God is Still in Control
Chapter 5
Hidden Under The
“Shadow
By
Evangelist Ann M.J, Wilson
“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from Faith to Faith: as it is written, the just shall live by faith. Now faith is the substances of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” We just have to take God at His Word! We try to discover or reason I our minds, why this or that, but the Bible says, “…FAITH COMES BY HEARING, AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD” Rom.10:17. Then we will see things as though they were. But without faith, it is utterly impossible to please God. For he that cometh to God, must believe that He is God, and a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him. PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME! At the very base of all our past, present and future experiences, we are going to have with us Faith. This is the only way we are going to obtain anything from God. We must first believe; it does not consist of a single act, but it is the state of mind and heart. In our world today, there is a slogan, “Seeing is Believing,” but Faith is the opposite of this, Faith prompts us first to believe, and then see.
Paul says in the Word of God, we are justified by faith, the debt was not paid by us, but by Jesus. “HE THAT BELIEVETH, AND IS BAPTIZED, SHALL BE SAVED, BUT HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT SHALL BE DAMNED. “Mark 16:16. A simple profession of “I Believe,” is not enough, Here is how so many fail. It is impossible to separate faith from obedience! The three steps to salvation, Repentance, be sorry in your heart for all the sins in your life. Water Baptism, In the Name of Jesus, and Receiving the Holy Ghost. But these steps must be taken in faith or they are not complete. You must believe in your heart. God will not disappoint you in any way. For Whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world, and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith, I John 5:4.
One of the most useful weapons we have is prayer. Prayer is our direct line to the Throne of God. Sometimes He may not always answer us at once, so we wait on Him, and don’t give up. To have a prayer answered is a tremendous Blessing. But don’t take God for granted.. as if He owed us a debt. We must believe, before we can receive, We can all pray for something that we feel is needful, in our lives, But what we call needs, may not be God’s will. He may say NO! But this is for our own good in the end. There is a vast difference between, what the world calls success, and what God recognizes as such. Because it is the attacks of the attacks of the enemy, that helps us to rely on our faith in God, who in turn, gives us goodly success. Salvation is not Faith, but a Spiritual relationship that is effected, by receiving the Holy Ghost. We are made Sons of God, by the Spirit of God in us and God’s spirit enables Us to cry out “ABBA FATHER” Rom.8:15. By the Spirit, we are baptized into the body of Christ. So Faith, is the channel, by which Salvation, is communicated I Pet.1:9.
The way to Faith, is by hearing the Word of God preached, by a Called and Anointed Man of God. “HOW SHALL THEY HEAR WITHOUT A PREACHER?” “ AND HOW SHALL THEY PREACH, EXCEPT THEY BE SENT?” Rom. 10:14-15. Once Faith is received, we may then follow Jude’s admonition, to build up by Prayer. “BUT BELOVED, BUILDING UP YOURSELVES ON YOUR MOST HOLY FAITH, PRAYING IN THE HOLY GHOST’ Jude, verse 20. God has a Hall Of Fame of Heroes in the Word of God, that tells us, of some of the things we too, must Have Faith for. Read Hebrews 11:1-13. These men are Heroes, because they dared, to take God, at His Word. God has instructed us that He will Honor Faith, wherever it is found. By Faith, we can find justification, obtain Salvation, make a good report. Be Victorious over our spiritual enemies, receive answers to our prayers, and be successful, in our lives for God, knowing, that God is still in Control! Amen.
