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Exercise your faith

Your approval with God depends on your faith

06/09/2017

By: Obispo Roberto Santana

Hebrews 11.4 brings us faithful heroes` examples and testimonials. In order to have examples of faith, God tested faith. All of us get happy when we succeed in tests and exams and tests in life. Now, figure out Abel`s happiness at succeeding in God`s tests. Faith changes, and transforms and provides us with conditions. Faith sets us in the same condition as others, and it`s for everyone. When we are born, God gives us faith, and we just have to make it grow. Abel always gave God his best lamb. It was never left overs, but his best lamb. He was so approved by God that his offer has been an example today, even after his death. By faith, Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, and was not found because God had taken him for before he was taken he had this testimony, which he pleased God.

Observe that every conquest, everything, every miracle, and wonder take place through faith. What matters the most is to please God and to receive His approval. You have to be cordial, welcoming people, but there are moments when we don`t please many of them, but the important thing is to be aware that we have to please God.

The approval that takes you to Heaven is the stamp of God. This approval depends just on you. Just God can provide us with it, and just we have to conquer this approval through faith. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. Those who want to get close to God have to firmly believe that God exists and that the Lord is the Award-Giver. He rewards each one of us according to our faith and our attitude. Those men mentioned by Hebrews were struggling themselves to please the Lord. We can`t please two lords, but we have to please the Lord. You have to take a decision, if you decide to please and serve the Lord, you will receive His approval, but always through faith. It`s not common any of us to lose faith, but when that happens, you can use the preacher`s faith, God`s man`s, those who are used by the Lord to bless your life. However, it`s important when you get close to God to believe in Him. Your faith can`t be stifled inside your heart. Faith makes us sure of facts that we never see, but we hope. Faith made Noah fear God, believe in Him, and build the ark. Faith has to be confident, perseverant, and fearful. God enables us through faith. God just wants you to give the first steps forth and to say “I`m here Lord.” Those who humiliate themselves before the Lord, being confident in faith, God will exalt them all. God is not looking for skillful ones because if you already know, He doesn`t have reasons to make you skillful; He wants to help those that the society ignores, rejects. God starts to act when these ignored and rejected people say to Him “I`m here Lord.” Faith moves mountains and sets me in an even position. Faith puts me sat down at princes’ tables. Take an attitude and exercise your faith that was provided by God with authority. Be calm if you determined something that hasn`t happened yet. Fifteen years have gone by after Apostle`s prophecy to buy the land in Santo Amaro, but he never gave up. Continue sowing, and God will open doors. God`s act is stunning in faithful people`s lives. Persevere because God never fails. Believe through faith because that`s the way we will become a winner.