A Sure Pathway To Living An Overcoming Christian Life.
Bible Passages – Matt 7:15-23 | Lk 3:1-9 | Gal 5:16-23 | Rev 1:7b, 11b, 17b | Rev 21:8 | Gal 5:22-23
The Fruit of The Spirit – Faith – Gal 5:22-23
Introduction – Purpose – Need for The Fruit of the Spirit – Faith
Many things cannot be believed, cannot be conceived, cannot be known, cannot be received, cannot be attempted or carried out for God, for yourself and for others except and only by faith.
Men cannot enter into the realm of the best the Lord has for them but by faith. The Lord cannot partner with you without faith.
He cannot really and completely be on your side without faith. Hebrews 11:6
Since the Lord relates with us, speaks, blesses, deals with us by and through faith, man because of the magnitude of what God wants to do with us and for us requires faith. God is a spirit and we need come up to the level of the spirit by faith for this to happen.
The Holy Spirit is the one that gives us this fruit of faith, helps us grow and sustain the fruit of the Spirit faith for our life-long and eternal relationship with God.
This is faith generated, built and released into man by the Holy Spirit, as well as sustained by the Holy Spirit. This faith is first spiritual but it must manifest in the physical. Romans 4:3; Gal 3:6 | James 2:23 | Romans 4:3 | Galatians 3:6 | James 2:23
- Man cannot have nor generate this kind of faith but only by God.
- This faith is divine nature that the Lord has made available for man.
- It is beyond the capacity and capability of the man.
- That is why it is called the Fruit of the Spirit – Faith- John 15:5
The Great Importance of The Fruit of the Spirit – Faith – Heb 11:1-13 | 2 Peter 1:4 | Heb 11:1 | Heb 3:18 | Heb 11:6
- A faithless life ends in wickedness and sorrow.
- Faith in God is the first leg or level in humility.
- Faith in God opens the door to the untold blessings and riches in God.
- Faith is the vehicle to know God, reach God, stay with God and receive all that He has for you.
- There is no child of God without faith this kind of faith in God.
- You are both a work of faith and manifestation of faith – Ephesians 2:8
- The best way to life is by faith – the just shall live by faith. No other place to live in but in faith. Hab 2:4 | Rom 1:17 | Gal 3:11 | Heb 10: 38.
The Christian life or living is done on the road of faith, with the currency of faith, with a heart of faith; is a walk and a work in faith. A deeper look and understanding of the way of a Christian and also the way of the Lord which is the way of faith, should be wholly and fully understood and embraced by all Christians on their journeys.
Deeper Understanding of the Fruit of the Spirit – Faith – Heb 11:1-13
This Fruit of the Spirit – Faith – can be described as:
- Substance of things hoped for (Heb 11:1)
- Evidence of things not seen (Heb 11:1,7)
- Creative power of divine works (Heb 11:3)
- .Cancellation of natural law (Heb 11:5)
- Basis of pleasing God (Heb 11:6)
- Dependence upon God’s word (Heb 11:7)
- Assurance of God’s faithfulness (Heb 11:17-19; Heb 10:23)
- Confidence in things to come (Heb 11:20-31; Heb 3:6, 14; Heb 10:35; Eph 3:12;)
- Down payment of things desired (Heb 3:6, 12-14; Heb 6:11-12; Heb 10:22-23)
- Counting things that be not as though they were (Heb 11:11-12; Romans 4:17)
Much More By Faith – James 2:18-20 | Heb 11:17-31
The Holy Spirit through its fruit – faith helps us to enter into a total and complete life of manifestations of fruit, a life dominated by faith in God and of God, a life that can be summarized by faith.
All things given by God requires faith and ride on faith.
All promises, gifts, healings, holiness, submission, obedience, miracles, evangelism, love and heaven rest and ride on faith.
No wonder the Bible asks- show me your faith. -James 2:18-20 This the Holy Spirit works in us and with us to attain.
Remember, the lives of the saints of old were summarized and placed on the measure of faith. Hebrews 11: 17-31
- What will God say about your faith?
- What will men say about your faith?
- What will your life and living say about your faith?
CONCLUSION
All things outside of faith are dead and not alive . Without faith God is not available or involved. Lack of faith is the greatest ignorance. Lack of faith is the worst wickedness a man can unleash on himself.
Absence of faith kills. Not faith no light.
No faith no hope. No faith no glorious destiny. No faith no success in God and with God – Hebrews 11:32-40
