Monthly Archives: June 2009
Faith is not a Struggle
Faith is a state of rest. So many people struggle to have faith but faith does not come that way. We have to rest in God to exercise faith. Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat when His disciples woke Him up because of the tempest. Faith can sleep in the midst of the disturbances and trouble in our life. It is aware of every problem but it is not disturbed by them. Rather it rests in the awareness of God’s presence and His ever very present help.
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How Can We Be Holy?
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
1 Corinthians 1:30
The above verse says that Christ has been made unto us holiness. We all know as Christians that we ought to be holy but seldom do we find the way. The proper way to receive holiness is by faith in the finished work of Christ. Christ has done everything for us on the cross. His death has achieved what we could not achieve through human effort. All our struggles and strivings to be holy are in vain if we do not have faith. In order to be holy we have to first believe that Christ has made us holy through the cross. Our conduct may say something different but we have to remember that our conduct can be changed. As a man thinketh in his heart so is he. We have to get our thoughts on the truth. And the truth is that God has made us holy in Christ. We can be holy only when we believe that we are already holy in Christ. It is not because of anything that we have in us but because of the free grace available in Christ. By grace we have already been made holy. We have to believe the word of God and not look at our experiences. Our experiences will change as we apply faith and believe that God has already made us holy in Christ. This is faith producing works.
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Anxiety and Worry
Philippians 4:6-7
“Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition ([a]definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
7And God’s peace [shall be yours, that [b]tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall [c]garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
Worry is an entertaining habit for some people. But if we are like that we should know that we are sinning in the sight of God. We have to learn to live lives without any care. When we get to the state where we are not disturbed about anything, we will find great peace and joy in the Lord. We have to surrender everyday our cares and worries to the Lord. We have to cast our burden on the Lord and believe that He will take care of everything. Faith is something that God really delights in and He will bless you richly when you learn to trust Him for everything in life.