FAITH IS THE KEY

Hebrews 11:1 Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

T.J.Packer says "Faith is the most important thing in the world. It is the link between ourselves and the God of transforming love..."

Faith in someone means you're totally convinced you can trust them, and rely on them. 

God said, Hebrews 11:6 And it is impossible to please God without faith...

Jesus said, John 20:27  "Do not be unbelieving but believing." 

So why is faith important? because it's impossible to please God without it, because it links us to Him and until we have that link we are unable to enter into all the goodness and blessings He has for us, to know forgiveness of our sins, and to receive eternal life.  

Without faith in Jesus we are not only stumbling through this life but there is no way we can go to Heaven without Him because through Him we have our sins forgiven and the door is opened.

Faith is the key to this life and the life to come, because faith is trusting God is who He says He is, and that He will do what He says He will do in His Word. It's called saving faith and it's not just a one time thing, it leads us into a moment by moment experience.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.

Saved for what? A personal, close relationship with God as our Father, with our sins forgiven, walking through life with Him as part of His family, knowing Him and receiving the gift of eternal life.

Saved from what? An eternity in hell, separated from God and His love forever.

Who needs faith?  Every single one of us if we ever want to go to Heaven and live an abundant life in the here and now.

God loves us and He wants us, and all He asks of us is to trust Him and His Word, and believe Jesus is His Son, that He died on the cross for our sins, that He's been raised from the dead and is now victorious in Heaven, our Lord and Saviour.

So that is the bedrock we build our house of faith on. It is just the beginning. In the days to come I hope to dig in to the Word to find what faith will do for us and the joy it will bring.😊

If anyone in the world is reading this who doesn't know Jesus yet as your Lord and Saviour may I invite you into God's family because He loves you, whoever you are, and to pray the Salvation Prayer on the Homepage of this blog and make sure you are on your way to Heaven.