Start with Faith
October 20, 2010 by Lecrae.net
Filed under Around the Web
If you need a hip replacement, you go to an orthopedic surgeon who performs the surgery necessary to give you a new hip. Afterwards, the surgeon prescribes physical therapy that will enable you to take full advantage of the new joint.
The Bible tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God. If you try to live the Christian life but don’t start with faith, it would be like going for physical therapy but skipping the surgery. Without the surgery first, the exercise won’t be of much help. Without faith, going through the motions of the Christian life won’t make much difference in your life.
Faith is believing that Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty of our sins. When we believe in him, our sins are forgiven, our lives changed, and we have the promise of eternity with God in heaven. But it all starts with faith!
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