PUT YOUR FAITH TO WORK (3)
"Thy faith hath made thee whole.” Luke 17:19
Luke records: “As He…passed through…Samaria…there met Him ten…lepers, who… lifted up their voices and said, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ So when He saw them, He said…‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’ And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed”
(see Luke 17:11-14 ).
In Christ’s day lepers were social outcasts, so they lived together in a colony. But the problem is, you can’t get well hanging around people who are as messed up as you are. That’s why you need to bring the problem to Jesus.
Notice the words, “He passed through.” Jesus didn’t go to the leper colony, He was just passing through. What do you do when you’re losing your life, your family, your joy, your finances, etc., and Jesus doesn’t seem to be looking in your direction? You can get frustrated when it feels like He’s blessing everybody but you, and wonder, “Lord, when is my turn coming? I’ve served You faithfully, yet it seems like everybody else is the object of Your attention.”
It’s time to cry out, “Jesus, have mercy on me!”
Away with dignity and decorum; desperate people pray desperate prayers, and God responds to their prayers.
Notice, when Jesus was passing by, these lepers did not shout, “Unclean,” as the law required. No, they broke protocol. When you’re in a bad situation, sometimes you have to break out in order to break through.
You’ve got to do what David did: “I cried to the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill” (Psalm 3:4 ).
Come on brothers & sisters, if you want an answer, put your faith to work!
O Lord My God, as I sit and ponder over this word FAITH and how to put it to work, I get this feeling from YOU that says "My child I am here for you" Faith is just believing, having confidence without proof. O Father in Heaven, this I have, I do not need any proof of YOUR existence, for I have felt You and I have heard You talk to me, this is all I need. Lord I ask today that for all of my brothers & sisters reading this, that have not yet felt YOUR presence or heard YOU speak to them, that YOU would give this wonderful gift to them. Lord let us always trust in YOU in all things and have the FAITH strong enough to endure all things in YOUR name. Thank YOU for all YOU have done and will do. In Jesus name we pray Amen
Faith, I can do all thing through Christ … by Hillsong
Luke records: “As He…passed through…Samaria…there met Him ten…lepers, who… lifted up their voices and said, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ So when He saw them, He said…‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’ And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed”
(see Luke 17:11-14 ).
In Christ’s day lepers were social outcasts, so they lived together in a colony. But the problem is, you can’t get well hanging around people who are as messed up as you are. That’s why you need to bring the problem to Jesus.
Notice the words, “He passed through.” Jesus didn’t go to the leper colony, He was just passing through. What do you do when you’re losing your life, your family, your joy, your finances, etc., and Jesus doesn’t seem to be looking in your direction? You can get frustrated when it feels like He’s blessing everybody but you, and wonder, “Lord, when is my turn coming? I’ve served You faithfully, yet it seems like everybody else is the object of Your attention.”
It’s time to cry out, “Jesus, have mercy on me!”
Away with dignity and decorum; desperate people pray desperate prayers, and God responds to their prayers.
Notice, when Jesus was passing by, these lepers did not shout, “Unclean,” as the law required. No, they broke protocol. When you’re in a bad situation, sometimes you have to break out in order to break through.
You’ve got to do what David did: “I cried to the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill” (Psalm 3:4 ).
Come on brothers & sisters, if you want an answer, put your faith to work!
O Lord My God, as I sit and ponder over this word FAITH and how to put it to work, I get this feeling from YOU that says "My child I am here for you" Faith is just believing, having confidence without proof. O Father in Heaven, this I have, I do not need any proof of YOUR existence, for I have felt You and I have heard You talk to me, this is all I need. Lord I ask today that for all of my brothers & sisters reading this, that have not yet felt YOUR presence or heard YOU speak to them, that YOU would give this wonderful gift to them. Lord let us always trust in YOU in all things and have the FAITH strong enough to endure all things in YOUR name. Thank YOU for all YOU have done and will do. In Jesus name we pray Amen
Faith, I can do all thing through Christ … by Hillsong
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