Faith Over Feeling
“I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. John 3:3
Suppose you had a rich aunt somewhere, and you didn’t know she even existed, but she knew you existed and she left you a lot of money in her will. The minute she died, you became very, very rich.
But the lawyer who prepared the will didn’t know your name and address, and so the search began. It took him a long time to run you down, and by then the money you inherited was worth even a lot more because of the interest.
One day there is a knock on your door, your rich aunt’s lawyer introduced himself and said, “I have very good news for you, your father is so‑and‑so, right?” You nod your head. “Well, he had a spinster sister, and she died naming you as the lucky person who will inherit all her money.”
Chances are you would be skeptical. But he says, “Call your bank and ask if the money has not been deposited to your account.”
How long would it take you to get excited? Here’s my point. The moment she died and left you the money you became a millionaire, but you didn’t get excited until the knowledge really sank in.
The knowledge of your salvation rests upon three facts which are not subject to your feelings.
Fact one‑‑Jesus Christ lived and died and rose again. The Bible puts it so simply, stating, “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; He was buried, and He rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures” 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4.
How you feel about this has nothing to do with the truth of the statement.
Fact two‑‑the Bible promises eternal life to all who will come to Him and receive Him as Lord and Savior. It says, “As many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become His children, even to those who believe on His name” (John 1:12).
The third fact is that you prayed, you really prayed, to receive this gift of life, right? If you answer, “Yes!” then I have to say, on the authority of God’s Word, you have this great gift of life right now.
PerhapFaith Over Feeling
I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. John 3:3
Suppose you had a rich aunt somewhere, and you didn’t know she even existed, but she knew you existed and she left you a lot of money in her will. The minute she died, you became very, very rich.
But the lawyer who prepared the will didn’t know your name and address, and so the search began. It took him a long time to run you down, and by then the money you inherited was worth even a lot more because of the interest.
One day there is a knock on your door, your rich aunt’s lawyer introduced himself and said, “I have very good news for you, your father is so‑and‑so, right?” You nod your head. “Well, he had a spinster sister, and she died naming you as the lucky person who will inherit all her money.”
Chances are you would be skeptical. But he says, “Call your bank and ask if the money has not been deposited to your account.”
How long would it take you to get excited? Here’s my point. The moment she died and left you the money you became a millionaire, but you didn’t get excited until the knowledge really sank in.
The knowledge of your salvation rests upon three facts which are not subject to your feelings.
Fact one‑‑Jesus Christ lived and died and rose again. The Bible puts it so simply, stating, “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; He was buried, and He rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures” 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4.
How you feel about this has nothing to do with the truth of the statement.
Fact two‑‑the Bible promises eternal life to all who will come to Him and receive Him as Lord and Savior. It says, “As many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become His children, even to those who believe on His name” (John 1:12).
The third fact is that you prayed, you really prayed, to receive this gift of life, right? If you answer, “Yes!” then I have to say, on the authority of God’s Word, you have this great gift of life right now.
Perhaps you have been confusing three words: faith, feeling, and fact. We often put feelings first. We trust our emotions as though they were the voice of God within.
Put fact first. What has God said? Then put faith next. Respond to what He has written in and believe it. Finally, put emotions behind faith. The emotions will come and you will thank God for it. You will know that you have eternal life and you can know that right now!!s you have been confusing three words: faith, feeling, and fact. We often put feelings first. We trust our emotions as though they were the voice of God within.
Put fact first. What has God said? Then put faith next. Respond to what He has written in and believe it. Finally, put emotions behind faith. The emotions will come and you will thank God for it. You will know that you have eternal life and you can know that right now!!