Faithfulness!

[Matthitjah]

Saint's,

I was want to start this post with the Gospel.

We are a Strange people in a land not our own. We are going Home. We are called into communion with eachother by God's Grace. A family of believers the Body of Christ bound by the Gospel.

It is neccesary to preach it. Maybe we don't do it enough? I mean when we get into trouble is when we haven't been Faithful to it. Not believing it to be True. Sure it will get you into trouble. Simply because it is True. It will also set you Free. Might as well get to preaching it and be at Liberty;

The Lord Jesus Christ came down from heaven. From His estate of One and being with the Father. Born from above by the power of the Holy Spirit. He was born of a virgin, a willing chosen vessel of honor. Mary gave Glory to God with her obdedience and Faihtfulness. He lived a sin Free life. He preached repentance for sins. He healed many and forgave many fulfilling scripture. He is a Pleasing Obedient Son as Scripture testifies to. He suffered and was persecuted. He was Tried, Beaten beyond all recognition, and Crucified, dying on a Cross in our sinful place. He took the Wrath of God that was rightfully ours. He was buried He took on all the enemy had to put up(death and sin) and defeated it. By the very Word of God He lives. He Rose again by the power of the Holy Spirit and has ascended into heaven. He is seated at the right hand of the Father. Exalted in Glory. He will come again to judge the living and the dead and His Kingdom will have no end.

He relieved you of the condemnation you are already under. No small price to pay for His Father. His only begotten Son. So that He may beget all those who are His.

We believe that where He has gone we will go to. For the promise is Good.

This is our Blessed Hope and our Faith which overcomes this world.

Having said this I wanted to speak about Faith.

God has said in many various places in the Word. That He did not desire our Sacrifices rather our Faith and the condition of our heart towards Him. The Love of God more than burnt offerings. Why?

He purchased you at a great cost. He was redeeming what is Rightfully His. This was a great expense to Him. It was all He had. His Glorious Riches in Christ Jesus. Do you see? You were worth it. In God's sight you were worth it. He had to have you.

Let me speak of Faithfulness. I want to share. This has happened too many times for me to go into all the accounts.

I speak to my son about these things. My son has a Love for God. Nothing to offer mind you (five years old) Just a Love for God. If I had one tenth the Love? I'd be rich! Oh' Yes I used to when I was a child and God has remembered and been Faithful. I didn't have the tutoring he is getting. I still Loved God from as long back as I could remember. Oh' God is Faifthul brethren. He remembers that Love. That Love that had nothing to offer.

So my son was given a $5.00 bill for just being a Grandson. Even more than that he is a Son of God. So One Sunday he puts the whole $5.00 into the the collection plate. Me having lost my youth cry out,"Son your only supposed to put in $.50 cents." he say's, "Oh well I just wanted God to have it."" I Love Him."

Let's talk about being Faithful to that Love, so God can be Faithful to you. It was all he really had. At the age of five it was $5.00. He has to labor for 5 weeks to acquire this amount thru his allowance. (Although I've caught Momma slipping him a few here and there. LOL )

So there are certain things he is not allowed to play with and I won't go into it here. He has been Faithful to God and his pops (me) and walked it out. So Sunday afternoon we were in a convenience store. He saw some things he's not allowed to play with. Asked and I said, "No!" He was like," well can I get Football cards? " Certainly It was just he and I and I just got paid handsomely. (Long story) He's a good son and I love him.

We get home and he rush's to show a friend. Ah' to be a child with Football cards?. His first set. Well time comes for us to depart later and he can't find them. We look. No dice. Now I am furious and he has made me late. I yell then repent.

He is distraugth in the car. I say,"Bud in times past God has proven Himself Faithful to you." Now myself I have not always been so believing. He is a child and doesn' t have baggage. We pray and ask the Lord to place them on the walkway or in the mailbox. We thank the Lord for His Faithfulness and my son's Love and the Love between us.

Done. I can't tell you how many times we have done this in the last year?

I went to the mailbox this afternoon, Scouts honor there they are. Blessed Lord God. He is faithful and I seriously was in doubt. I figured he left them in the street or in the woods near our house? Maybe we'd find them washed up in the gutter later after a heavy rain? We asked and apparently my beautiful son a gift from God who teaches me about Christ had believed.

The point is Saint's be Faithful to God so that when times of trouble come? He can be Faithful to you. He doesn't want your $5.00, He doesn't want your Football cards. He wants your Love and your belief. He wants every Good gift He has given in Christ Jesus to be a testimony in the Strange land. (Beautiful Blue and Purple Yarn, Gold and Silver and the know how of working it.)That every Word is True. He is a Faithful God. Yes there will be trouble in this life. fear not it's True, He has overcome! You see though if your walking it out? If your like what's $5.00 between me and God? I don't live here! I live in the Costly Love of Christ and I just want to Bless Him today! Then He can operate. He can Liberate. For this Love has overcome your age and the death and sin by which we were bound.

Be Faithful to God, so He can be Faithful to you. Showing forth His Mercies and Grace from generation to generation.

(Disclaimer; This has not been a properity Gospel session.)LOL

Peace,

Dave