{"id":612,"date":"2021-03-17T22:18:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T22:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/roycypher\/2021\/03\/17\/can-you-see-your-faith-coming\/"},"modified":"2021-03-17T23:10:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T23:10:41","slug":"can-you-see-your-faith-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/roycypher\/2021\/03\/17\/can-you-see-your-faith-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN YOU SEE YOUR FAITH COMING?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_89823\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9O9yaD6jRZ4?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CAN YOU SEE YOUR FAITH COMING?<br \/>\nA lot of us, myself included, feel that we need feelings, some say<br \/>\naffirmation or warmth, happiness to have FAITH in our walk with<br \/>\nGod. But feelings and confidence are the by product of our Faith.<br \/>\nLet me explain&#8230;<br \/>\nI believe the Lord wants us to see what happens when we take the<br \/>\nBible seriously.<br \/>\nA pastor friend of mine, Larry Kreider says it this way&#8230;<br \/>\n\u201cImagine a train running down a track. We could say that the<br \/>\nengine that pulls the train is the Word of God, the next car is our<br \/>\nfaith, and the last car, the caboose, is our feelings. When we place<br \/>\nour faith in the Word of God, our feelings will always follow, just like<br \/>\nthe caboose does. Let\u2019s purpose in our hearts to live by the truth,<br \/>\nthe Word of God.\u201d<br \/>\nIn Hebrews 4:12 in the The Passion Translation it tells us this..<br \/>\n\u201cFor we have the living Word of God, (the Bible) which is full<br \/>\nof energy, like a two-mouthed sword. (In some translations, a<br \/>\ntwo edged sword) It will even penetrate to the very core of our<br \/>\nbeing where soul and spirit, bone and marrow meet! It<br \/>\ninterprets and reveals the true thoughts and secret motives of<br \/>\nour hearts.\u201d<br \/>\nHebrews 4:12 TPT<br \/>\n3\/16\/2021 Gmail &#8211; Todays Teaching Notes: 03\/14\/21<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ik=f90cf28352&amp;view=pt&amp;search=all&amp;permthid=thread-f%3A1694240241185316867&amp;simpl=msg-f%3A169424024118\u2026 2\/6<br \/>\nI would claim that both the Bible and The Holy Spirit are what give<br \/>\nus discernment.<br \/>\nWhen we let our feelings rule our beliefs we miss out on the truth<br \/>\nwritten in the Word of God.<br \/>\nIn John 10:10 Jesus says this&#8230;<br \/>\n\u201cA thief has only one thing in mind\u2014he wants to steal,<br \/>\nslaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything<br \/>\nin abundance, more than you expect \u2014life in its fullness until<br \/>\nyou overflow!\u201d<br \/>\nJohn 10:10 TPT<br \/>\nHas d-evil lied to you? Told you that your not worth of God\u2019s love<br \/>\nand His forgiveness? This Usually comes at us after we sin.<br \/>\nAre you unsure in the area of forgiveness?<br \/>\nIf your like most of us, you sin, then confess it, and then later you<br \/>\ncommit the same sin again; then you feel guilty and the process<br \/>\nstarts all over again. Making us feel unworthy of love and feeling<br \/>\ndown about ourselves, even like a failure. That\u2019s the way d\u2013evil<br \/>\nworks agains us<br \/>\nSo how do you get off this merry-go-round?<br \/>\nFirst let me say that the fact that you feel guilty is a positive sign. It<br \/>\nverifies that you are a believer in Jesus Christ. For if you were not<br \/>\na believer, why would you care about your sins in the first place.<br \/>\nBecause the Truth of the Bible rings true in your feelings of guilt.<br \/>\nThere needs to be a change.<br \/>\nRomans 8:1 says:<br \/>\nTherefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in<br \/>\nChrist Jesus.<br \/>\nRomans 8:1NASB<br \/>\n3\/16\/2021 Gmail &#8211; Todays Teaching Notes: 03\/14\/21<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ik=f90cf28352&amp;view=pt&amp;search=all&amp;permthid=thread-f%3A1694240241185316867&amp;simpl=msg-f%3A169424024118\u2026 3\/6<br \/>\nWhen you believed the gospel of your salvation your sins were<br \/>\nforgiven both past, present, and future.