The Mystery Of Faith!

.....The Mystery of Faith can only be revealed from the Spirit, concerning God, and "His Plans" for each of our lives. It cannot be seen with physical eyes, and can only be seen through the imagination of the soul, which is the mind, will, and emotions. We can gain a lot of revelation from the Book of Hebrews, which means "Crossing Over," concerning Faith. It was written to the natural Jews, who crossed over into "Christianity," and have been "Born Again." Specifically, Hebrews 11 speaks of Faith as a "Heavenly Substance," an assurance from God, and "Hope," an earnest and intense expectation by His people. All of the people spoken about in this chapter had the picture of that unseen place, and remained in pursuit of it.

There are 3 types, or Foundations to Faith.

Imparted Faith - Hebrews 11: 3
Saving Faith - Hebrews 11: 7
Active Faith - Hebrews 11: 13-16

Faith is Man's grip on God.
Redemption is God's grip on Man.

.....Our understanding of Righteousness allows Faith to open up the imagination, to see more of God. Who we are in Christ, and our position in God's Kingdom. Allowing us to see the bigger picture. The same way Abraham did. Without Redemption, there is no Faith under the Law. The Curse always resulted in Death.

Faith is Responsibility.
Our Response to God's ability.

.....Faith was designed to respond to God. It was also to develop an attitude of trust and confidence in Him. A gift from God, not to be stored away like money in the bank, but a constant process of daily renewing our trust, and sharing it with others about Jesus, and "The Finished Work of the Cross."

Doubt is in the Head.
Faith is in the Heart.

.....Peter experienced this when he walked on water. His Faith helped him to imagine himself walking on water as Jesus did. That Faith, released "The Power" to experience the supernatural on this Earth. That is why Faith, even the size of a mustard seed, can remove any mountain in our life.

.....It is only in a close relationship with God that keeps us not feeling at home in our earthly surroundings, and looking to Him, longing for something better. God's design or ways. As His people, we need to be seeking His design for us, in the Kingdom, and in His Righteousness. This will cause us to be "Person Driven," not "Purpose Driven."

.....John 20: 24-29, speaks of this perfectly, "Surrendering to Certainty," and shows us that when a man fights his way through his doubts to the conviction that Jesus Christ is Lord, he has attained a certainty that the man who unthinkingly accepts things can never reach. That is where we shift from "Word" people to "Jesus" people. From His Works to His Ways, as in Psalm 95:11. We must stop just knowing His Word, (Works), and learn His Ways. The perfect Law of Liberty. This is what makes us blessed. Faith, having not physically seen, yet having believed.

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7 Places Jesus Bled!

.....There are 7 places that Jesus bled from according to the Bible. We know that the number 7 represents completion, or Divine Perfection. Let's take a look at them, and God's perfect work today.

1. Luke 22: 42 - He sweat great drops of blood, in the Garden of Gethsemane. Taking on the pressures of Life in the world, and accepting God's will for His Life.

2. Mathew 27: 26 - He bled when He was scourged, whipped, and beaten, for our sickness and disease. See also Isaiah 53: 4-5

3. Mathew 27: 29 - He bled when they placed a crown of thorns upon Him, taking upon Himself our chastisement, and leaving us His peace, the peace that surpasses all understanding.

4. Mathew 27: 30 - He bled from His face being beaten till He was unrecognizable, so that we may have His countenance, and be recognized by God.

5. His hands at the Crucifixion, to reach us and others from the Cross.

6. His feet at the Crucifixion, so that we may walk free.

7. John 19: 34 - His side, blood and water, from a bursting heart, taking our broken heart, and giving us a pure heart.

.....All of this was done to reestablish our relationship and right standing with God, restoring our authority and dominion on this Earth, (Full Restoration), from which we were originally created to have, and lost through the force of sin being unleashed. Jesus Christ was and is God's perfect solution to all our problems. He was the Lamb slain before the Foundation of the World.

Let us give Him Thanks and Praise today.

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