"AND YET, WHEN THE SON OF MAN COMES, WILL HE FIND FAITH ON EARTH?" (John 18:8b)

GOD IN YOU I HAVE ALL THINGS, GOD YOU ARE THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS AND THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS TO ME IS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU!

"THE APOSTLES SAID TO THE LORD, "INCREASE OUR FAITH!" THE LORD REPLIED, "IF YOU HAD FAITH THE SIZE OF A MUSTARD SEED, YOU COULD SAY TO THIS MULBERRY TREE, 'BE UPROOTED AND PLANTED IN THE SEA', AND IT WOULD OBEY YOU. (John 17:5-6)

I HAVE FAITH TO BELIEVE AND TRUST IN GOD. FAITH IS AN ASSET, FAITH MEANS POWER, FAITH IS THE WAY I TAP INTO GOD'S POWER. I FOCUS ON THE FAITH THAT I ALREADY HAVE. JESUS SAYS I HAVE ENOUGH FAITH NOW! FAITH IS NOT A COMMODITY TO BE STORED, FAITH IS TO BE USED. FAITH IS TRUSTING GOD ENOUGH TO PUT MY LIFE IN GOD'S HANDS. FAITH IS A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IN GOD'S LOVE. GOD'S LOVE FOR ME IS GOD'S WORD TO ME.

"AND YET, WHEN THE SON OF MAN COMES, WILL HE FIND FAITH ON EARTH?" (John 18:8b)

"BUT AS FOR YOU, MAN OF GOD, SHUN ALL THIS; PURSUE RIGHTEOUSNESS, GODLINESS, FAITH, LOVE, ENDURANCE, GENTLENESS. FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF THE FAITH; TAKE HOLD OF ETERNAL LIFE, TO WHICH YOU WERE CALLED AND FOR WHICH YOU MADE THE GOOD CONFESSION IN THE PRESENCE OF MANY WITNESSES." (1Tim. 6:11-12)

LAST SUNDAY WAS REFORMATION SUNDAY IN THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - WHEN MARTIN LUTHER NAILED THE 95 THESIS ON THE DOOR OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THIS WAS UP THEOLOGY - THE WAY THE WORLD MADE SENSE FOR US TO GET INTO HEAVEN.

MARTIN LUTHER PREACHED GRACE - DOWN THEOLOGY SPIRITUAL, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. GOD DOES FOR US WHAT WE CAN'T DO FOR OURSELVES.

"YOU SEE, AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME, WHEN WE WERE STILL POWERLESS, CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY.
(Rom.5:6)

REMEMBER YOUR SPIRITUAL LEADERS, WHO SPOKE THE WORD OF GOD TO YOU. CONSIDER THE OUTCOME OF THEIR WAY OF LIFE AND IMITATE THEIR FAITH. JESUS CHRIST IS THE SAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FOREVER. (Hebrews 13:5c - 8)

MAY THE GOD OF PEACE, WHO THROUGH THE BLOOD OF THE ETERNAL COVENANT BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THAT GREAT SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP, EQUIP ME WITH EVERYTHING GOOD FOR DOING GOD'S WILL, AND MAY GOD WORK IN ME WHAT IS PLEASING TO GOD, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, TO WHOM BE GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER." AMEN! (Heb.13:20-21)

I HAVE FOLLOWED JESUS TO GOD THE FATHER WHO NOW TEACHES ME HOW TO LIVE LIKE JESUS, HOW TO BE A SON LIKE JESUS,HOW TO LOVE LIKE JESUS. WITH GOD AS MY TEACHER I HAVE NO DOUBT I WILL GET IT RIGHT.

"CHRIST IS THE PATTERN FOR MY LIFE, AND GOD IS TRANSFORMING ME TO THE PATTERN. SO I SAY THANKS BE TO GOD." AMEN!