MESSAGE FROM GOD

Jacob had a breakthrough-experience with God. It not only established a new relationship with God but it changed his very name to Isra-el. Gideon, a frustrated farmer, and another doubter stepped out in boldness relying on God, with benefits to the nation. Long afterwards, on the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus met seven downhearted disciples, re-charged their faith batteries and set them going to change the whole world. In Ephesians 1, Paul prays for the believers to experience a breakthrough to see what is the ‘exceeding greatness’ open to them. These people took a chance on God. They were not always believers, but they said “I will trust God”. They took a small step which proved to be a giant stride into a new way of life for them and even for generations to come. I say “took a chance”, but it was only in the way a man takes a chance on his wife at some special time. He knows her and is sure of her. He exhibits a trust in her that could give her real pleasure. And “without faith it is impossible to please God”. That is the kind of “chance” faith takes. Millions live like that today. “The just shall live by faith”. Faith involves taking a chance, or it wouldn’t be faith. It is confident anticipation based on the knowledge of what God is. Peter knew what Jesus was like and obeyed Him to walk on the water. Faith is to act on the strength what we know, expecting God to be to us what we know He is. When we “risk” everything on God, He proves to be faithful. Today. God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE