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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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FAITH COMES FROM HEARING THE WORD OF GOD
FAITH COMES FROM HEARING THE WORD OF GOD
WE ALL HAVE FAITH. WE USE OUR FAITH EVERY DAY IN OUR DAILY LIVES. WE ALSO NEED TO USE IT ON SPIRITUAL THINGS. WE HAVE "THE" MEASURE OF FAITH AND THAT FAITH COMES FROM JESUS. PAUL TELLS US IN HEBREWS 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith."
NOW THERE ARE TWO PASSAGES I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY. THE FIRST IS MATTHEW 9:18-19 WHERE IT SAYS "While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples." WHEN HE WAS ON HIS WAY WAS WHEN THE WOMAN WITH AN ISSUE OF BLOOD TOUCHED HIM AND WAS HEALED. MATTHEW 9:23-25 GOES ON TO SAY "And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose."
WE CAN SEE FROM THAT PASSAGE THAT JESUS WILL MEET US RIGHT WHERE WE ARE. THE RULER COULD BELIEVE THAT IF JESUS WOULD GO TO HIS DAUGHTER AND LAY HANDS ON HER SHE WOULD COME BACK TO LIFE. WE KNOW THAT JESUS COULD HAVE JUST SPOKE THE WORDS AND MADE THIS HAPPEN BUT HE MET THE RULER RIGHT WHERE HIS FAITH WAS AND WENT TO HIS DAUGHTER.
THE SECOND PASSAGE IS ABOUT THE WOMAN WITH THE ISSUE OF BLOOD. LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS ON THE ROAD WHILE JESUS WAS GOING TO THE RULER'S HOUSE TO BRING HIS DAUGHTER BACK TO LIFE. MATTHEW 9:20-21 SAYS "And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole." WITH ALL THE PEOPLE TOUCHING JESUS, HE FELT POWER GO OUT OF HIMSELF WHEN THE WOMAN TOUCH HIM. THIS WOMAN HAD SO MUCH FAITH THAT SHE KNEW THAT IF SHE COULD ONLY TOUCH HIS GARMENT, SHE WOULD BE HEALED. SHE DID THIS HERSELF AND JESUS TOLD HER SO, "THY FAITH HATH MADE THEE WHOLE".
SO USE YOUR FAITH. READ YOUR BIBLE AND LISTEN TO WHAT YOU ARE READING. WHAT YOU NEED IS ALL THERE TO BUILD YOUR FAITH AND HOW WILL YOU BUILD IT IF YOU DON'T READ YOUR BIBLE. ROMANS 10:17 SAYS "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
