You cant work on your righteousness - nor can you work on your faith. Both are gifts. Both are fruit. Both come as a result of knowing Jesus. And knowing Jesus comes as a result of spending time in communion and fellowship and relationship with Him. If you will come to Him, He will give you the genuine faith that you need. The first byproduct of seeking Jesus is genuine faith. Righteousness, or right-doing, is the second. No man can create faith. The Spirit of God operating upon and enlightening the human, creates faith. Only two things are necessary in order to trust someone. First you must find someone who is trustworthy. Second, you must get to know him. But when it comes to the Christian life, only one thing is required; that you come to Jesus, and that you keep coming to Him day by day. If you will keep coming to Him, God has made Himself responsible for taking care of everything else that needs to happen in your life. If the eye is kept fixed on Christ, the work of the Spirit does not cease until the soul is conformed to Gods image. E.G.White, The Desire of Ages, pg 302. The only deliberate effort in the Christian life is to seek God. Spontaneous effort toward other things will result. God is bringing us to a decision: Do we trust God or do we trust in man? Isnt it reasonable to trust good Christian experts, like doctors and counselors? Doesnt God work through them? When Jesus was on earth and someone came to Him for healing, He never once said, Go see Luke, I heal through doctors. (Luke was a physician) Instead, Jesus healed the person directly, either through His Word, which we have today in the form of the Bible, or He healed them through natural methods, such as clay or water. God has promised to heal ALL our diseases. Psalm 103:3 He tells us that He, alone, is our Physician. I am the Lord who heals you. Exodus 15:26 Then He tells us exactly how He will do it in Deuteronomy 7:11-15: If you obey My laws (including His Ten Natural Health Laws), My commandments and My decrees. . . I will keep you free from EVERY disease.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 10:55:39 +0000
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