BELIEVE

BELIEVE

• There are many people, advertisements and commercial organizations, that make us believe what they say! We have been given a free will and a sound mind to make right decisions. If we are seeking the truth with a clear motive, we will believe what is true. If we believe a lie, we will be deceived.
  
  
  
  
  • The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps. Proverbs 14:15

• GOD, in His word the Bible, instructs us to believe in Him and in His Son, JESUS, so that our souls might be saved from eternal destruction.

 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, 

that whoever believes in Him 

should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world 

to condemn the world, 

but that the world through Him might be saved.
He who believes in Him is not condemned; 

but he who does not believe is condemned already, 

because he has not believed 

in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 

John 3:16-18

• We are given an opportunity to see, hear and read, so that we might believe. John the Baptist gave witness and spoke that JESUS was the expected Savior of the world. Many believed his word.

 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light,

 that all through him might believe.

John 1:6-7

Then many came to Him and said,

 "John performed no sign,

 but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true."

And many believed in Him there.

John 10:41-42

• During our LORD's time on earth, people had the privilege of seeing Him, hearing Him, touching Him and being touched by Him!
  Yet, many did not believe that He was the Son of GOD.
  The religious leaders worked against JESUS. A man who was born blind was healed and because of his testimony, he was cat out of the synagogue.
  
  

Jesus heard that they had cast him out;

and when He had found him, He said to him,

"Do you believe in the Son of God?" He answered and said, "Who is He, Lord,

that I may believe in Him?" And Jesus said to him,

"You have both seen Him

and it is He who is talking with you." Then he said, "Lord, I believe!" And he worshiped Him. John 9:35-38

The blind man received not only his physical sight, but more importantly, his spiritual vision so that he could believe!

when the Risen LORD appeared to His disciples, Thomas was not with them.

Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve,

was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him,

"We have seen the Lord." So he said to them,

"Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails,

and put my finger into the print of the nails,

and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." And after eight days His disciples were again inside,

and Thomas with them. Jesus came,

the doors being shut, and stood in the midst,

and said, "Peace to you!" Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here,

and look at My hands; and reach your hand here,

and put it into My side.

Do not be unbelieving, but believing." And Thomas answered and said to Him,

"My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me,

you have believed. Blessed are those

who have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:24-29

 Later He appeared to

the eleven as they sat at the table

 and He rebuked their unbelief

and hardness of heart,

 because they did not believe

those who had seen Him after He had risen.

Mark 16:14

• The Samaritan woman, who had an encounter with JESUS, testified about Him to the people of her city. They took her word and came to meet with JESUS and they testified to her in return that they too had met Him, Who is the Savior of the world!

And many of the Samaritans of that city

believed in Him

 because of the word of the woman who testified,

 "He told me all that I ever did."

John 4:39

Then they said to the woman, 

"Now we believe, not because of what you said, 

for we ourselves have heard Him

 and we know that this is indeed the Christ,

the Savior of the world." 

John 4:42

• The Apostle John wrote the Gospel so that people would believe in JESUS and find salvation in Him.
  
  

And truly Jesus did many other signs

in the presence of His disciples,

which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe

that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,

and that believing you may have life in His name. John 20:30-31

• The Apostles and disciples of the LORD JESUS not only spoke about Him, but also worked signs, wonders and miracles in His name. The people therefore not only heard the message, but also saw people healed in the name of JESUS and many believed in Him. Some were against those who preached the name of JESUS.

 Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, 

the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees 

came upon them, being greatly disturbed 

that they taught the people and preached in Jesus 

the resurrection from the dead.
And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody 

until the next day, for it was already evening.
However, many of those who heard the word believed; 

and the number of the men 

came to be about five thousand. 

Acts 4:1-4

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, 

and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, 

they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
And seeing the man who had been healed 

standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 

Acts 4:13-14


Now the multitude of those who believed 

were of one heart and one soul; 

neither did anyone say that any of the things 

he possessed was his own, 

but they had all things in common. 

Acts 4:32

• We cannot do the works of GOD without believing in Him. Our life in GOD flows through our faith.

 Then they said to Him,

"What shall we do,

that we may work the works of God?"

 Jesus answered and said to them,

 "This is the work of God,

that you believe in Him whom He sent."

John 6:28-29

• What we believe in our heart, we must confess with our mouth.

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus

 and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,

 you will be saved.

 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness,

 and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:9-10

• When we believe, we please GOD and position ourselves to receive His rewards.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him,

 for he who comes to God must believe that He is

 and that He is a rewarder

of those who diligently seek Him.

Hebrews 11:6

• We are adopted as children of GOD when we believe in the LORD JESUS and receive Him.

