Confession -

Have You Obtained Salvation?

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,”
1 Thessalonians 5:9

Have you obtained salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ? Many may be confused as to the truth of the reality of what being saved is. The terminology used such as “Have you accepted Christ,” may have watered down the true meaning of salvation. To accept is to take or receive something. We must question what we are taking and receiving? Believe on the other hand is to accept something as the truth. Salvation is more than just receiving something. Salvation is repentance and faith. One cannot accept something without repentance. A.W. Tozer said, “easy acceptance” has been fatal to millions of people who may have stopped short in matters of faith and obedience,” [see the book titled, “Discipleship: What It Truly Means to Be a Christian–Collected Insights from A. W. Tozer”]. Tozer called this a “fleeting formality of “accepting Christ,” and a great, great number of them are still not saved,” [A. W. Tozer. Discipleship: What It Truly Means to Be a Christian]. Anyone can accept Christ as a prophet, or a miracle worker without any remorse of their own sins. There is no real change in that individual’s heart.

Repentance is the complete turnaround from the bondage of sin and death to new life in Christ Jesus. Repentance is to change your mind from going your own way to going a new way under the authority of God. We repent as sinners, for we have transgress the commandment of the law of God. Sin is disobedience from God’s will and word. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God [see Romans 3:23].

“For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.“
Romans 6:20-23

How can you receive the gift of God without dealing with the wages of sin in your own life. A person may give intellectual consent without committing his life to the Lord Jesus Christ. What did the apostle Paul say about being saved.

If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.“
Romans 10:9-10

Have you confessed with your mouth the Lord Jesus Christ? In Romans chapter ten verses 9 to 10, Paul states that believe in the heart and confession is made unto salvation. It isn’t just confession or believe, it is both confession and to believe. It is godly sorrow that works repentance to salvation [see 2 Corinthians 7:10]. Many do not count the cost of discipleship as is written in Matthew 10:24-33. Look carefully at verses 32 and 33.

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 10:32-33

The gate is a narrow gate and not a wide one when it comes to salvation. Jesus said we will know them by their fruits. Are you doing the will of the father? Is your salvation from confession of your sins and believe in what Jesus did for you on the cross? Listen carefully and know for sure within your own heart that you have salvation. Remember to get, acquire, and be secure in your salvation. The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Make sure of your confession of sin and believe in Jesus Christ and His resurrection from the dead.

Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 7:21

God has not appointed us to wrath but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. His Love for us is a sure thing and that love will enter our heart as we yield ourselves to Him for our salvation.

In the Day of Trouble

“In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.”
Psalms 86:7

In the day when trouble comes knocking on our door, will we call upon the Lord? Any kind of trouble can happen to where you do not have any control over. What do you do about it? These days troubles seem to be all around us where we live. All kinds of troubles have even moved into our neighborhoods where we live. The Hebrew word for trouble is “akar” and it means to stir up or to disturbed. We may find ourselves disturbed by what we see around us. Sometimes we may find ourselves involuntary being disturbed by outside sources that have invaded our environment. I have experienced an outside source that invaded my environment in my home on Labor Day weekend. Four and a half hours’ worth of sonic kick drums and screaming from several bands that was hired to play during Labor Day festivities. This was on the school field bordering our property. Our house was rattled to the point where our dog became disturbed to having an anxiety attack. My ears were pulsating to the point of having a headache. Since I am a musician who produces music, I am aware of how decibel levels can damage one’s ears. I wondered how our neighbors faired during this time. The loud music can definitely stir up a negative response. Not everyone thinks about the health of others when planning a community event.

I share this experience because it is not often talked about how one event can affect those in a negative way rather than in a positive way. Those who suffer through such an experience may not have control over the cause of an event taking place. We have to take it to the Lord in prayer. What do you do when your peace is disturbed? One answer is to flee the scene. During times like this we may not realize what trouble we are in. We just react to the environment. Our environment may consist of lawlessness, shootings, and certain kinds of other disturbances. This is trouble that causes pain and suffering. Consider Job’s words, “Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward,” [see Job 5:7]. The sparks are the flames of discontent and bitterness. Anger and disappointments cause trouble and is often passed onto those whom we love. Those who are stirring it up are also in trouble of losing their peace and communion with God. The fall of Adam is the human condition we are exposed to on a daily basis. Therefore, we must take a time out and tend to the meaning of life itself. Praying, and remembering what the word of God says will help us to adjust our position as a child of God.