<br \/>\nSo if that is true, why do we have to confess them? Does that<br \/>\nmean if I die with unconfessed sin that I will lose my<br \/>\nsalvation? Absolutely not! We are eternally secure in Christ<br \/>\n(Romans 8:38-39).<br \/>\n\u201cSo now I live with the confidence that there is nothing in the<br \/>\nuniverse with the power to separate us from God\u2019s love. I\u2019m<br \/>\nconvinced that his love will triumph over death, life\u2019s troubles,<br \/>\nfallen angels, or dark rulers in the heavens. There is nothing<br \/>\nin our present or future circumstances that can weaken his<br \/>\nlove. There is no power above us or beneath us\u2014no power<br \/>\nthat could ever be found in the universe that can distance us<br \/>\nfrom God\u2019s passionate love, which is lavished upon us<br \/>\nthrough our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One!\u201d<br \/>\nRomans 8:38-39 TPT<br \/>\nThats the reason 1 John 1:9 tells us to confess our sins; it\u2019s<br \/>\nbecause of fellowship and not our salvation.<br \/>\nThe Apostle John tell us this in 1 John 1:5-9..\u201cThis is the<br \/>\nmessage we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is<br \/>\nlight, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if<br \/>\nwe say we have fellowship with God but go on living in<br \/>\nspiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we<br \/>\nare living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have<br \/>\nfellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son,<br \/>\ncleanses us from all sin. If we claim we have no sin, we are<br \/>\nonly fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we<br \/>\nconfess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive<br \/>\nus our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.\u201d<br \/>\n1 John 1:5-9 NLT<br \/>\n3\/16\/2021 Gmail &#8211; Todays Teaching Notes: 03\/14\/21<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ik=f90cf28352&amp;view=pt&amp;search=all&amp;permthid=thread-f%3A1694240241185316867&amp;simpl=msg-f%3A169424024118\u2026 4\/6<br \/>\nNotice that this is about having fellowship. Verse 6 says that if we<br \/>\nclaim to have fellowship with God and yet walk in darkness<br \/>\n(commit sin), we are not practicing the truth. Then in verse 7 it says<br \/>\nhowever if we walk in the light as God Himself is in the Light, we<br \/>\nthen have fellowship.<br \/>\nA prerequisite for fellowship with God therefore is our daily<br \/>\nconfession of any known sin (1 John 1:9). Let\u2019s look at that<br \/>\nagain..<br \/>\n\u201cBut if we freely admit our sins when his light uncovers them,<br \/>\nhe will be faithful to forgive us every time. God is just to<br \/>\nforgive us our sins because of Christ, and he will continue to<br \/>\ncleanse us from all unrighteousness.\u201d<br \/>\n1 John 1:9 TPT<br \/>\nIt\u2019s the Holy Spirit who now works our conscience to reveal our<br \/>\nsins.<br \/>\nActually we should confess our sins the moment we commit one,<br \/>\nbecause we do not want sin to take control over us (Romans 6:12;<br \/>\nGalatians 5:17).<br \/>\n\u201cDo not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful<br \/>\ndesires.\u201d<br \/>\nRomans 6:12 NLT<br \/>\n\u201cThe sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite<br \/>\nof what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that<br \/>\nare the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two<br \/>\nforces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free<br \/>\nto carry out your good intentions.