD …The seed is the
WORD OF GOD (Jesus) ….. THE
WORD (Jesus) …was sown in THEIR HEARTS…” (Mark 4:14-15 & Luke
8:11 KJV). “…It is God who works IN YOU to will and to act in order to fulfill his
good purpose” (Philippians 2:13 NIV). “ … [You]…can do all things
through Christ (The Word)… which strengtheneth [you]…”
(Philippians 4:13 KJV).
“…If any
man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature (BY THE indwelling HOLY SPIRIT):
old things are passed away; behold, ALL THINGS are become NEW (BY THE indwelling HOLY SPIRIT)…”
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…Walk in NEWNESS (by
the indwelling Holy Spirit) of life…” (Romans 6:4 KJV). “…Walk by [indwelling] faith...” (2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV). “…live by [indwelling] faith, not by sight….”
(2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV).
“…Since the creation of the world God’s
invisible qualities (HIS HOLY SPIRIT)—HIS ETERNAL POWER AND DIVINE NATURE—have been CLEARLY SEEN, being UNDERSTOOD FROM
WHAT HAS BEEN MADE…”
(Romans 1:20 NIV). “…If any man be in Christ, he is [MADE] a NEW creature (BY THE indwelling HOLY SPIRIT)…”
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).
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