“The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.”
Proverbs 11:17

We must attend to our own soul and spirit by feeding upon the word of God. Those who are cruel are troubling their own body with pain. At the end of verse 23 in Proverbs chapter six, states that, “reproofs of instruction are the way of life.” We need the wisdom of God to understand how we may do good to our own soul. We also read in Proverbs 7, verse 10, the importance of receiving “instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.” Wisdom is better than riches. God is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,” [see 1 Corinthians 1:30]. We must know where our help comes from, and it comes from the Lord. I was stunned at the following verse in Proverbs chapter 25.

“A righteous man falling down before the wicked is like a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.”
Proverbs 25:26

Falling down before the wicked in disgrace is not what the Lord wants. What is lacking is the Holy Spirit conviction. A troubled fountain is where the living water cannot spring forth freely. Something has blocked the flow of the spirit of God. Get back to God and plead your case. Just listen to David’s confession. Falling down before the wicked also ruins our testimony that we have in Christ. The Lord knows every feeling we have and the pain of our physical and mental weaknesses. We must come “boldly unto the throne of grace, where we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in our time of need,” [see Hebrew 4:16]. Come to the Lord in your time of need. Cry out like David and confess.

“Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.”
Psalms 31:9-10

Confession to the Lord is the cleansing of the heart and soul of unwanted bitterness, anger, disappointment, pain, and suffering. If you are at your wits’ end, then cry out to the Lord God like David. Like David, some of us have had years of sadness and tiredness where our strength has failed.

“I am desolate and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.”
Psalms 25: 16-18

Take your troubles to the Lord. The Lord will bring you out of all your suffering from anxiety, sorrow, and pain. Proverbs chapter 11, verse 8 states that the righteous is delivered out of trouble. We must confess our sins and forgive ourselves as well as those around us. When we are in trouble remember that when you “cry unto the LORD in the day of trouble, he will bring you out of your distresses, [see Psalms 107:28]. God sent his word, and delivered them from their destructions, [see Psalms 107:20]. In the name of Jesus, He will deliver you out of your own destructions and the destructions of others in the day of trouble.

Jesus our Advocate

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”
1 John 2:1

Is Jesus your advocate? This is a question every believer should ask when it comes to everyday living as a Christian. The theme for the epistle of John is fellowship. How do we maintain fellowship with the father God? Who will speak in our defense when something goes wrong in our life? The Greek word for fellowship is “Koinonia.” Koinonia is joint participation in sharing with one another our cares, possessions, and gifts. Is fellowship important? Yes, it is very important, for it speaks to our standing and position in Christ Jesus. It speaks to our walk as a believer. If you are just barely hanging on in your walk as a Christian to where you are not witnessing his manifestation, your fellowship may be weakened or damaged. We have been alienated from God by our trespasses. Do you talk to God every day? It may be time to evaluate our fellowship with God.

We should take a closer look at the word trespass. The Greek word is “hamartano,” which means to commit a fault against someone, or offend someone. If you have gone beyond an individual right in possessions, or injured an individual by causing trouble, this is considered a sin. If your hands or feet are dirty, you would wash them. Have you ever washed another person’s feet? I once provided a service of washing feet at Curves a women’s fitness program, to demonstrate Avon’s foot products. I never realized how a person’s foot can be full of pain by the impact of daily walking in different types of shoes or the imbalances of the body that would impact the foot. Washing the feet was important to Jesus because of where we walk may affect our mind and spirit towards doing something we should not do. The world can soil us towards sin. One may not think this is possible but remember the struggle we have every day between the carnal man and the spiritual man.

Last week’s devotional I stated that “those who walk in the flesh cannot please God. To walk in the Spirit is to walk in the faith, for this is the law of the Spirit in Christ Jesus.” The law of the Spirit in Christ Jesus is the law of love. Jesus is our advocate because He sacrificed himself on the cross to give us the gift of righteousness. Therefore, we can have our sins forgiven when we repent. Repent is confession of the wrong we have done. If you have wronged someone, this will affect your fellowship with God. In John chapter 13, Peter said to Jesus, “thou shalt never wash my feet,” [see John chapter 13 verse 8]. Jesus said to Peter, “If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me,” [John 13:8]. “Thou hast no part in me,” said Jesus. Remember that fellowship is joint participation. By denying your participation, you are denying Christ. We are cleansed through Christ, therefore Christ becomes our advocate, since He is seated at the right hand of God and intercedes for the saints.

