Does your faith honor and please God? This question provokes deep thought, self-examination, and sometimes even conviction. But as true followers of Christ we must be willing to scrutinize our faith, judge it, pick it apart, look for weak areas so that we can work that area of our faith out until it is well-pleasing to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If faith pleases God, and it does, then by it we need to please Him. In the Book of Hebrews 11:6, (NKJV) we read, “Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Without faith it is impossible to please Him.

Let’s review a life of a man from the Book of Hebrews that pleased God so much that his testimony was recorded for us to learn from. We will learn from the life of Abel. His recorded testimony in Hebrews 11:4 reads, “By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.” What made Abel’s sacrifice acceptable to God? Cain was a farmer and offered the fruit of his crops. Abel was a shepherd and offered a firstborn from his flock. This caused God to look favorably on Abel’s offering but not on Cain’s. As I ponder upon Abel’s offering, I see he honored God with his first fruits, whereas Cain just gave from what he had.

Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in the process of time, it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.  Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. Genesis 4:2-5.

We do not know all the details in this situation between Cain and Able and what was required for this offering, but we do know from God’s Word that honoring God is of upmost importance. It always has been, and always will be. Proverbs 3:9 tells us to, “Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops.” (NIV). So perhaps it’s not just what they offered as much as how they gave their offering. Abel’s offering involved putting God before himself, while Cain appears to be just going through the motions. I guess we could compare it to our personal giving, do we give of our first fruits, or do we just throw it in the offering plate? Instead of just giving because we know it’s the right thing to do, let’s take the time, honor God, and do it His way.

We also see that there were sin issues going on in Cain’s heart. For this portion of Scriptures found in Genesis 4:6-12 goes on to say, “So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”  Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”” (NKJV).

With a little study we can see the difference between Abel and Cain’s offering, and that Abel not only honored God, but gave in faith. He obeyed, honored, and trusted His God. It caused the disobedient brother, Cain to burn with anger, jealousy and hate towards Abel. And Abel even lost his life over his offering. In other words, he gave everything he had to honor his God, and he remained faithful to Him to the end. Reading and studying this account also help us to understand that when our faith honors God, it pleases Him too, and not just in the area of giving, but in all areas of life.

 

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Let me ask you, “Is God responsible for tragedy?”. You might think so, after all that’s what we’ve been told, but let’s find out what Jesus has to say about this in the Bible, and then we will take a look at seven clear acts of God. Watch, listen and learn.

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And here is a list of Scriptures from today’s message, all are taken from New King James version of the Bible.

John 16:33

John 10:10

Luke 5:12-16

Galatians 3:13

Luke 8: 43-48

Matthew 8: 23-27

 

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Jesus says His sheep hear His voice; He doesn’t say His lambs hear His voice. What is the difference between a sheep and a lamb? Maturity. Mature believers hear His voice and another voice they will not follow.

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27 (NKJV).

It is so important during these trying times that we know who is speaking to us. Is that message really from God, or could it be a bit twisted to deceive you, or is it your flesh crying out to you? Listen to this recorded message from my online television program on ISN, “Empowered for Healing and Miracles” and learn how to know who is speaking to you. Click here to watch.

 

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With the constant onslaught of chaos and recent tragedies I sense in my spirit that it is time for me to write up a healing confession of faith from PTSD. So that you have spiritual help during a very deep and dark place you have found yourself this day. Take these words and pray them from your heart daily and allow the healing power of God’s promises to mend your broken spirit.

Father God, as David did in Psalm 18:6, “In my distress I call upon the Lord, and cry to my God for help.” (NKJV).

You say, “You heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds,” (PS. 147:3, NKJV). So, in my great distress, I submit myself to Your healing promise that states, “You sent Your word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions,” (PS. 107:20, NKJV). Lord Jesus, I lay my burden down at Your precious feet, I can’t do this on my own, I need Your “Steadfast love that never ceases, and your mercies that never come to an end,” (LAM. 3:22, ESV).

“Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to You I cry all day long,” (PS. 86:3, NKJV). You promise in Psalm 91:15, “He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.” (NKJV) Oh Lord, I need this promise activated in my life. I have tried but can’t seem to get myself unstuck, I need You to “Lift me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire.” I also need You to, “Set my feet on a rock and give me a firm place to stand,” (PS. 40:2, NIV).

Apostle Paul writes in 2 Timothy 1:7 that “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (NKJV). But in all honesty, I confess that I struggle with great fear, I feel powerless, and my mind is not sound at this time. I feel like I am back in that dark, dank prison that Paul was locked up in back in Rome. Although my prison may not be physical, I am bound up by invisible chains of flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about these horrific events that took place in my life. But despite these fears and feelings, I hear that You came to set the captives free, (IS. 61:1), and that You do not expect me to do this in my own strength, but by Your Spirit, (Zeph. 4:6), and as I confess these faults to others I can be healed, (JMS 5:16).

By faith I thank You that You will never leave me or forsake me, (DEUT. 31:6), You are with me in the waters, and in the midst of the fire, (IS. 43:2-3), and even when I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, (PS. 23:4). You are compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love towards me, (PS. 103:8). I am forever grateful that Your love for me is unconditional, and not based upon my behavior, (ROM. 5:8), and because You are with me, I can be strong, courageous, unafraid, and not discouraged, (JOSH. 1:9).

Help me, Holy Spirit to walk by faith, and not by sight, (2 COR. 5:7), comfort me, (JN. 14:26), remind me that when I feel weak, You remain strong, (Joel 3:10), empower me, (Acts 1:8), pray the will of God through me, (ROM. 8:26-27), teach me to edify and build myself up by praying in Your Spirit, (1 COR. 14:4).

Help me to renew my mind with Your healing Word, (2 COR. 4:16), to take every thought captive, (2 COR. 2:5), to choose my thoughts with care, “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (PHIL. 4:8, KJV).

Enlighten me to Your truth, so that I can be free, (JN. 8:32). Help me to understand that I do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against demonic forces, (EPH. 6:12), and that it was satan who attacked me and my loved ones, to steal, to kill, and to destroy, (JN. 10:10), but You have given me all of Your authority over satan and his wicked works, (Luke 10:19). Teach me how to put on the full armor of God, so I am prepared for future battles with him, (EPH. 6: 10-18).

When I feel I can’t go on, “Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth, I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” (PS. 61:1-2, NKJV). Quicken to my spirit that, “Yet in all these things I am more than a conqueror through Him who loves me.” (ROM. 8:37, NKJV). Give me the strength to always “Choose life”, (DEUT. 30:19), and to take comfort in the fact that You, Jesus came to give me life, and life in abundance. (JN. 10:10). In Jesus’ name, I pray this healing confession of faith from PTSD, amen. 

 

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