But as many as received Him,

 to them He gave the right to become children of God,

 to those who believe in His name:

John 1:12 

• We are seen as righteous in GOD’S eyes not because of any righteous deed of ours, but only because of our belief in the LORD JESUS and what He has done on our behalf.
  
  

For what does the Scripture say?

 "Abraham believed God,

and it was accounted to him for righteousness."

Now to him who works,

the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.

But to him who does not work

 but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly,

 his faith is accounted for righteousness,

Romans 4:3-5

• Believing in the LORD should also result in believing words spoken by genuine servants of GOD. Thus will we be established in our faith and prosper in our spiritual life.

So they rose early in the morning

and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa;

 and as they went out,

Jehoshaphat stood and said,

 "Hear me, O Judah

and you inhabitants of Jerusalem:

 Believe in the LORD your God,

and you shall be established;

 believe His prophets, and you shall prosper."

2 Chronicles 20:20

• When we believe in the LORD, we are able to receive His power to live victoriously.

and what is the exceeding greatness

of His power toward us who believe,

 according to the working of His mighty power

Ephesians 1:19

• Our prayers are answered when we pray with belief.

Jesus said to him,

 "If you can believe,

all things are possible to him who believes."

Immediately the father of the child cried

out and said with tears,

 "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!"

Mark 9:23-24 

 Therefore I say to you,

whatever things you ask when you pray,

 believe that you receive them,

and you will have them.

Mark 11:24

And whatever things you ask in prayer,

believing,  you will receive."

Matthew 21:22

• It is necessary to believe, to see the fulfillment of GOD’S promises in our lives.

Blessed is she who believed,

 for there will be a fulfillment of those things

 which were told her from the Lord."

Luke 1:45 

• Because of his Belief in GOD, Daniel was protected even in the den of lions!

 Then the king was exceedingly glad for him, 

and commanded that they should

take Daniel up out of the den. 

So Daniel was taken up out of the den, 

and no injury whatever was found on him, 

because he believed in his God.

Daniel 6:23

• We must believe GOD and enter into His rest during our time on earth so that at the end of our life, we may enter into eternal rest with Him!

For indeed the gospel was preached

to us as well as to them;

 but the word which they heard did not profit them, 

not being mixed with faith

in those who heard it.

For we who have believed

do enter that rest, as He has said:

 "So I swore in My wrath, '

They shall not enter My rest,' "

 although the works were finished

from the foundation of the world.

Hebrews 4:2-3 

• Eternal mansions are prepared for those of us who believe in GOD and in the LORD JESUS.

 "Let not your heart be troubled;

 you believe in God, believe also in Me.

 In My Father's house are many mansions;

 if it were not so, I would have told you.

 I go to prepare a place for you.

 And if I go and prepare a place for you,

 I will come again and receive you to Myself;

 that where I am, there you may be also.

John 14:1-3

• As believers, we should be witnesses of the LORD JESUS, by living lives full of love, faith and power. The LORD JESUS has commissioned His people to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every individual. This should be our desire to obey the LORD and do this according to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. The Gospel is the power of GOD unto salvation to everyone who believes. It is therefore very important for those of us who have experienced the LORD, to testify to others about our experiences so that they may believe. Testimonies impact lives powerfully and bring people to the place of being ready to believe. The Living GOD reveals Himself to those whose hearts are open to believe. It could be through a dream, a vision, a supernatural change of situation, a miracle in response to the heart’s cry or a healing touch.

How then shall they call on Him

in whom they have not believed?

 And how shall they believe in Him

of whom they have not heard?

 And how shall they hear without a preacher?

 Romans 10:14

 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,

 for it is the power of God to salvation

for everyone who believes,

 Romans 1:16

We must be living what we are believing. 

If we are believing in JESUS, we should be living in JESUS.

 That which was from the beginning,

 which we have heard,

which we have seen with our eyes,

 which we have looked upon,

and our hands have handled,

 concerning the Word of life--

the life was manifested,

 and we have seen, and bear witness,

 and declare to you that eternal life

 which was with the Father

and was manifested to us-

- that which we have seen

and heard we declare to you,

 that you also may have fellowship with us;

 and truly our fellowship is with the Father

and with His Son Jesus Christ.

 And these things we write to you

that your joy may be full.

1 John 1:1-4

I heard about Jesus from my parents, then from my teachers at Sunday school, then from Christian leaders and friends. I heard personal testimonies and I believed in Him and I received Him.

Now I hear Him through His word and I hear the voice of His Holy Spirit in me.

I see evidence of His workings in the lives of people and in situations.

I sense His ongoing work on me, in me and through me.

I experience His healing touch in my body.

Jesus is real! He is alive!!

 I know this for myself and I believe in Him and believe what He says. 

Rebecca John