You are welcome Gwen. Addison O. Addison Gethers e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] window live messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen Tweedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: {dbilg} Re: No word No faith devotional from streaming faith Oct.9 > Thanks for this > > (((((((((HUGS))))))) > & Prayers for ***ALL*** > Gwen > "God never promised He would inform us ahead of time all about His plan, > He's just promised He has one." - Charles Swindoll > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "O.Addison Gethers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Deaf-blind inspirational life groups" <[email protected]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "bsfm groups" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:55 AM > Subject: {dbilg} No word No faith devotional from streaming faith Oct.9 > > > Thursday, October 09, 2008 > Print Article > Leave a Comment > No Word, No Faith > Bishop Keith Butler > > And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye > believe not. John 5:38(KJV) > > Jesus can see straight through to a man's heart. John chapter 5 is an > account of Jesus talking to the Pharisees about having the word of God > abide in their > heart. He plainly told them that they did not have God's word in them, > because they didn't believe that Jesus was sent from God. Had God's word > been abiding > in their heart, it would have been clear to them who Jesus was. Does His > word abide in your heart? > > Sponsor Ad > If the word of God abides in your heart you would believe, because when > you hear God's word, faith is produced. What does that mean? No Word, no > faith. > You have the word, you have the power right in your hand, but do you have > it in your heart? Sometimes we don't realize it, but we can have the Word > in > our hand, it can tell us about victory over our circumstances, healing for > our body, and increase in our finances. But we must have that Word in our > heart > so that we can realize that kind of prosperity in our life. > > Do you have the Word abiding in your heart so that you can believe God and > receive victory, healing, and financial increase? You can receive all you > desire > when you are filled with the scriptures, because when there is lots of > Word in you, then you have lots of faith. But if you don't have any Word > in your > heart you are not going to have any faith in your heart. No Word, no > faith. > > The Word tells us in I John 5:14 that this is the confidence that we have > in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will it will come to > pass. We > will have what we prayed for. So we know that if we come to God we must > ask according to His will. We must be in line with God's word. Of course > we can't > ask God for another man's wife, car, or possessions. That is not according > to the word of God. The word of God is the will of God. Additionally, we > don't > go to God saying, "Lord if it be Thy will," when we've already seen His > will in His word. He gave us a big Book to clarify to us His wonderful > will and > purpose for every detail of our life. > > You may ask the question, how is it that you are suppose to ask according > to His will? After all, John 15:7 says, "If ye abide in me, and my words > abide > in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." It > didn't say anything about His will. Notice that it does not say, abide in > me, my > words abide in you, you shall ask what He wills and it shall be done. It > says that you ask what you will. When His word abides in you, that is His > will. > The Word is working on your spirit to be conformed to His will. And when > the word of God is in your heart, working on your spirit, then you are in > a position > whereby the word is abiding in you. And in that condition you wouldn't ask > for anything that is not according to His will. > > Scripture References: Luke 6:45; Hebrews 4:12; Hebrews 11:6 > > Bishop Keith A. Butler > O. Addison Gethers > e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > window live messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: durangoadd64 skype: > cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.1/1688 - Release Date: 9/24/2008 > 6:29 AM > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
