Faith

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Faith

Hebrew 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.                                               Act

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

How much faith is required to believe in what the Lord can do for you?

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

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Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction

Matthew 8:25,26 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm

                                                      Inside

A promise giving if we allow the word of God to live inside of you

I John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

 Romans 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Does faith come from heaven or is it from within yourself? I 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.

Focus your eyes on the Lord and doubt not for the Lord is faithful to perform what he promise. Romans 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Don’t try to figure out how and when it will take place, just believe and trust in the Lord and he will make it right. Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

How many prayer warrior are needed for God to be among you? Matthew 18:19-20 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

 Believe in Jesus in all he has promised us and he will direct your ways John 14:12 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. Open your month let your blessing be known testify, confess your testimonies and spread the work of God to all that have a ear to hear. I King 2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

Working for the Lord works hand and hand like your faith. You can speak what you want but if you don’t act upon it through the Lord, it may never come to you. You must be a go getter”.

 Let’s look at the event with the disciples of Jesus when they needed to depart for the journey to witness on the road. Matthew 10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. 11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 12 And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. Great is their faith that has not seen Jesus. Yet believes, and are moved by faith and the works of Jesus in the spirit. John 20: 29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

In this incident with Jesus and a man that had  a child that was possessed. The father of the child begged Jesus for prayer for the father of the child needed deliverance. The father of the child asked Jesus to make him believe that his child would be delivered.       

Mark 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

Doubting Thomas needed proof of the Jesus  

John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Pastor Rolando Ramos
www.fghconline.com 

Fight your Giants

Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 

We all will face giants at one time or another in our lives. The giants, I am speaking of what seem to be too great to be overcome that are problems and issues. These giants, but often they seem to only grow stronger with the passing of time.

It could be a giant of fear. Or it might be a giant of some type of personal sin that you fall into again and again. It might be the sin of pride or envy or gluttony or lust or something else.

In a related way, your giant might be one of addiction, something that has a grip on your life. Then again, it could be a giant of threat that is taunting you today. Someone has slandered you. A lawsuit has been filed against you. Maybe there is even a threat against your very life.

Or it might be a different kind of giant altogether, like an unbelieving spouse or a prodigal child. You have prayed for them. You have asked the Lord to reach them, yet they seem to become more hardened by sin as the years pass by. You find yourself wondering how you will ever overcome this.

So how do we deal with giants? We find the answer in the Old Testament account of David and Goliath.  I Samuel 17 

What a victory it was as David boldly defeated the giant Goliath, armed only with a slingshot and five smooth stones. The will of the Philistines was broken. The Israelites were reinvigorated. And it was all because a little shepherd boy answered the call of God and cut down the giant.

So what can we learn from this story about facing off with our own giants in life?

One - recognize that we all have giants. We all face severe hardships, seemingly insurmountable obstacles and temptations. We all have problems. We all have temptations.

We read in 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure" While it is true we all have giants, it is also true that every giant can be defeated. After all, giants rarely start out that way.

Goliath was not always a giant. He was not always 9-feet-6-inches tall. He was once a baby. And with the passing of time and the nurture of others, the baby became a child. And the child became a teenager. And the teenager became a man. And the man turned into a giant.

In the same way, giants often begin quite small. When we have a big sin in our lives, it started as a little sin that was allowed, nurtured, fed, and even encouraged, and then became a giant that taunts us. It started with a so-called Christian liberty that we proclaimed and is now getting the best of us.

In time, little things become big things.

Two - realize that the battle belongs to the Lord. David told Goliath, "This is the Lord's battle, and he will give you to us!" (1 Samuel 17:47). That is why giants defeat us again and again—because we face them in our own strength and we lose. We need to realize this is the Lord's battle.

Three - attack your giant. Goliath had come into the actual territory of the Israelites. He had crossed their line. He was taunting them. And if you tolerate a Goliath, he will take over your territory. He will come right up on your doorstep.

That is why you don't run from giants. You don't negotiate with them. You attack them. The Bible tells us, "As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him" (1 Samuel 17:48). And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

Whatever your giant may be, force it into the light of day. Stop rationalizing it. Stop excusing it. Realize you can't defeat it in your own strength.

