CONSEQUENCES OF LACK OF FAITH

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi

" Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God." Hebrews 3:12 NLTBible

 ' Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!”John 20:27 NLTBible 

   Faith is the guarantee of the manifestation an unseen reality . It is the reason behind the hope we have in God and the fulfilment of his promises. It is the substance ( title deed) of things hoped for ,the evidence of things not seen (Hebrew 11:1) .The Bible warns against not having faith in God. Lack of faith is equal to calling God a liar and untrustworthy. This type of reasoning turns us into enemy's of God.

   The gospel is so much under attack by the activities of faithless religionists . They plan to replace the holy scripture with humanistic dogma. The danger in this is the relative approach to truth meaning truth means different things to different persons. This is the beginning of the complete break down of law and order. Relativism seeks to justify sin. It is the concept behind the popular saying "don't judge me ". Faith requires taking responsibility for one's choice. The choice to believe in God is a deliberate one likewise the choice to doubt  God , and they both come with consequences .  The person who doubts God is an easy  tool in Satan's  hand's,  so it is impossible to please God without faith. 

  Without faith a person cannot be established  in ministry , business , marriage "... Unless your faith is firm, I cannot make you stand firm.”Isaiah 7:9 NLTBible

     Putting faith aside results in a shipwreck ."Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked."

1 Timothy 1:19 NLTBible The word shipwreck is the Greek word nauageō which means to be 'stagnant ' a stagnant christian is devoid of the fruits and gifts of the holy ghost. 

    The presence of the fruits ( Gal5:22-23 )and gifts ( 1 Cor.12:8-10) of the holy ghost is what differentiates a disciple of Jesus from a religionist .The Bible describes these persons  as "They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!" 2 Timothy 3:5 NLTBible.

    Lack of faith deprives a persons from partaking in God's promises ,the scriptures says "And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed him? So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest." Hebrews 3:18‭-‬19 NLTBible . and " ...the Lord destroyed them that believe not (Jude 5). 

    All things are possible to all who believe .We should always pray for increase in our faith ( Luke 17:5, Mk 9:24) 

Prayer : Heavenly father forgive me of my sins against you, I belief Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation, I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the holy ghost and power to make great progress in the face of much opposition in Jesus name. 

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