Practicing Faith

“Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. Do not scoff at prophecies, but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.”

1 THESSALONIANS 5:19-21

Jesus has become part of a routine for many Christians. He is not treated as the risen Lord. He is not revered for his truth. Jesus is God. King of the world.  There are no set of tasks to bring you into fellowship - only obedience to his word.  

After the acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Savior - receive his spirit - his word - his truth and be saved. Do not then rest on the gospel of being saved - but meditate on the word both day and night - feed yourself the word and be filled with peace, joy, truth, wisdom, knowledge and love in Jesus name. 

Jesus is the continual and constant flow of life needed to live for him and with him. Distractions and people will make all efforts to interrupt your time with God - to steer your first line of attention to another matter. This is why Jesus says, "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life." Matthew 19:29 

To truly live - you must rely on Jesus. To trust Jesus with your life and experience the full measure of faith can only come from reliance on him. Head knowledge does not place roots in Christ. Simply knowing his name does not create a reliance for life in him. It is the experience of your faith being pressed into Jesus in all situations that creates reliance on him so that you will know him and discover he is real. 

"For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." James 1:3 

"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 

"For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7