"If you can? All things are possible to him who believes." Mark 9:23
"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water'". John 7:37,38
Belief is:
Conviction that certain things are true
Trust other parts of life are based on it
Confidence it its truth.
Fundamental assurance of its truth.
To decide that what is said is true.
When doubt is brought out by others, it is passed off
because of assurance.
Walking in one of my favorite parks, I came upon an old stagnant
stock pond covered with algae. I had noticed the water level go down in the past several
years.
The usefulness of this pond is dying. The water is ruined no outlet. to help cleanse the pond.
Some Christians are like this pond. We need to store the
teachings of the Holy Spirit
(water source), but if we don’t have an outlet (ministry),
we become stagnate.
If we stay stagnate for too long, hindrances to , (algae) our
Christian life develop
making us useful for nothing.
Seek refreshment from the Holy Spirit through a quiet time, Church
Christian books, tapes, radio, and Sunday school. Learn the work that the Lord has for you and
develop an outlet.
As you start to give out to others a tension will develop between
serving the Lord and
desires of the flesh. You will either have to give up outreach or
allow your life to be
cleansed by the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit.
"Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?"
How do you get this living water to flow in your life? It takes
praying through, using the
blood of Jesus, claiming the power that God has bestowed on us
because of the shedding of
Jesus blood on the cross. The blood of Jesus bring peace between
God and us. Satan has no
power against the blood and will flee at the name of Jesus.
Believing in Jesus and promises of the Word, allow His living
water to flow through your
heart causing you to have an abundant life of victory and
ministry.
Believe in Jesus
Believe in Jesus for your salvation: John 1:12; 3:16; 5:24;
7:37,38; Acts 16:31; 10:43;
Romans 10:9,10
Believe in Jesus for your health: Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24;
Hebrews 12:13; James 5:16;
Exodus 15:26; 23:25; Deuteronomy 32:39; Psalm 41:3
Believe in Jesus to teach you: 1 Corinthians 2:13; Luke 12;12;
Psalm 32:8; 1 John 2:27;
John 14:26; John 16:13
Believe in Jesus for your spiritual growth: 1 Peter 2:2; 2
Thesalonians 1:3; Psalms 92:12
Believe in Jesus for you job: Ephesians 2:10; Proverbs 16:3; 1
Peter 4:10
Believe in Jesus for your ministry: Romans 14:8
Believe in Jesus for your family’s salvation: Acts 16:31;
11:14
Believe in Jesus for the salvation of those you love: 2 Peter
3:9; 1 Timothy 2:4;
Revelation 2:21; Ezekiel 18:32
Believe in Jesus to move you in prayer: Romans 8:26; Nehamiah
1:4f; Daniel 9:2f; Ephesians
3:14; Colosians2:1; 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:2; 3:2,13; 5:17
Believe in Jesus ! “If any man is thirsty let him come to Me
and drink. He who believes in
Me, as the Scripture said, ‘ Form his innermost being shall
flow rivers of living water.’”
(John 7:37,38)
To believe in Jesus is to tap into the well that will never run
dry. Geology explains that
ground water can flow through rocks. This water will be pushed
from the water that is
flowing from behind it. Springs come from this source of ground
water that flows
underground. God is our source of living water and it is He that
pushes this living water
to our hearts giving an abundance as the need arises.
Belief comes from being in His Word and believing that what He
said is true. Believe in
Jesus.
1. I will trust and not be afraid. Isaiah 12:2
2. I will bless the Lord. Psalm 34:11
3. I will love Thee O Lord. Psalm 18:1
4. I will keep Thy statutes. Psalm 119:145
5. I will walk before the Lord. Psalm 118:9
6. I will praise Thee. Psalm 139:4
7. I will behave myself wisely. Psalm 101:2
Romans 12:1,2
“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to
present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable
to God, which is you spiritual service of worship.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what
the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and
perfect.”
Renewing your mind in the word will transform your mind. To be
reminded of the promises of God and decide to live
them and trust them will be the process of belief.
When you read something either you accept it (belief) or you
reject it (unbelief). Accepting what the Bible says and
then doing it is belief. Another option is to look into it
further. If you have a open and honest heart, it would be good
but if you have a hard heart it would hinder belief.
1. Renew your mind in the word by accepting as true what you
read.
2. Have a soft outlook on what you read to be teachable. Quick to
repent.
If any man is thirsty let him come to Jesus and drink. John 7:37
What does it mean to drink? As the deer pants for the
water brooks so my soul pants for you O Lord. Ps 42:1
So drinking is receiving from Jesus. Drinking is receiving a lot
from Jesus. Being famished and drinking a lot. To read
a lot of the Word of God. Then to do what it says. The more we
receive the more will flow out of us. Just as we are
reminded of what we read by the Holy Spirit.
The third part to building belief is prayer. “I do believe,
help my unbelief.” Mark 9:24 Persistence in prayer will
build
belief. God will answer what we ask for. If we prayer according
to the will of God, God will answer. 1 Jn 5:14,15 So
when we pray for God to help us believe God will. If we pray and do not act we have no belief or faith. God hears the prayers of faith.
Mark 9:23 is something! It says,
“If you can, all things are possible to him who believes.”
Belief is the work before us. “Now this is the work of God
that you believe on Him who He has sent.” John 6:29
Our work is to find out what we are to believe. And then live in
faith according to what God is guiding us to do.
Belief accepts what the Bible says
Doubt looks at circumstances and the past
Do we look at what happened to others. Or do we believe what the
Bible says?
Belief described by nature.
A baby bird watches his parents fly back and forth to feed him. At one point he decides
that he can fly too. So he tries it. Some birds fall to the ground and don?t try to fly again.
A cat will come and capture the bird. It didn?t get a second chance to fly because of the
cat. Let us not be like the little bird that stayed on the ground and was captured by the cat.
Let us soar into the sky to experience what we are made for.
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