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"Pb" Sullivan: Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 2:46 PM
 What does it take to please God? Some people think that the way you please God is through practicing rituals, that you say certain prayers, you pray certain rituals over and over, you light some incense or candles and you do certain ritualistic things to please God. But that is not what the Bible says. Some people think the way you please god is through rules and regulations, that you make a list of all the things you're supposed to do and all the things you're not supposed to do. If you do all the things on the "Do" list and don't do all the things on the "Don't Do" list then god says you're OK. Some people think that the way you please god is through religion, that if you observe certain holy days or you have a bunch of religious experiences then you're on God's "A" list. The Word tells us that God isn't interested in ritual or rules or regulations or religion. He's interested in a personal relationship with you. He wants you to learn to trust Him and have confidence in Him. He says, that it is impossible to please Him unless you have one thing. Hebrews 11:6, "Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." Jude 1:20 says, "Build your lives on the foundation of your holy faith." Therefore, the foundation of a great life is FAITH. How does faith get established? Romans 10:17 says, "Faith comes from hearing the Word of God. . . " The information you receive both by reading the Bible and meditating upon the information you have received and allowing Holy Spirit to make this information real and alive in your life, builds faith. Faith is not believing God can do something, and faith is not believing God will do something -- thats HOPE. You hope He will. Faith is believing God is doing something RIGHT NOW! Even though you don't see it, He is ALWAYS working behind the scenes, His answer is already on its way, He's moving the pieces into place even as we speak. It's thanking God in advance. Mark 11 teaches ". . .When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it [past tense] and you will be given what you ask for [present tense]." Am I saying you have to believe you've got in order to get it? YES. THAT'S CALLED FAITH ---THANKING GOD IN ADVANCE. |
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