Wherefore, he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.”
Hebrews 7:25

Christ is our advocate because he lives forever to intercede for the saints. It takes our participation in confession daily to keep our fellowship with God open. Jesus is our advocate who waits to hear our confession and he intercedes to the Father on our behalf. Just listen to what John said in chapter one of verse 3.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and his Son, Jesus Christ.”
1 John 1:3

Our fellowship is with the Father, and his Son, Jesus Christ. The importance of keeping that fellowship is to stay in the light of Jesus who became the light of the world. Our old nature may still become active if we allow it, but through Christ divine provision through the cross, he is able to restore us back into fellowship with God and man. If our fellowship with God is breached, so is our fellowship with man. We must recognize our position, for God is light, and in him is no darkness at all, [see 1 John 1:5]. If you are walking in darkness there will be no light to reveal the truth. There will be no confession, until the light has shone upon our hearts.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”
1 John 1:7

We can only have fellowship if we walk in the light of the love of Christ. Walk in the light as he is in the light. Wow! This means we are walking in the light together with Jesus. The importance of fellowship is daily confession of our sins so that we may be cleansed from all unrighteousness. We must hear and keep his word in order to walk with Jesus. Remember the words of Jesus, “If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me,” [John 13:8]. Fellowship is participation. Believing is taking part in who Jesus is. Jesus’ righteousness becomes our righteousness when we believe in his sacrifice. We confess our sins, and he is faithful to forgive our sins, [see 1 John 1:9]. Our fellowship with God, will shine the light towards those around us. This fellowship will keep us in his word and the love of God will be perfected in us, [see 1 John 2:5]. The importance of fellowship affects your relationship with others. That is why John stated the following.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his bother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.”
1 John 2:9-10

You will not stumble if you abide in the light of Jesus in true fellowship by being honest with your confession before God. Remember the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew chapter 6:9-13.

 Our Father which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, 
But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, 
And the power,
And the glory, 
Forever.  Amen

Now take a look at verses 14 and 15 of Matthew chapter 6, “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive you of your trespasses.” Trespasses is committing an offense against another person. This is important to remember and to ask in prayer for forgiveness if anyone has trespass against us, for this will break your fellowship with God. Go to that person and be reconciled with that person, and sin not, for we have an advocate with the Father through Jesus Christ. Jesus is able to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, for He is interceding for you every day.

I am the Door

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock; if any man hears my voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20

Do you hear Him knocking at your door? Are you safe within the sheepfold of God? Jesus said, ‘I am the door of the sheep,” [see John 10:7]. How can Jesus come and sup with us? If anyone claims to be Christ, we know it is not true, or do we? Jesus told us in verse 8 of chapter ten of John that all that ever came before him were thieves and robbers. Thieves and robbers! These days, it is all about who you trust. The door has a lock, and you have the key to unlocking it. He is knocking at the door every day. Will you open the door? The door is your relationship with God. Your communication with the almighty God. Is it open or closed? Only you yourself can answer that question. But to know God you must open the door. There are two doors that the priest goes through to the mercy seat and between the two cherubim is where God communes with the priest, [see Exodus 25:22]. This is the same place where God spoke to Moses in the tabernacle in Numbers 7:89. God desires a place to commune with His people.

The open door speaks to not only communication, but relationship. One must communicate in order to have a relationship. For many, God is distant because they do not know how to communicate to the Almighty one. Yet, Jesus said, “I will come into him and sup with him.” We must know the importance of the door that Jesus claims to be. What does it mean to hear his voice and have him [sup with us]. We can read about Jesus and the Father’s relationship in the Bible. But we must first go back to the day of atonement where the priest had to make sacrifices not only for himself but for the people as well for all their sins. This sacrifice opens the door for communications with God. But God did not take pleasure in these sacrifices for sin [see Hebrews 10:6]. He made a new covenant where only one sacrifice for sins was made forever, [see Hebrews 10:12]. It is the offering of the body of Jesus Christ who become the final and only sacrifice for sins. In this final sacrifice was God pleased. That is why Jesus is the shepherd because He laid down his own life for the sheep [see John 10:11].

