A Little Truth (4)

Faith is the sustaining divine Strength given to us freely by the Holy Spirit to enable us to do His will joyfully through trials, difficulties, sufferings and labors.  If you are distracted and bewildered, and have almost lost your senses, murmuring against God, it is time to ask for more Faith from God the Holy Spirit.  Faith is like the hair of Samson, where our Strength resides; we must not let the flesh or this world rid us of our Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Faith should never be used to justify idleness.  If you just loaf and be lazy and irresponsible, and say, "The LORD will provide," with that careless attitude, the LORD will provide you with an empty stomach, bankruptcy, foreclosure, repossession, and the like. The God of Heaven never promised in the Bible to provide for idle slackers or lazy, presumptuous loafers.  Do nothing good-for-nothings try to use Faith (I'm just going to trust God and live by faith) as an excuse for you to be burdened to pay their bills for them.

Faith sustains us while we are under trials and through sorrows.  Faith is the root, prayer is the branch, and love is the fruit.  Faith is reliance, dependence, trust, and recumbence on the Savior.  In the matter of eternal Salvation and the Safety of your soul, "None but Jesus" must be your motto.  Keep close to this for other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, Jesus Christ the Righteous.  Rest only on the Finished Work of God Incarnate, and put all your reliance upon Him as crucified and risen from the dead.  Rely upon the indwelling power of the Holy Ghost in your fight against your sins.  Firmly fix your trust on the Lamb of God.  The coming to Jesus which saves the soul is a simple reliance upon His Precious Blood.  Speak well of Jesus' name, sound out His glory, be obedient to His will.

Dependence upon Christ Jesus leads to a lower esteem of yourself and a forsaking of self-righteousness.  What better Person can a sinner trust his soul with than the Lord Jesus Christ Himself? Faith that comes from God leads to a simplicity of dependence upon the divine power of the Holy Spirit, a singleness of eye in serving and pleasing the LORD, and a constant expectation that God will act and work on our behalf.  Lean upon Jesus with all your heart, cast all the weight of your spiritual struggling, wrestling, and growth upon Him.  Depend upon the Lord Jesus for the free pardon of sin and your continued growth in grace.    Look to Jesus' Blood for Justification as well as Sanctification -- Jesus' Blood is the Pardoner and the Purifier of our souls. His atoning blood puts away both the guilt and reigning power of sin.

Folly, unbelief, love of sin, and rebellion will ruin and damn your soul.  If your sorrow is a regret for sinning against God and a hatred for your sins, that sorrow came from the Holy Spirit.  The worst state you could be in is when you enjoy committing sin against God.  Sin will only die at the Cross under the Precious Blood of the Son of God.  Holy Ghost, please give me more and more Repentance.  Lord Jesus, I have remembered You, please remember me.

Trust to the dear wounds of the Lamb of God, and the eternal merit of His Blood. The more you love Jesus, the more you will hate your sins.  Your Salvation will never depend upon what you've done or will do, but only upon what the Lamb of God did when He offered up Himself at the Cross as a sinless Sacrifice for human sin.  The Great Substitute of Calvary bore your sins and suffered the eternal penalty due to your sins.  The way of Salvation is a simple trust, a sincere dependence, a hearty reliance upon Christ Jesus; who is Emmanuel, God with us.  Christ Jesus is my Salvation; I depend alone on Him for eternal life and the forgiveness of my sins.  Life is very short, spend time pleasing the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Finished Work of Jesus Christ on Calvary's Cross is the death of all self-righteousness.  If self-righteousness is any of your reliance, your soul will surely perish.  Heartily, savingly, trustfully, sincerely believe in Jesus' Precious Blood.  The ground and sole cause of a sinner's acceptance with God is faith in the Finished Work of Christ Jesus.  Faith in Jesus' Blood is the root of saving grace.  The faith that saves the lost soul is a simple trusting, a heart belief that the the Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, and His offering of a full Blood Atonement for human sin.

Look now to Jesus as your Substitute and Eternal Life will immediately and freely come to you.  Trust Jesus more and more.  The saving work within the soul of a man is entirely done by the Holy Spirit.  Quickening is only accomplished by the divine power of the Spirit of God.  Every man must be born again of the Spirit; the initiation of Salvation is completely dependent upon the Holy Spirit.  Jesus said, "Without Me ye can do nothing."  True Repentance and Genuine Faith comes from above via the Holy Spirit.  Practical obedience to Christ Jesus and His words is the cure for all your doubts and fears.  If you want your doubts to die, you must let the grace of God kill your sins.  Disobedience always leads to doubt and despondency.

Christianity is a matter of common, everyday life; it is not just a thing for Sundays, or certain times and places.  No, Christianity is for all times and places, and all conditions and concerns in this life.  Religion is only for certain days and places.  It is the LORD, let Him do what seemeth Him good.