Hello Everyone,
A proper response to the call of God requires FAITH -Because of their lack of faith, the people of Israel failed to enter into God’s desire for them. They did not respond properly to God’s call.So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.- Hebrews 3:19 (NIV)Let’s think together for a moment about faith.First “The source of faith” - “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” - Romans 10:17 (NKJV)Faith comes from . . .Our lives being filled full with God’s Word -“Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” - Joshua 1:8 (NIV)God’s Word being fulfilled in our lives -“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”- Joshua 1:9 (NIV)“They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit.” - Numbers 13:27 (NIV)By studying, memorizing, and meditating on, Gods Word, faith rises up in us. But faith has to be applied if it is going to grow.

It is through obedience that our faith grows as we see what God has said being confirmed in our experience.D. L. Moody once said, “If all the time that I have spent praying for faith was put together it would be months. I thought that some day faith was going to come down and strike me like lightening. But faith did not come. One day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, ’So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.’ I had closed my Bible and prayed for faith. I now opened my Bible and began to read God’s Word and faith has been growing ever since.”Then there is “The object of faith”Our faith does not rest in a concept or an idea. It must rest in a PERSON -God Himself. When God calls us to take a new step of obedience in our walk with Him, it will always be new territory for us.

It will always be something we have never experienced before.
It will always be something only God can do.
That’s why our faith must be centered in God and God alone.“Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man’s power ends.” - George Muller.Moses could not deliver the children of Israel from Pharaoh’s army, cross the Red Sea on dry land, provide water from a rock, or provide bread and meat for food. Moses had to have faith that the God who called him would do the things He said He would do.

Joshua could not take the Israelites across the Jordan River on dry land, bring down walled cities, defeat enemies, or make the sun stand still. Only God could have done these things. Joshua had to have faith that the God who called him would do the things He said He would do.“The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he’ll do it!” - 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (The Message)Our faith in God grows greater as we obey His call, we come to recognize more of the greatness of God.

And Oh How HE Loves Us!
Pastor Phil