I am the door; by me if any man enters in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”
John 10:9

Jesus is the door to which we can enter into the Holy place where the mercy set is. We can enter in by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, [see Hebrew 10-19-22]. When we enter the door of Jesus, we enter into the mercy seat of God. Jesus is the blood sacrifice for our sins, and therefore, we are able to commune with God. We can come boldly to the throne of grace because of Jesus. That is why we can draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith. Because we have had our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience through faith in Jesus Christ. Let us hold fast our profession of faith. Let us not waver in our faith in Christ Jesus. We enter in by faith and that is believing and receiving what God has revealed to us in the Scriptures. Do we trust in God and in Jesus Christ whom God sent? That is a question that each of us must answer for ourselves. Each person must answer the question if they believe in that “God so loved the world that He gave us His only son in that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life,” [see John 3:16]. One cannot come to the God any other way but through Jesus Christ who is the propitiation for our sins.

I say unto you, He that entered not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbed up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.”
John 10:1

There is that thief and robber again. There is only one way to come to God, and that is through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the door to eternal life. All other methods are considered as a thief or robbers of your soul and life. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” [John 14:6]. We have a heavenly Father who is merciful.

I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”
Hebrew 8:12

The heavenly Father will be merciful to us, and He will not remember your sins anymore. He will not remember your sins. He sees you through the eyes of Jesus. Jesus and the Father had a personal relationship with each other. Jesus knows the Father and that speaks to an intimate relationship. Jesus said, “as the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep,” [see John 10:15]. Take a look at the very next verse of John chapter ten. In verse 16, Jesus speaks about the other sheep he has, and those other sheep hear his voice. The other sheep are those who are not of the Jewish fold. These are the Gentiles who were aliens from the commonwealth of Israel having no hope and without God in the world, but now are a part of the commonwealth through the blood of Christ, [see Ephesians 2:12-13]. How exciting is that? Jesus is our peace who hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us. We are all one in Christ and the Father receives us because of Christ sacrifice. Our faith and confession are a testimony to God and to others.

Our confession of faith is very important because it speaks to where we stand. We are either in the fold of the shepherd or we stand outside of the gate/door. Jesus tells us to fear not because we are more valuable than the all the sparrows. If we confess Christ before men, then Christ will confess us before the Father who is in heaven, [see Matthew 10:32]. But look at verse 33 of Mathew chapter ten, for it states that if we deny Christ, He will deny us before the Father in heaven. We must remember that He is always faithful, but mere man stumbles in his own belief. We must repent in order to revive our soul and have the door open to the pastures again whereby we may communicate. At the end of this age the church who is in revival are those who hear his voice and God knows of their works, for he has set before them an open door and no man can shut the door that He opens. God opens the door unto those who have kept His word and who have not denied His name [see Revelation 3:8]. Those who are His know that of themselves they are nothing, but with God they have become strong. They know their position in Christ and all things become possible because of their faith.

You must know the father and the son. Jesus said, “I and the Father are one.” Are you one with Christ? If you are one with Christ, then you are His followers and listen to His voice. This means you get acquainted with him and his ways. You read his will and testament to become familiar with his way. The Holy Spirit will teach us and guide us into its meaning [see John 14:26]. This means whatever you do, you do as unto the Lord and not unto yourselves. This means that we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works and not evil, [see Ephesians 2:10]. Jesus himself said he could do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do, He does. He had an intimate relationship with the Father and the Father revealed to Jesus what he should do. Let him teach you what you should do. Read his word daily and pray for understanding. Jesus exclaims that if you know him, you know the Father. This is such an amazing statement, and we many just gloss over it without giving it careful thought.

When you are reading any book, do you not look at the “characters” of the book? To know the characters is to know something about them. Thus, the Bible explains the character of God in who he is and what he has done. If you believe in God, you must also believe in Jesus Christ. If you do not, then how can He prepare a place for you in heaven. Remember that Jesus is the door, the way, the truth, and the life.

The Son of man cometh, Shall He find faith on the earth?