Call on God and pray for His power, and then attack it. Draw lines and be accountable to others. Stay away from people or situations where you would be easily tempted. And don't let that giant back into your life again.

Finally, trust in the Lord. Don't look at God in the light of your giant. Instead, look at your giant in the light of God.

David asked the question? Who is going to stop this evil man from damaging the reputation of Israel that services the true living God?

I Samuel 17:26-27 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.   

Eliab David's oldest brother was angry with David for leaving the few sheep alone in the wilderness to come to see what was going in Shochoh where the battle of Israel and the Philistines and Goliath were going to begin.

I Samuel 17:28-29 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? 

David has experience the might hands of God killing the Lion and the bear

I Samuel 17:37 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee. 

Goliath mocking David

I Samuel 17:42-44 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

David claimed the victory of God

I Samuel 17:45-46 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 46This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 

Pastor Rolando Ramos 

www.fghconline.com 

Faith in the Storm

Do you have enough faith to beat the storms in our lives? Storms come in different forms.

1       Hurricanes

2      Tornados

Both storms are destructive and dangerous. How do we prepare for the storms of faith.

Lets read in Matthew 8:23-27 one particular storm that Jesus and his disciples experienced    

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! 

When all is clear we don't think about fearful moments. The Lesson to be learned about the disciples in the ship and the storm was.  Jesus was teaching the disciples that they needed to trust in the spirit not in the flesh. Jesus told the disciples that one day he will not be with them, and they needed to have faith in all there storms in life.

(Jesus) Peace I leave with you

Romans  14:27-28  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

Think of the faith of Peter when he listened to the voice of Jesus to come and walk on the water. Until the storm around become the turning point of his faith he took his eyes off Jesus. Jesus was letting Peter know, that he will need to be strong in faith and not fear. Peter was told later in the last supper with Jesus and his disciples that Peter was going to deny Jesus in the day of his persecution, but Peter denied that he would do that to Jesus.

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

Luke 22:31-32 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.  

Jesus walking on the water

And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Peters Storm was fear!

Peter need direction in focusing on faith and trusting in the Jesus more than his flesh.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

I John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Trust in Lord with all your heart

Pastor Rolando Ramos 

www.fghconline.com 

True worship and praise is a must

  **Praying is not worship? Praying is asking God for something.

Praises is not worship? Praises is when God has answered your prayer. And when you received it you praise him.

Worship is feeling of the Heart, when you have Jesus, and love him. Worship him in truth – when you worship him it’s in love spirit and in truth.

Psalm 118:28-29 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.29O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

(Ephesians 5:8,9) For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Psalm 66:20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Hebrew 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 

Do not full fill the lust of the flesh, but full fill the desires of the spirit of God. Why do we need to worship the Lord? Why can’t we just come to church, and just hear the word of the day, or evening, and just live a good life as a Christian, and just don’t worry about praising the Lord?

How do we feel when getting up in the morning and you lack strength to go through the day? Where does your strength come from? Rest and good eating habits helps keep your body moving at a good pace.

We do not live by bread alone, we are fed by God

Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Deuteronomy 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

Let’s look at this in a spiritual way.

Faith coming by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Psalms 150:6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

The Lord said if we don’t praise him the rocks will. And remember, even the birds and animals praise the Lord.

 Psalms 69:34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.  

Psalms 96:9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

Luke 19:40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

The Lord is your strength

Exodus 15:2 The LORD [is] my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he [is] my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

The Meaning of Exalt: 

1: to raise in rank, power, or character

2

: to elevate by praise or in estimation : glorify

3

obsolete : elate to fill with joy or pride

4

: to raise high : elevate

5

: to enhance the activity of : intensify <rousing and exalting the imagination — George Eliot>

Romans 14:11 For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.  

Are we thankful? How do we appreciate our daily reward?

Hebrews 12:28  Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:    

Pastor Rolando Ramos 

www.fghconline.com 

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

How do we judge ourselves rather we are living in the will of God? knowing that we are dead in Christ and, not dead in sin? What determines the Character of sin?

Sin could be invisible to our lives if we haven't recognized the whole truth and, nothing but the truth, so help me God. The word of God states that God is holy, and we should be holy.

