Summary For Lesson 11 Getting Ready For The Harvest But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Heb. 11:6) Faith Is The Key - https://youtube/watch?v=xhRoVeiUMoo Throughout this week God reminded us of the harvest that will take place at the second coming of Jesus. In order for us to ensure that we receive the benefits of the harvest, a total surrender to the control of the Holy Spirit must become a reality in our lives. God wants us to develop faith in His ability to transform our heart. Without faith its impossible to please God. You see my friend; it was faith in God that propelled Abram to leave his country and to journey to a place where God would have shown him. It is faith in God that caused Job to remain steadfast to the Lord even under tremendous suffering. It was faith in God that caused Elijah to pray for fire to come down from Heaven to consume his sacrifice. And if we are going to get to Heaven, faith must be an integral part of our lives. We cannot have faith in God and doubt his ability to take us safely to the promise land. We must remember that for God everything in this world is seen in the present tense. God has absolute knowledge and therefore we can rely on Him to take us through the valley of the shadow of dead and to lead us into the paths of righteousness. Faith is the victory. Faith is the key that will unlock heaven’s store house in our lives. Sis White made the following comments on the faith of Elijah during his experience on Mount Carmel. She said, “It was because Elijah was a man of large faith that God could use him in this grave crisis in the history of Israel. As he prayed, his faith reached out and grasped the promises of Heaven, and he persevered in prayer until his petitions were answered. He did not wait for the full evidence that God had heard him, but was willing to venture all on the slightest token of divine favor. And yet what he was enabled to do under God, all may do in their sphere of activity in Gods service; for of the prophet from the mountains of Gilead it is written: Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. James 5:17. Faith such as this is needed in the world today--faith that will lay hold on the promises of Gods word and refuse to let go until Heaven hears. Faith such as this connects us closely with Heaven, and brings us strength for coping with the powers of darkness. Through faith Gods children have subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Hebrews 11:33, 34. And through faith we today are to reach the heights of Gods purpose for us. If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. Mark 9:23. Faith is an essential element of prevailing prayer. He that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. If we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: and if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. Hebrews 11:6, 1 John 5:14, 15. With the persevering faith of Jacob, with the unyielding persistence of Elijah, we may present our petitions to the Father, claiming all that He has promised. The honor of His throne is staked for the fulfillment of His word.” I pray that we will ask God to help us to continue to exercise faith in His unchanging hands. December 7, 2014 Unless There Is Germination Of The Word Of God In Our Heart By The Early Rain Of The Holy Spirit There Will Nothing To Ripen By The Later Rain 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. (Joel 2:28, 29)z December 8, 2014 Unless We Allow The Holy Spirit To Take Full Control Of Our Heart The Second Coming Of Christ Will Never Seem Near Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. (James 5:8) December 9, 2014 Satan’s Devices Of Self, Unbelief, Doubt And Cherished Sins Will Inhibit Us From Seeing The Signs Of The Second Coming Of Jesus Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Ps. 139:23, 24) December 10, 2014 Those Who Stand Above The Average Followers Of Christ Will Have Patience, Endurance And Hope Embodied In Their Lives Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. (Job 13:15) December 11, 2014 Without God’s Forgiving And Empowering Grace Our Religion Will Be Full Of Superficial Faith And Devoid Of Holy Spirit Power But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. (Ps. 52:8) December 12, 2014 If We Don’t Learn To Be Patient And Trust God When Everything Look Dark We Will Have No Anchor During Our Days Of Adversity Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; (Heb. 6:19)
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