" The Value of Faith in a Faithless World "
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“When I, the Son of Man, return, how many will I find on earth who have faith?” Luke 18:8 (NLT)
We
live in an increasingly faithless world.
It is a secular world of
shifting values and growing egocentrism.
If Jesus came back today, how
many people of faith would he find?
And would you be one of them?
The Bible makes it very clear that God is looking for faithful people.
In 2 Chronicles 16:9 it says, “For
the eyes of the Lord search back and forth across the whole earth,
looking for people whose hearts are perfect toward him, so that he can
show his great power in helping them” (LB).
God
is seeking faithful people because he wants to bless them.
He wants to
show his love through his great power.
Our faithfulness is the key to
unlocking his blessing in our lives.
Jesus said, “According to your faith will it be done to you”
(Matthew 9:29 NIV).
God wants to pour blessings into all areas of your
life –
in your family, in your career, in your finances, in your
health,
in your relationships – but he will do it according to the
level of your faith.
If you have great faith, you will have great
blessing.
If you have a little faith, you will receive a little
blessing.
But if you have no faith, God’s blessing will not be in your
life.
Sadly,
faithful people who really trust God and live for Christ day in
and
day out are hard to find.
The Bible says, “Everyone talks about how
loyal and faithful he is, but just try to find someone who really is”
(Proverbs 20:6 TEV).
Psalm 53 says, “God
looks down from heaven at people to see if there are any who are wise,
any who worship him. But they have all turned away; they are all
equally bad. Not one of them does what is right, not a single one” (vv.2-3 TEV).
When
sin entered the world with Adam and Eve, we were all corrupted.
None
of us do what is right all the time.
But faith is the key to victory.
The greater our faith, the more victory we will experience in our
lives.
“Every child of God can defeat the world, and it is our faith that gives
us the victory …” (1 John 5:4-5 CEV).
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Dearest Abba, Father, today my heart says of You, "Seek His face!" Your face, LORD GOD, I will always seek.
I
will always keep my hope in You alone. My lips will always utter words
of gratitude toward You because you are a shield around me,
O LORD; you
bestow glory on me and lift up my head.
Father, help my thoughts, words,
and actions be aligned with Your perfect will so that I may always be
at peace and my life be productive.
Help me to make my top most priority
to be to please You at all times and then You will make even my worst
enemies to be at peace
with me and they themselves will go out of their
way to help me achieve my goals.
Guard me and keep me in Your perfect
and constant peace as my mind is totally focused on You. Abba,
I commit
myself fully unto You, lean on You and hope confidently in You.
Draw me
away to Yourself and whisper Your love to me.
O my Father, strengthen my
faith in Your Fatherly tender love and kindness and compassion ,
so
that when I feel sinful, dirty or troubled ,I may not be afraid to come
to You for your forgiveness and comfort.
Who do I have except You who
would accept me with all my imperfections and shortcomings?
You alone
know my needs even before I ever ask.
I fully trust that You will never
let any of my prayers go unblessed.
Abba, Your watchful eyes are always
on me because You know that I cannot survive even a moment without Your
help.
Let the infinite Fatherliness of Your loving heart be the strength
of my life from now and forevermore.
Through the grace of Jesus
Messiah, the lover of my soul, I pray. Amen,
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