Thinking I'm not perfect attitude is an excuse to allow temptation from the devil to rule your decision to sin.

I Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

 I Peter 1:15-16 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Excepted the complete truth of salvation from Jesus Christ.    

Conversation: ἀναστροφή, ἀναστροφῆς, ἡ (from the passive ἀναστρέφομαι, see the preceding word), properly, 'walk,' i. e. manner of life, behavior, conduct (German Lebenswandel): Galatians 1:13; Ephesians 4:22; 1 Timothy 4:12; James 3:13; 1 Peter 1:15, 18; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 3:1f, 16; 2 Peter 2:7; plural ἅγιαι ἀναστροφαι the ways in which holy living shows itself, 2 Peter 3:11. Hence, life in so far as it is comprised in conduct, Hebrews 13:7. (This word, in the senses given, is found in Greek writings from Polybius 4, 82, 1 down; in the Scriptures first in Tobit 4:14; 2 Macc. 5:8; add Epictetus diss. 1, 9, 5; 4, 7, 5 (and (from Sophocles Lexicon, under the word) Agatharchides134, 12; 153, 8; Aristeas 16).) 

Romans 6:1-7 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

VS 2 sins that should not be tolerated by God

Galatians 5: 20-21 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 

1. Idolatry: extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone.

2. Witchcraft: the practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells and the invocation of spirits.

3. Hatred: Intense dislike or ill will.

4. Variance: The state or fact of disagreeing or quarreling.

5. Emulations: Effort to match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation.

6. Wrath: Extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect).

7. Strife: angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.

8. Murder: Take someone life

9. Seditions: Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.   

10. Heresies: Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.

11. Envying: Desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else).

12. Drunkenness: The state of being intoxicated; intoxication."a growing problem of drunkenness"

13.Revellings: To take great pleasure or delight 

The true and faithful believer in Christ, Jesus will hold unto their promise.

Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

If you live according to the word of God, and in the faith of Jesus, Christ you will have God on your side to help you through this troubled world, and who could come against God?

Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

If we be dead with him we shall also live with him.

II Timothy 2:11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

Our confidence in our true faithful walk with God comes from the way we live for the Lord. Warnings comes for the heart as a sign of discomfort  as a form of pricks like how Saul (Paul) felt when he was persecuting the Christian's, and the Lord Jesus Christ reviled that to him.       

I John 3: 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Acts 26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Alive unto God

Romans 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Pastor Rolando Ramos 

www.fghconline.com 

The Dead in Christ shall raise first

Romans 6:8 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

We must have faith with the duties and, know it assuredly that you are walking in the well of God. (Are you dead with Christ?)   

James 2:18 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. 

The fruits of the spirit are part of an indication of Christ living in you.   

Galatians 5:22-23 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

²⁵ If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Jesus is the potter at the wheel making a piece of art. The Potter has power over the wheel and the clay. Does the clay have the power over the potter at the wheel? No, What can change the molding of the clay? The minerals in the clay, If you have the right minerals in the clay the clay could be sculptured easily. We are the clay and if by obedience we gather the right minerals in life we will be pleasing to the Lord.

Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, thou [art] our father; we [are] the clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand.

Once the Lord gives you a new heart you will understand what his love is truly about.

Ezekiel 11:19  And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: 

Walk in the spirit and you will not be distracted by the devil turning your faith into doubt

Galatians 5:16-26 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

 Matthew 13:19-23 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Jesus knows what is required from us to make it easy for him to use you for his help. Plus make it easy for us to allow him to work for you.

Scan your life in the personal and, spiritual. Your personality is very important in how you hold up to your family and, in the world. You represent what God has started and worked with.   

Matthew 6:1-6 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Spiritual 1 Corinthians 14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

In sin, dead works and disobedience to direction it doesn’t profit anything in God’s eyes. The Lord is looking for authentic believers; in life, and works. It takes dedication and hard work to become a high achiever, and be graded for doing what you have followed to become the person that the Lord is looking for. Proving what it takes to make it to heaven.  Remember your good works alone will not get you there. 

Pastor Rolando Ramos 

www.fghconline.com