Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
A Soft Heart Does Not Doubt
.. It’s about your inheritance – heirs, joint heirs with Christ – we looked at that on Sunday. You have a wealth deposited into your account. You now can draw from it, that’s what it means to be a joint heir with Christ. And here it is – these promises that you draw from. But you’re not drawing from them because there are still doubts – unbelief that gets in the way. And this is why God says He will circumcise these hearts and change these hearts of stone to hearts of flesh. If there’s doubt and unbelief in you it is a clear sign that there are still areas in your heart that are still hard and need to be softened and changed..
.. That is where love works faith, and faith needs love – the two work together. Faith is a Fruit of The Spirit – it is maturing – growing. That is why God says that ‘ without faith it is impossible to please God ‘..
Setting The Captives Free
.. He wants us to believe, He wants us to have a sound faith that doesn’t waver, now let Him do it. He has spoken very clear and direct to us today. He is showing there are things still to be removed with regard to our faith. Don’t fight Him, just yield over and do what He asks – what He shows. Your going to find that your walk as a Christian is going to begin to take on a new form – a new light. This is why a lot of Christians get bored and fed up and depressed – because nothing is happening. And this is the problem – they listen to their doubts – they’re imprisoned. That’s what prison does – it brings depression. No Joy of The Lord in their life – that’s what prison does. But Christ has come to deliver us from prison, to set the captives free, to open the prison doors – that is exactly what He’s come for. Do you want your prison door open? Of course you do, who doesn’t. Then let Him do it.. .. ..
Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Proverbs 6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
James 2:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
