Saturday, February 5, 2011

Faith...

Behold, you TRUST in lying words that cannot profit... Jeremiah 7:8

Something to always keep in mind...our faith (what we're trusting) is only worth the object that we put it in.
Three ways to determine the value of our faith...
1. It's Origin...Where is it rooted? Is it from God's word?
2. It's Object...What is it in? Is it in God, His promises & principles?
3. It's Obedience...Who is it for? Is it for God's glory?

Make sure what you're TRUSTING is worth it... Rom. 10:17 ; Proverbs 3:5-10 ; James 2:14-26

Faith is only worth the object that it's trusting. These people in Jeremiah's day, had been all their lives, up to this point, trusting and surrendered to a way of thinking and a system of belief passed down to them that was a lie.

Our conscience demands that we fight for what we believe, but we need to make sure what we believe and fighting for is truth and not empty lies... or our fighting will be useless and we'll only lead others down a path of empty futility.

The following verse explains it all:

For we are compelled by the love of Christ, because we judge it this way, if One died for all, all died, and He died for all that those which live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died and rose again... (2 Corinthians 5:14-21)

He's worth fighting for...yes, He's worth living for...and most definitely, He's worth dying for...and therefore this way of living is a path worth leading our families down.

"Behold" & "See" (as in the passage above, 7:8) are what I call "FAITH WORDS." They are words that invite us to "see" what we can't see apart from faith. God uses these words to invite us to "see" things the way He sees it.

So then, when God opens up this verse in 7:8...He opens it with a gracious and merciful invitation to trust His evaluation of their faith and lifestyle. And He pointedly and tenderly invites them to take Him at His word and confess their lies and their true need of Him.

Thank You Lord...

Have fun seeking Jesus and evaluating your faith...

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