Lesson 9
Will you trust Me?”
The Challenge of living the FAITH-REST LIFE
Intro:
Observations: 1 John 2:3-6
1.
How can we, as believers, claim to have fellowship with Him, to walk in
the light, and not reflect the character of Christ in our life.
2.
Most inner conflict that we experience in our life as believers comes
when we attempt to live our life apart from the DWOG, the standard's
of DVPT set forth in the Word.
- Phil.
2:5 [begin with MA];
Eph.
3. To
imitate Christ does not refer to some pattern of legalistic mimicking!
4.
True imitation flows out of what's within, the new man being rooted and
grounded in the thinking of Christ! [Word!]
The Biblical Definition of Faith
Hebrews 11:1 reads,
"Now faith is the assurance of
things hoped for,
"the conviction of things not seen"
Faith
means learning to trust God for what we cannot see with our visible eyes.
It
means learning to think and act on the principles and promises of the Word
regardless of how things seem to us.
Hebrews 11:6 reads, "And without faith it is impossible to please
Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder
of those who seek Him."
There are two
important concepts we learn from this verse:
(1) You cannot please God
without faith.
(2) Faith as our modus operandi consists in
two fundamental concepts:
(a) We must believe in the existence of God.
(b) We must believe that He is also a
rewarder of those who seek Him.
Point: Heb
11:6 says that we are totally dependent on God for our existence, for our
happiness, and for our security.
Know that God cares about us
intimately. 1 Pet 5:7
Application:
For many Christians, the Christian life is
devoid of God's
power.
Our best is not what God wants. He wants
faith in His best--the Lord Jesus--His very own Son and the
fullness of blessing He has made for us in Him.