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You for being willing to live in us. We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

2 FAITH

WHAT I LONG TO COMMUNICATE
THROUGH MY MESSAGE ON FAITH

I desire to show that God is a Spirit and He is the only
object of faith. Since God the Spirit is invisible, faith does not
depend upon anything visible when trusting Him. Our natural
hearts gravitate toward sight, or at least toward a mixture of
sight and spirit. But true faith rests on the objective revelation
of the Lord. I also desire to show the difference between unbelief
and struggling faith. Unbelief has no desire to believe; struggling
faith has the desire to believe. God accepts struggling faith as
faith. Faith is only as strong as the Object it leans upon. God
Himself is the object of faith.

The Indispensable Principle

I want to begin by reminding my heart and your heart of the
indispensable principle; total reliance on God’s Holy Spirit. I’d
like to share this verse and then we’ll look at the new material.
Psalm 81:10, “Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.” Is that
an invitation? Is that a command? Is that a challenge? Is God
saying, “You can’t open your mouth wider than I can fill it?” Is
it a promise? I think that verse teaches, “If you are ready to eat,
I’m ready to feed you.” We never have to overcome God’s
reluctance. We always have to lay hold of His infinite
willingness.