UNWAVERING
FAITH
BREAD
16 Shadrach,
Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to
defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the
blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will
rescue us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king,
that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set
up.” Daniel 3:16-18 (NIV)
18 Against
all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,
just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 Without weakening in his
faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead--since he was about
a hundred years old--and that Sarah's womb was also dead. 20 Yet he did not waver through
unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and
gave glory to God, 21 being
fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. Romans 4:18-21 (NIV)
25 I know
that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been
destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; 27 I myself will see him with my
own eyes--I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! Job 19:25-27 (NIV)
15 Though
he slay me, yet will I hope in him. Job 13:15 (NIV)
8 “But
if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. 9 When he is at work in the
north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.
10 But he
knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” Job 23:8-10 (NIV)
17 Though
the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the
olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in
the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. 19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet
like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NIV)
1 Now
faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were
commended for. Hebrews 11:1-2 (NIV)
32 And
what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson,
Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered
justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the
flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to
strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their
dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so
that they might gain a better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging,
while still others were chained and put in prison. 37 They were stoned; they were
sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in
sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated-- 38 the world was not worthy of
them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the
ground. 39 These
were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been
promised. 40 God
had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be
made perfect. Hebrews 11:32-40 (NIV)
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. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
6 So
then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him,
strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with
thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)
BUTTER
“There is more to life than meets the eye. For that's what
faith is. Faith is trusting what the eye can't see. Eyes see the
prowling lion. Faith sees Daniel's angel. Eyes see storms.
Faith sees Noah's rainbow. Eyes see giants.
Faith sees Canaan. Your eyes see your
faults. Your faith sees your Savior. Your
eyes see your guilt. Your faith sees his blood. Your
eyes see your grave. Your faith sees a city whose builder and maker is God.
Your eyes look in the mirror and see a
sinner, a failure, a promise-breaker. But by faith you look in the mirror and
see a robed prodigal bearing the ring of grace on your finger and the kiss of
your Father on your face.” Max Lucado
“The true living faith, which the Holy
Spirit instils into the heart, simply cannot be idle.” Martin Luther
“Christians, take good care of thy faith;
for recollect faith is the only way whereby thou canst obtain blessings. If we want blessings from God, nothing can
fetch them down but faith. Prayer cannot
draw down answers from God’s throne except it be the earnest prayer of the man
who believes. Faith is the angelic
messenger between the soul and the Lord Jesus in glory. Let that angel be withdrawn, we can neither
send up prayer, nor receive the answers.
Faith is the telegraphic wire which links earth and heaven – on which God’s
messages of love fly so fast, that before we call He answers, and while we are yet
speaking He hears us. O, then,
Christian, watch well thy faith; for with it thou canst win all things, however
poor thou art, but without it thou canst obtain nothing.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“Faith does not operate in the realm of
the possible. There is no glory for God
in that which is humanly possible. Faith
begins where man’s power ends.” George
Mueller
“It is just as important to trust God as
it is to obey Him.” Jerry Bridges
“Faith in faith is pointless. Faith in a living, active God moves
mountains.” Beth Moore
“Faith and works are bound up in the same
bundle. He that obeys God trusts God;
and he that trusts God obeys God. He
that is without faith is without works; and he that is without works is without
faith.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“God tries our
faith so that we may try His faithfulness.” Anonymous
“Faith,
as Paul saw it, was a living, flaming thing leading to surrender and obedience
to the commandments of Christ.” A.W. Tozer
“Feed
your faith and your doubts will starve to death.” Anonymous
“Faith
is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what
you believe.” Augustine
“Faith is the root
of works. A root that produces nothing
is dead.” Thomas
Wilson
“Seek, O believer, that every good thing you have may be an
abiding thing. May your character not be a writing upon the sand, but an
inscription upon the rock! May your faith be no 'baseless fabric of a vision,'
but may it be built of material able to endure that awful fire which shall
consume the wood, hay, and stubble of the hypocrite. May you be rooted and grounded in love. May
your convictions be deep, your love real, your desire earnest. May your whole
life be so firm and strong, that all the blasts of hell and the storms of earth
shall never be able to remove you.” Charles
Spurgeon
HEART
SAVOR
- · Without faith it is impossible to please God.
- · True faith is demonstrated.
- · Unwavering faith will see God’s hand move.
