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Believe and Receive

    To believe God beyond the circumstances surrounding us is to have faith. It is what our entire Christian experience is based upon! Faith is the currency of Heaven. To even enter the Kingdom, we had to have faith that Jesus is who He says He is without seeing any real "proof" beforehand. We can go nowhere in our walk with Jesus without having faith in Him. Today I want to simply encourage you to walk out that faith.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (ESV)

Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (NIV)

     If you want to get to please God, seek Him out and have faith. Faith will bear rewards into your life and you will be able to see God for more of who He is. When we decide to believe Him in what He promises, we learn His character and the vastness of His power and love for us. It is not for nothing that He asks us to trust Him.

    Today if you are having a hard time believing God will do what He said He will do because you cannot see it, change your focus. Start asking Jesus to give you faith in Him, for even this is a spiritual gift (listed in 1 Corinthians 12)! He grants us even the ability to believe Him.  Because faith is the currency of the Kingdom of Heaven, all you have to do is believe and receive all that He has for you!

Mark 9:23-24 Then Jesus said to him, "'If you can'? Everything is possible to the one who believes."
Immediately the father of the boy cried out, "I do believe! Help my unbelief." (NIV)

Luke 17:5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” (ESV)
1 Corinthians 12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit (NIV)

 Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith. (ESV)

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