When the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Luke 18:8

What will the Son of man find when he comes upon the earth? Will he find obedience in the faith of Jesus Christ? Will he find anyone standing fast in the faith and doing all things in love? Will he find you settled and grounded in faith to where you are not removed away from the hope of the gospel? The truth of the gospel is found in the power of God’s Son Jesus Christ who brought us with a price. The redemptive work in Christ is our saving grace towards forgiveness and eternal life. We must not devalue what Christ has done on the cross for each of us. He is our peace and has reconciled all things unto himself [see Colossians 1:20]. We are complete in him.

And ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principalities and power.
Colossians 2:10

I pray that your faith is not a shallow faith. I pray that you become strengthened in the might of His Spirit, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith and that you be grounded and rooted in love [see Ephesians 3:16-17]. To know the love of Christ which passes all knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fulness of God [see Ephesians 3:19]. We all must be able to comprehend the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of our precious Lord. The apostle Paul warns us of a perilous time that is coming, and it seems fitting to say that we may be entering a perilous time and our faith will be tested. The apostle Paul warns us that professing Christians will reject the truth that is in the Deity of Jesus Christ. The snare of Satan is to deny our Lord’s provision in the power of his resurrection. Our faith in Christ alone guarantee’s our inheritance of eternal life. Do not let anyone take that away from you. Paul tells us that in the last days of perilous times men will be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, and disobedient [ 2 Timothy 3:2].

Those who boast the loudest have lost something in life. We should question why they are boasting. What are they trying to gain except their own recognition. Our recognition is in Christ Jesus, and we can only boast what he has given us which is mercy, love, forgiveness, and a new life. There will be men who are high-minded, heady, false accusers, despisers of those that are good, and traitors because they deny the power of our LORD in vain believing in their own form of godliness. We are to turn away from those who are like this for they are ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth [see 2 Timothy 3:7]. We are to continue in the love of our Lord and stand firm in the faith that is through our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the death and resurrection of our Lord, for He alone is able to save us from death and hell. Keep the word of God nigh thee even in thy mouth speak the word.

Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.”
2 Timothy 4:2

Yes, we are to preach the word, and fight the good fight of faith. We all should have a good profession [see 1 Timothy 6:12]. Is your profession a good profession before many witnesses? Check thy mouth for it will speak what is in your heart. You may have to pray and ask the Lord to deliver you from evil speaking and from every evil work. I pray that He will preserve you unto His heavenly kingdom, and not your own kingdom. Those who have departed from the faith within their heart but still confess they are Christian will be awaiting judgement. The scripture tells us that their folly shall be manifested unto all men [2Timothy 3:9]. There is reconciliation through Jesus Christ for our sins if we confess them before our Lord. We should all continue to grow as the scripture helps us towards correction and it is the instruction into righteousness. It reveals the truth of the folly of humanity. Paul tells us to examine ourselves whether or not we are standing in faith [see 2 Corinthians 13:5]. Our faith is our confession, for whatever is not of faith is dead. Faith in Christ Jesus is alive and carries the power to save and heal us.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised.”
Hebrews 10:23

That is why it is so important that we hold fast our profession of our faith without wavering. We declare the Lord Jesus who is the final sacrifice for our sins. He died and arose from the cross to give us eternal life. Profession is our declaration, a public announcement of what we believe in. If we lack faith, we can ask in prayer for help of our unbelief like the father of the child who had a dumb and deaf spirit [see Mark 9:24]. He is faithful to help us in our weaknesses. It is interesting to note that the disciples could not cast out the spirit of dumbness and deaf out of the child and they asked Jesus why? Jesus answered, “this kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting” [Mark 9:29]. Prayer and fasting are needed at times to gain understanding of the revelation about a situation that God can only reveal through prayer and fasting. The believer is complete in Christ.

Buried with him in baptism, in which also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.”
Colossians 2:12

Through the faith of the operation of God, yes, the operation of God and not of man. Christ was raised from the dead, and so shall we if we continue in the faith. We have a part in the ministry of reconciliation as ambassadors for Christ bearing the word of God and declaring the truth of the gospel of Christ. Christ is our redemption and reconciliation to God. The operation of God is through faith in Christ.

The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
Luke 18:27

Whatever is impossible with men are possible with God. How exciting is this. Our God of mercy makes it possible if only we would believe in his provision through his son Jesus Christ. Our faith in Christ can move mountains. Remember what Jesus said to the disciples, “whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith,” [Mark 11:23]. Jesus also told the disciples to have faith in God. Have faith in God.

When He the Son of men comes, may you be found in him standing in faith.