~Happy 4th of July~

"For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord    as the waters cover the sea."
-Habakkuk 2:14

Unbelief

If you have been following along this last week you know I have been talking about the differences with Faith and unbelief and can someone have Faith yet have unbelief. I know this is very different from my normal post on church ministry and leadership however I have found this to be a great topic and study to think about and dig into the Word of God with. I think once we understand what are the differences and how can we stop and destroy the unbelief in our lives we can see our faith do great things. I will try to hit on some more things this week. But for now its VBS time!

In His Grip,
Pastor J

~Differences~

I’ve been thinking about what it means to live by faith.  Saying that you believe in Jesus is one thing.  Exercising faith in Christ through the challenges of life is another.  It’s easy to confess faith but then to speak and act in unbelief. Here are just ten distinct differences I have noticed about the two.


1. Faith sees more in a promise of God to help than in all other things to hinder. Unbelief sees more in the things that hinder than in God’s promise to help.
2. Faith sees love in the heart of Christ when He speaks to reprove us. Unbelief sees anger in God’s heart when He says that He loves us.
3. Faith gives comfort in the midst of fear. Unbelief brings fear in the midst of comfort.
4. Faith helps the soul to wait, when God defers to give. Unbelief takes the huff if God makes us tarry.
5. Faith will suck sweetness even out of God’s rod, but unbelief finds no comfort even in His greatest mercies.
6. Faith makes great burdens light. Unbelief makes light burdens heavy.
7. Faith lifts us up when we are down, but unbelief throws us down when we are up.
8. Faith brings us near to God when we are far from Him. Unbelief puts us far from God when we are near to Him.
9. Faith purifies the heart. Unbelief keeps the heart impure.
10. Faith finds the ways of God pleasant and admirable. Unbelief makes them heavy and hard. “Lord, I believe. Help me overcome my unbelief, (Mark 9:24).


In His Grip,

Pastor J