Word 4U 2day/Living by faith

[ladylovesJesus]

Living by faith

'... all these ... gained [God's] approval.' Hebrews 11:39

Here we see two types of people (alive and dead) who gained God's approval by their faith. Now, if God saved you from death, you'd probably find it pretty easy to have faith in Him. But what about those who 'died not yet having in hand what was promised, but still believing' (Hebrews 11:13 TM). How did they do it?

'Pencil' went to North Korea on a mission trip with three friends. One day, they were attacked by the police, beaten, and taken away, because of their faith. Pencil hid, escaped, and didn't proclaim his faith. Later, Pencil said 'I want to learn how to be brave like my friends, and unafraid to share Jesus'. He returned to North Korea, and witnessed to the locals. Again, the police came - this time, he didn't run, but stood up for Jesus. They tortured and beat him, insisting he turn his back on Christianity - but failed.

Eventually, the police gave up and sent him to a prison camp. Did he give up telling people about Jesus, or stop believing, thinking that Jesus had left him? No! For two months, Pencil told the other prisoners and guards, 'Jesus is the reason I am able to go on', until he died from starvation.

Pencil knew he'd die unless he 'gave up' his faith - but still he believed that 'God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God' (Romans 8:28 NLT). Try and live by faith today, whatever comes your way.


written by Bob Gass

 

[spirit1st]

Heb 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

This is about all those in the old testament!

if pencil was NOT born -again ? He died in vain!

JESUS had to go down to hell and give these people HIS gospel !

It is our reasons that count so much!

We do all things as unto our LORD!
Pencil may have been a child of GOD!
But if not it was in vain!
This is a fine line here ?

If HE did it because HE LOVED MY LORD so much?
Then He will be blessed in heaven !

If he did it because of pride, he did not want to be a coward, then it was worthless!

Demas traveled with Paul appeared to be serving the LORD as Paul was .Yet was not Born -again !

2Ti 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed

1Jn 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

I do not know if pencil was born -again or not?

faith is worthless, without LOVE

LOVE gives us the correct reasons for all we do!
They are always together 100% or its worthless!

Gal 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Eph 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

They seem like such little words. But together, They created all that was ever created , though the Power , Which our Father Gave us in the mighty name of JESUS CHRIST! Of course it needs to be in our fathers will!