Tag: faith

  • Luke 11:34

    “The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.” – Luke 11:34

    What is the opposite of faith?

    It’s not doubt!

    it’s sight.

    From the beginning, people have depended on what they could see.

    Even the disciples kept asking Jesus for signs before they believed.

    And still today, we rely so much on our sight, But we fail to see the salvation already prepared for us.

    Our eyes, they are the lamp of the body. They reveal what we let into our hearts.

    Wasn’t it Eve’s sight that led her to sin?

    Wasn’t it David’s eyes that caused him to fall with Bathsheba?

    Wasn’t it Samson’s eyes that betrayed him before they were taken from him?

    The Israelites though they saw miracles, still missed the Messiah standing right in front of them.

    And what about us?

    Isn’t it our eyes that lead us to indulge in things that slowly destroy us?

    Isn’t it through our eyes that greed, envy, and covetousness first enter in our heart?

    So many sins don’t begin with action, they begin with what we choose to look at.

    But here’s the turning point:

    The disciples…

    Their sight became their testimony.

    They witnessed the resurrection.

    They saw Jesus ascend into Heaven.

    And they were willing to die for what they saw. Because what they saw confirmed what they believed.

    Their sight became anchored to their faith. They didn’t let their eyes lead their faith anymore. They let their faith lead their eyes.

    So let me ask you, What are your eyes fixed on?

    The world?

    Or the One who conquered death?

  • Luke 1:45

    And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” – Luke 1:45

    This is Elizabeth’s word when she was filled with the Holy Spirit. She didn’t kneel before Mary nor pray to her. She was filled with joy and gladness to behold a woman who’s been chosen by God to carry out His will, to bring salvation to the world.

    Who in the world would not be blessed, knowing that?

    She said, “You are blessed among women, and you are blessed because you believed, not like my husband who doubted God’s words. You believed that will use you to carry out His will here on earth to bring salvation to the world.”

    Imagine: these are Jewish ladies waiting for hundreds of years for their Messiah. Elizabeth is aware of the weight of what Mary would face. MAry can stone to death. Mary was betrothed to Joseph. She was a virgin, yet she was found pregnant. Not everybody knew she was given an assignment: to conceive the Savior of the world. That’s why she admires Mary’s faith and her willingness to fulfill God’s assignment over here on Earth.

    So if you are like Elizabeth that admire Mary’s faith, then be like Mary not worship mary!!

    ✔ Search the Scriptures for truth, not what others teach that isn’t biblical.

    ✔ Trust and believe God’s Word not human words and be willing to be used by God, even if it means risking your own life.

    ✔ Have a willing heart to carry out His will and intentions on earth.

    ✔ Have a yielding spirit for God’s will, not our own.

    ✔ Be a disciple of Jesus, willing to carry life not death for others.

  • Jeremiah 25:7

    “Yet you have not listened to Me,” says the Lord, “that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.” – Jeremiah 25:7

    Sometimes I ask God,

    “Why are You so good to someone like me?

    I have sinned against You.

    I have turned my back on You.

    I have served and followed other gods.”

    And yet, You’re still waiting for me, welcoming me, loving me without expecting anything in return.

    The Bible begins with just a few chapters about God’s original design. His perfect intention for our lives.

    But the rest of Scripture?

    It’s the story of a God who is relentlessly running, pursuing, and chasing us who keep walking away from Him. For we all have sinned and turned away from Him.

    Yet He came. He manifested in the flesh, took the form of a servant, and walked among us, teaching us, reintroducing His purpose and intention when He first created us.

    He died for our sins, to tear down the enmity between us and God.

    He rose again so we could have a brand-new life and be with Him.

    He knows our flesh and hearts fail constantly, so He sent His Spirit to create in us a new, clean heart to renew the spirit within us.

    And yet…

    We still don’t see it.

    We’re not responding to His call.

    There is no true repentance in our hearts.

    We are still provoking Him by serving and following gods made by our own hands.

    In the past, they were made of gold, wood, or silver. Now, they’ve been replaced by our pleasures, our desires, and the things of this world.

    And all these things? They don’t affect not hurt God.

    They hurt us. They destroy us. They kill us, that separate us from Him.

    And that’s what truly breaks God’s heart.

    That we choose sin and separation over Him and that’s what ultimately leads to eternal separation from Him.