\u201d<br \/>\nGalatians 5:17 NLT<br \/>\nBut to truly grow spiritually, we must read and meditate of the Word<br \/>\nof God every day. We need to immerse ourselves, in worship,<br \/>\nlistening to music, reading, listening and in study of the Bible, even<br \/>\n3\/16\/2021 Gmail &#8211; Todays Teaching Notes: 03\/14\/21<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ik=f90cf28352&amp;view=pt&amp;search=all&amp;permthid=thread-f%3A1694240241185316867&amp;simpl=msg-f%3A169424024118\u2026 5\/6<br \/>\nhanging out with believers that are like minded; going to church<br \/>\ntogether.<br \/>\nIn this way, our minds become renewed.<br \/>\nTo meditate simply means to \u201croll something around over and over<br \/>\nagain in our minds.\u201d<br \/>\nWhen I understood this, after I gave my life to Christ, I was in a<br \/>\nBible Study Group (Navigator\u2019s 2\/7) we would take two verses on<br \/>\nsmall cards with us all week, then pull out the card to memorize<br \/>\nand think about at different times throughout the day each week,<br \/>\nthen come together and quote them to each other by memory.<br \/>\nPartnering and accountability was the commitment. I<br \/>\nmemorized many verses this way. As we fill our minds with the<br \/>\nWord of God and fellowship, we will start to think like God thinks.<br \/>\nAs far as our sins go. God is always ready to hear our<br \/>\nconfessions, and whatever other cares we might have in our<br \/>\nprayers.<br \/>\nHebrews 4:16 says:<br \/>\nTherefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of<br \/>\ngrace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in<br \/>\ntime of need. Hebrews 4:16 NASB<br \/>\nWhenever we commit a sin, we should always confess it<br \/>\nimmediately for the purpose of having our fellowship restored to<br \/>\nGod.<br \/>\nOver and over again as necessary.<br \/>\nBy the way committing a sin, this has nothing to do with our<br \/>\nsalvation, we are sinful by nature, that was settled when we<br \/>\nbelieved the gospel it\u2019s known as the(Good News). Jesus died on<br \/>\nthe Cross to pay the penalty for our sins. God wants us to<br \/>\nknow His Love and His Will for us.<br \/>\n3\/16\/2021 Gmail &#8211; Todays Teaching Notes: 03\/14\/21<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ik=f90cf28352&amp;view=pt&amp;search=all&amp;permthid=thread-f%3A1694240241185316867&amp;simpl=msg-f%3A169424024118\u2026 6\/6<br \/>\nPaul wrote it this way in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4&#8230;<br \/>\n\u201cLet me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the<br \/>\nGood News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then,<br \/>\nand you still stand firm in it. It is this Good News that saves<br \/>\nyou if you continue to believe the message I told you\u2014unless,<br \/>\nof course, you believed something that was never true in the<br \/>\nfirst place. I passed on to you what was most important and<br \/>\nwhat had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins,<br \/>\njust as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised<br \/>\nfrom the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.\u201d<br \/>\n1 Corinthians 15:1-4 NLT<br \/>\nGod desires that we have an ongoing relationship of unbroken<br \/>\nfellowship. 1 John 1:9 is an exhortation to continuous fellowship<br \/>\nwith Him. God desires that we have an ongoing relationship of<br \/>\nunbroken fellowship with Him. God is always ready to forgive us of<br \/>\nour sins, whenever we confess them.<br \/>\nHaving faith in the truth of God\u2019s Word(s) comes way ahead of our<br \/>\nfeelings. It comes first. As we meditated on it, live it out daily, pray<br \/>\nand confess our sins; then we live our lives better, in the way God<br \/>\nhas designed us to live!<br \/>\nVictoriously and in love for one another and as a light in the world<br \/>\nLike Christ intended.<br \/>\nRemember, His will and His Word are one. The Word \u2013 truth is the<br \/>\nengine, as we believe it and place it in our lives is Faith &#8211; the first<br \/>\ncar. Then comes feeling \u2013 the caboose. They are the map for us to<br \/>\nunderstand and guide us in our lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; CAN YOU SEE YOUR FAITH COMING? 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