The Victory of Faith

God Instructs the People of God

God's People Learn from Prosperity:

God Has Expectations

1 John 5:1-5

The Message

 ^1-3Every person who believes that Jesus is, in fact, the Messiah, is God-begotten. If we love the One who conceives the child, we'll surely love the child who was conceived. The reality test on whether or not we love God's children is this: Do we love God? Do we keep his commands? The proof that we love God comes when we keep his commandments and they are not at all troublesome.

The Power That Brings the World to Its Knees

 ^4-5Every God-begotten person conquers the world's ways. The conquering power that brings the world to its knees is our faith. The person who wins out over the world's ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God.

For Reflection
We are children of God.  Are God's commandments troublesome to you?  Perhaps not philosophically.  But what about behaviorally?  Isn't it always easier to believe than it is to act in ways that are consistent with your belief?  Keeping God's commandments is not a head thing.  It is a body thing -- faith in action.

Pray
that you have the courage to follow your faith. Pray for "The conquering power that brings the world to its knees..."  Pray that you action is consistent with your faith.