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Show BELIEVE TO RECEIVE Deuteronomy 1: 32-33 "Believe" is Old Testament word that thing, a verb found in the some signifies faith or 100 times. It is full a persuasion of a trust. It is the assent of yielding of the will accompanied by humble reliance the mind and on God. In Genesis 15:6 Abraham believed God and it him for was credited to righteousness, indicating a wholehearted commitment to, and trust in the person of God. The worshipped God after their deliverance by the Red Sea because they believed in God. (Ex 14: 31) They had faith and trust in God. Israelites When Moses struck the rock for water in the wilderness, The Bible indicates 1 his disobedience was because Moses sufficiently in the (Num20: 12) Here in this did not trust God situation. text, the Children of Israiltforty r wander in the wilderness years and failed to enter into the land of promise because they did not promise. As a result, the people of God are missing out and not enjoying the blessing that God has believe in His in store for them. promise to the children of Israel. They would have a land flowing with milk and honey just for the possession. They God had been clear in His need not worry or fret about the obstacles, for God would be with them and would deliver them. All they needed to move do quit murmuring out, go forward. The Battle and was 2 not their but the Lord's and the Lord will The fight for those who trust in Him. text says, "Yet in this thing ye did not believe." suggestion that in some other things they did believe. They did believe that God would send them help in their bondage and He did send Moses. They did believe that the blood of the There lamb was seems to be a sufficient for the death angel to pass over and when he came at midnight he did Passover. They did believe that Moses would lead them out of the land and thorough the Red Sea and he did get them into the wilderness. But since they have been here in the wilderness, they have been going up and down, back and forth around and around because The Bible 3 says, "In this believe." thing ye More times than miss out on because we the did not we can think, we blessings of God do not believe "in this thing." I've come by to tell you that you ought to believe for it is "the Lord your God who went in the way He knows and has before you " ... already traveled the way. He is our way maker, our pathfinder, our Alpha and our Omega, the beginning and the ending. He knows the way and stands ready to lead us. You don't need to be trying to figure it out, for He has already "searched it out." He has already found a place for you to pitch your tents. I tell you that if you want to receive what God has for you, you Finally, 4 have to believe. F or sometimes it will get dark but God will lighten up your way. He is the bright in morning star. He is the moon and stars of the evening. He is fire by night. He will guide you through the daytime and you with clouds for shade. The world says, 'show me and I will cover believe' but God says, 'Believe and I will show you. ' I believe in God because I breath the breath of His affection. I believe in God because I walk in the presence of His love. I believe in God because I am led by the power of His invisible hand. I believe in God because I calmed by the strength of His peace. believe in God because I am am I blessed by His new mercies each morning. F or He sent His only begotten Son to 5 die for my sins and yours. He died on that old rugged cross and was buried for us. early Sunday morning, rising of the sun, He arose Then before the with all power in His hand and whosoever believes in Him that is the Christ shall receive the remission of sins and promise, possession of the land of eternal life. 6 |
