\u201cHe was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him. Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His Name, He gave the right to become the children of God.\u201d John 1:10-12<\/p>\n
John tells us that the children of God recognize Jesus as King, the Son of the Living God. They receive Him as Lord and Savior, and believe in His Name. But how do the children of God live?<\/p>\n
Andrew Murray wrote: \u201cThe life of grace is always and only a life of faith. In the relationship to Jesus the one daily and unceasing duty of the disciple is to believe<\/em>, because believing is the one channel through which divine grace and strength flow into the heart of man.\u201d<\/p>\n Jesus was constantly challenging His chosen twelve to believe. \u201cWhere is your faith?\u201d He asked as they thought they were going to drown in a raging storm. But before I judge the disciples too harshly, I must admit that I\u2019ve been afraid in life and death situations. Though Jesus had promised He was with me, the doubts and fears placed me in the same boat as the apostles. And Jesus whispered, \u201cWhere\u2019s your faith?\u201d<\/p>\n Our actions (the way we actually live) speak louder than words (claims we make). I say, \u201cI would not have sunk in the lake like Peter did\u2026\u201d But Jesus might reply, \u201cThat\u2019s right, Dana, because you would not have gotten out of the boat.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s our hope: \u201cJesus is the author and perfecter of our faith.\u201d (Hebrews 12:2) He invites us to take a step and says, \u201cTrust Me.\u201d When we truly believe in Him He reveals more of Himself and we grow in faith. If ever I hesitate and pray, \u201cLord I believe, help me overcome my unbelief!\u201d He smiles and gladly answers. Jesus is the Master Teacher and the perfect Coach. He knows how to lead, how to mold, and how to help us grow into His own image.<\/p>\n We cannot believe in Him too much!<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid; just believe.\u201d Mark 5:36<\/p>\n \u201cStop doubting and believe.\u201d John 2:27<\/p>\n \u201cThen they asked Him, \u2018What must we do to do the work God requires?\u2019 Jesus answered, \u2018The work God requires is this: to believe in the One He has sent.\u2019\u201d John 6:28-29<\/p>\n Quote from \u201cAbide in Christ\u201d by Andrew Murray; \u00a91985 by Barbour and Company, Inc. (italics were Mr. Murray\u2019s)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cHe was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him. Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His Name, He gave the right to become the children […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faith"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2042"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2050,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042\/revisions\/2050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}