2nd Devotional:
Faith, it means the trust and reliance on God. How many of you
put all your trust in God? When a situation arises in your life do you
give it to God, so that he may handle it? Or do you just try to "fix"
the problem yourself? Well, the Bible gives us many examples of faith
and how the people that trusted in God succeeded in their lifetime. Hebrews 11: 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because
anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards
those who earnestly seek him. 2 Corinthians 5:7 We live by faith and not by sight. Luke 5: 20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said," Friend, your sins are
forgiven." Mark 9: 23 Jesus said," Everything is possible for him who believes." Jeremiah 17: 5-8 This is what the LORD says: " Cursed is the one who
trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart
turns away from the LORD. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he
will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched
places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. But blessed is
the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be
like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no
worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." What GOD means is that the man who trust in another man will
fail. The man who trust in HIM will succeed and have no worries cause
GOD will provide for him.
Psalm 118: 8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in
man. Just recently I went to a Student Life conference. The hours
before I went, the weather was awful. The Madison County area was under
thunderstorm and tornado warnings. I felt that the devil was trying to
stop the conference for happening. So I just prayed to GOD and asked him
if would calm the storm. In no time the weather had cleared up and the
conference went on. HE had truly heard me and answered my pray. Many times in my life I put my faith in GOD, and He has helped
me with some tough situations I have had. But, as soon as I tried to do
something my way I would end up confused and lost. Also, you need to
understand that GOD is the ultimate clutch performer, he always comes
though. When you need his help he will always answer your prayer in some
way. Read: This week read Matthew 6: 25-34, it is really good. Also, if you
have time, read about Abraham and Issac in Genisis 22: 1-18 PRAY: This week pray that you will be able to keep your faith in GOD and
remember that HE will be there no matter what.
Your Friend in Christ,
Brian Greer
"FAITH"
