Woeger - God

I Am Nothing

God expects you to come to Him at all times humbly, with a pure and contrite heart. Your attitude should constantly be: I Am Nothing. God wants you to be free from all selfish desires, unrighteousness, and sin. Always confess your sins right away to God and ask for His Help to stop thinking or doing anything that would cause separation between you and Him. God desires unbroken intimacy and faithfulness from you. Respond to Him. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us oursins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9. After Jesus forgives your sins, and removes all condemnation, and the death penalty that your sins require, He expects you to submit to Him and to go, and sin no more. John 8:11. Never allow anything to separate you from Jesus Christ, your First Love. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mark 12:30. Remain humble. See Romans 12:3. I can of mine own self do nothing... John 5:30. You need to continually maintain your faith and love for God, and for Jesus Christ. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. Revelation 2:4-5. You show Jesus you love Him by doing the things He asked you to do.If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15. Your obedience shows God that you are nothing apart from Him, while disobedience shows that you desire to rebel against God, living independently and apart from Him. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the LORD thy God,and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. Deuteronomy 30:19-20. Whom you choose to serve will determine your eternal destiny.Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; Joshua 24:14-16. Are you willing to surrender to God and to Jesus Christ, or do you desire to have it your way? You will either have faith and confidence in God or you will have doubt and unbelief.

Faith Is An Action

Faith requires action on your part. First you must declare that you believe in God and in Jesus. Salvation is a gift God freely gives, to all who repent and turn from their sins, and choose to believe in Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith... Ephesians 2:8. Faith is believing that you have something, before you see the desired result, or the thing that you are seeking. Your lifestyle should change, always striving to glorify God. Your words and your actions, should line up with what God Says, and you should no longer be led around by your sinful thoughts, desires, emotions, or feelings. Faith requires you to trade your old, sinful, worldly life, for a brand new life, glorifying and serving Jesus Christ. You show God that you believe Him by producing good fruit. Trust, acknowledge, and submit to God, and no longer lean on your own wisdom, knowledge, abilities, or understanding. See Proverbs 3:5-6. Unbelief is when you choose to deny God or Jesus. Whenever you stop fully believing in God, Jesus Christ, or in any of Gods Promises contained in Gods Word, you will cause a breach, or separation, between yourself and God, which is called sin. ...whatsoever is not of faith is sin. Romans 14:23. It is Gods Desire that you continually walk in unbroken faith, never giving any entrance to sin by doubting Him. See James 1:2-8. Many people get in trouble and pride, by choosing to rely on their own wisdom, instead of always trusting in God, and in Jesus Christ, abiding with Him. Apart from Jesus, you can do nothing. See John 15:4-10. Jesus expects that you will demonstrate your faith, by your obedience to Him. Faith is essential to pleasing God. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. But without faithit is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:1,6.

Faith is acting on Gods Word, and requires you to have knowledge of Gods Word. So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17. Be careful:My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge... Hosea 4:6. Diligently spend time every day pursuing God, and Jesus Christ, in prayer and Bible study.If you seek after, and draw near to God, He will draw near to you. How you approach God matters. You need to treat every encounter with God with worship and with reverence....God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts... James 4:6-8. The Christian walk is one of faith and perseverance. Glorify God by walking in love, faithfully following after Jesus in every area of your life. Demonstrate you believe Gods Word is always true by hearing and acting on it. It is impossible for God to lie! ...hath he said, and shall he not do it? Numbers 23:19. Show that you love and glorify God by keeping His Commandments. See John 14:15.

Reverence

Once you decide to have faith in God and Jesus, you are expected to be faithful to God and Jesus, continually showing your faith by your actions, thoughts, and words. After you have confessed that Jesus Christ is Your Lord, God expects you to keep your word, by honoring your agreement to Him to be faithful. Many Christians claim to follow God, but their words and actions are far from the faith that they have professed. Ask God to order your life, and order each day, in a manner that is pleasing to Him. Take every thought captive to Christ, and be careful with every word that proceeds out of your mouth. God is watching everything you do, think, and say. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with