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FAITH COMES BY HEARING

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” (Romans 10:17).    Real faith comes, not from listening to or reading the Word of God, but by hearing it.   This kind of hearing can only come about when the Word of God is planted in our hearts, minds and spirits.   The Parable of the Sower shows us that many seeds fall by the wayside, on rocky ground, or among weeds.   They are then either lost or choked out.   Just hearing the Word is not enough, we must prepare a place for it to flourish.   Every good gardener knows that soil preparation is essential to having good, strong, healthy plants that will produce an abundance of produce.   It is the seed that is sown in the good ground that will produce fruit 30, 60, and 100-fold.     Many of the Jews in Jesus’ day had studied the scriptures and knew quite well what was written.   The trouble was that they weren’t hearing what God was speaking to them throug...
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BUY THE TRUTH

"Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.  Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness .  Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live ." (Isaiah 55:1-3a).   The food and drink that these verses refer to is the truth contained in the Word of God - the Truth that nourishes our spirits and makes us free.  It is the one thing, and only thing, that can satisfy the hungry and thirsty soul.  Just as water sustains the life of every living thing, so also does Jesus, the Fountain of Living Waters sustain the spiritual life of every true believer.  And as bread and meat nourish the body and give it the necessary nutrients to encourage growth and give strength...
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SIFTING THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL

“For surely I will command, And will sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground.” (Amos 9:9 NKJV).    Speaking through His holy prophet Amos, God indicated His intention to sift His people, Israel, among all nations where they were scattered.  Much like grain is passed through a sieve in order to separate and remove the fine stones and other debris from the kernels, God intended for His people to be sifted by adversity to separate all of the impurities and uncleanness from them and present them as a holy and righteous nation among the nations of the world.    Sifting is but one of the four-part processes used in preparing grain for human consumption.  Threshing, winnowing, sifting and milling must all be applied before the fine flour can be baked into breads and cakes of various types.  The goal is to have a loaf that is free from any foreign object: a pure, he...
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