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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 it all of those? Is God saying, “You can’t open
your mouth wider than I can fill it?” Is it a promise? I think
that verse teaches us, “If you are ready to eat, I’m ready to feed