Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in Sidetracked In The Wilderness - # 24
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life
Ministries International
Littleton, Colorado
Notice: this email is part of a BLOG, called Getting Out of the
Wilderness. Why a blog? So that many can receive the weekly thoughts
I express on Michael’s writings in an easy manner.
We
now begin Ch. 5 of the book. Michael
takes us to something that God says without it… “Without faith, it is
IMPOSSIBLE to please Him” (Hebrews 11:6). Imagine…God tells us
point blank, faith is the bedrock of
our relationship and fellowship with Him.
Why is this not a more prevalent topic of preaching and teaching,
instead of “works” and “performance”?
FAITH
excerpt
from pages 67-68 of SIW (5th printing,
March 1998)
excerpt
from pages 63-64 of SIW (14th printing,
March 2012)
(used with permission from
ALMI):
…many
busy themselves trying to find faith, when they have had all they needed right
along…
Faith is an organ of the Spirit allowing us
to receive whatever God is doing…Faith itself, not quantity of faith, is the issue.
Faith is a wonderful thing, something that
every believer possesses. It takes the pressure off us to
perform and initiate His works, and places emphasis on God, the Creator
of the actions…
If
faith is simply receiving what God desires to do, then do you see how important your concept of God is
when it comes to the issues of daily life?...
The
same is true in our spiritual lives; many have a concept of God that is
poisoned. They do not know who He is,
and even though they are dying, they refuse to allow His life to enter in.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Michael puts “faith” in a totally different perspective
than most Christians have ever even imagined, much less acted upon: “…an organ
of the Spirit allowing us to receive whatever God is doing.” For most, faith has been something they have
to “work up” or get in some manner of activity.
All the while missing out on whatever God is doing, or wants to be
doing, in their lives.
Years of ministry has proven that far too many
Christians have an incorrect concept of God, therefore missing Him in the daily
issues of their life. Correct concepts
of God and losing the “self-life” are coming in future chapters…but next week
we will see the rest of Ch. 5, which examines some of the most difficult
challenges facing those who are lacking in faith.
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