Romans 10:17
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
Did you know that most people don’t really understand something until they have heard it four to five times. If you see a new commercial on T.V., it usually takes four to five times before you understand what the commercial is all about. The same holds true with God’s Word. The more we hear it, the more we will understand it, and the more we understand it the more faith we get.
I’ve had people tell me that I repeat myself at times with the blackboards, and yes, I do. You see, we all leek! Picture yourself as a vessel filled with water. As time goes on the water will evaporate and even leek because of small holes in the vessel. It is the same with God’s Word. We become filled with His word and as time goes on that Word starts to evaporate or leek from us. That is why it is important to be in God’s Word constantly, because faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. The more time we spend in God’s Word, the more faith we receive!
It’s a constant battle to stay focused on the things of God in today’s world. There are many distractions designed to make us leek. The enemy is really good at throwing subtle things at us that seem correct. Things like, “God knows if your a good person because He looks at your heart and sees your actions”. Now this might seem like a valid statement, but it implies that if we are good, God sees that and it is a way to our salvation. When the truth is that the only way to our salvation is through Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross!
The goal of our enemy is to distract us in order to get us caught up in the things of the world. People who are not saved are conformed in the pattern of the world. The pattern of the world says abortion is OK, it says gay marriage is OK, it says that if you are a good person you are going to heaven. Some believe that they have the right to heaven based on their own personal beliefs. Again the only way to salvation is through Jesus! (John 14:6)
Romans 12:2 says, “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind”. Christians are called to “not conform any longer to the pattern of the world,” with its behaviors and customs that are usually selfish and often corrupting.
Renew your minds constantly, because we all leek. Staying in God’s Word is an absolute must in order to gain more faith. That faith is what pleases God. It is that faith that heals us, transforms us and gives us the right to call God “Father”.
