dennis j adams

Each day brings new opportunities for God to show the answers to prayer. The awesome wonder of God’s response to man’s requests. How does anyone begin to imagine His greatness? Having the expectancy of the miraculous along with the promise of answered prayer beings depth to faith! Hebrews 11:1 states… Now faith is the evidence of things hoped for and the confidence of things not seen. As expectancy expands in your inner-man faith’s foundation grows firmer and wider. Watching through eyes faith one can see what doubt camouflages. Seeing the promise before the maturity that the promise ensures what will be through a structure faith will encourage the heart.

Embracing hope with aggressive belief adds a brace to the bridge that connects faith to reality. Learning to live by the promise given is an open response to God and His Word.

Living by faith is God’s plan for his children.  When we read the Word of God are reminded of daily faithful living.  From the very first page of the Bible we read of how God expressed faith by calling into existence the Heavens and the earth.  He created man and woman.  He commanded  man to obey Him and gave him a wonderful place to live, called Eden.  From that point forward we witness the struggle man has in obeying God.  God keeps up His end of the relationship.  Paul wrote this:   The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;  if we are faithless, he remains faithful— (2 Tim. 2:11-13 ESV) The Lord always  remains faithful.  When Paul wrote the churches in Rome he penned this verse:   For in it the righteousness of God is revealed  from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:17 ESV)  We are commanded by God to live by faith!  We are made righteous by the Blood of the Lamb.  Justification is part of the process of salvation.  Because Jesus paid the price for our sin,  we have been justified.  When we read in the letter to the church in Ephesus the picture of faithful living becomes even clearer.   For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, (Ephesians 2:8 ESV) Righteous and faith are team members in our lives.  As we live for Him let us live by faith.  Let us live with expectant faith!  God will always fulfill His promises to us and we can count on Him!  Simply trust Him and know that He will do it!  Live out your salvation by faith in Him!

Dennis