'Faith is not an abstract belief in the Word of God, nor a mere mental credence, nor a
simple assent of the understanding and will; nor is it a passive acceptance of facts,
however sacred or thorough.
Faith is an operation of God, a Divine illumination, a holy energy implanted by the Word of God and the Spirit in the human soul -- a spiritual, Divine principle which takes of the Supernatural and makes it a thing apprehendable by the faculties of time and sense.
Faith deals with God, and is conscious of God.
It deals with the Lord Jesus Christ and sees in Him a Saviour; it deals with God's Word, and lays hold of the truth; it deals with the Spirit of God, and is energized and inspired by its holy fire.
God is the great objective of faith; for faith rests its whole weight on His Word.
Faith is not an aimless act of the soul, but a looking to God and a resting upon His promises.
Just as love and hope have always an objective so, also, has faith. Faith is not believing just anything; it is believing God, resting in Him, trusting His Word.
Faith gives birth to prayer, and grows stronger, strikes deeper, rises higher, in the
struggles and wrestlings of mighty petitioning.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the assurance and realization of the inheritance of the saints.
Faith, too, is humble and persevering. It can wait and pray; it can stay on its knees, or lie in the dust. It is the one great condition of prayer; the LACK of it lies at the root of all poor praying, feeble praying, little praying, unanswered praying.'
Quoted from- 'THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER By E.M. BOUNDS' (Excerpt 6)
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TRUTH!
Faith is REAL.
FAITH is ACTIVE.
It is BY FAITH we please God!
Heb_11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
TRUTH!
We must BELIEVE that HE IS!
We must BELIEVE that HE REWARDS those who DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM.
You don't diligently seek anything if you don't believe in it! What person would diligently search for something they didn't believe existed? How preposterous it would be for someone to NOT believe in the very thing they are seeking desperately. What a colossal waste of time to search for something you don't believe is really there. However, if you believe something of great price is to be found, you search like you've never searched before, don't you?
We must believe our GOD rewards us for diligently searching for Him, for believing in Him! This is FAITH!
Truly our prayers only have any worth at all based solely upon the One we pray to and not our own feebleness. It is God's righteousness, and HIS amazing mercy that is truth.
If we pray without believing we are speaking to only hear ourselves.
Mar 12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
Mar 12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Mar 12:40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Jesus said to BEWARE of those who for a pretence make long prayers.
He didn't say that because long prayers are wrong, but long prayers spoken to appear godly are very wrong, they are prayers without any faith in God. Any prayers spoken without faith is worthy of damnation. WE must pray as the man seeking mercy and healing for his son…
Mar 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mar 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
LORD, WE BELIEVE; HELP THOU OUR UNBELIEF!
This is our desperate cry as we pray, knowing we believe and not wanting any lack of our own faith to stop us from believing still!
All in the LOVE of our SAVIOR!
simple assent of the understanding and will; nor is it a passive acceptance of facts,
however sacred or thorough.
Faith is an operation of God, a Divine illumination, a holy energy implanted by the Word of God and the Spirit in the human soul -- a spiritual, Divine principle which takes of the Supernatural and makes it a thing apprehendable by the faculties of time and sense.
Faith deals with God, and is conscious of God.
It deals with the Lord Jesus Christ and sees in Him a Saviour; it deals with God's Word, and lays hold of the truth; it deals with the Spirit of God, and is energized and inspired by its holy fire.
God is the great objective of faith; for faith rests its whole weight on His Word.
Faith is not an aimless act of the soul, but a looking to God and a resting upon His promises.
Just as love and hope have always an objective so, also, has faith. Faith is not believing just anything; it is believing God, resting in Him, trusting His Word.
Faith gives birth to prayer, and grows stronger, strikes deeper, rises higher, in the
struggles and wrestlings of mighty petitioning.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the assurance and realization of the inheritance of the saints.
Faith, too, is humble and persevering. It can wait and pray; it can stay on its knees, or lie in the dust. It is the one great condition of prayer; the LACK of it lies at the root of all poor praying, feeble praying, little praying, unanswered praying.'
Quoted from- 'THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER By E.M. BOUNDS' (Excerpt 6)
*******
TRUTH!
Faith is REAL.
FAITH is ACTIVE.
It is BY FAITH we please God!
Heb_11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
TRUTH!
We must BELIEVE that HE IS!
We must BELIEVE that HE REWARDS those who DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM.
You don't diligently seek anything if you don't believe in it! What person would diligently search for something they didn't believe existed? How preposterous it would be for someone to NOT believe in the very thing they are seeking desperately. What a colossal waste of time to search for something you don't believe is really there. However, if you believe something of great price is to be found, you search like you've never searched before, don't you?
We must believe our GOD rewards us for diligently searching for Him, for believing in Him! This is FAITH!
Truly our prayers only have any worth at all based solely upon the One we pray to and not our own feebleness. It is God's righteousness, and HIS amazing mercy that is truth.
If we pray without believing we are speaking to only hear ourselves.
Mar 12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
Mar 12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Mar 12:40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Jesus said to BEWARE of those who for a pretence make long prayers.
He didn't say that because long prayers are wrong, but long prayers spoken to appear godly are very wrong, they are prayers without any faith in God. Any prayers spoken without faith is worthy of damnation. WE must pray as the man seeking mercy and healing for his son…
Mar 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mar 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
LORD, WE BELIEVE; HELP THOU OUR UNBELIEF!
This is our desperate cry as we pray, knowing we believe and not wanting any lack of our own faith to stop us from believing still!
All in the LOVE of our SAVIOR!
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