pleasing God

Keeping His Commandments

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. I John 3:22 KJV “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him…” is pretty plain language.  That means that God will give us anything we ask. Anything?  Yes!  If …biggest two-letter word in the English language… we “keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing…

The Just Shall Live By Faith

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 KJV Hebrews 11:1  says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”  We can’t see God, but we can see the results of His power.  We can’t touch God, but He’s…

What is Faith

What is faith?  “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”   Hebrews 11:1 KJV What exactly does that mean?  The dictionary definition of the word substance  is “reality.”  In other words, faith is the reality of things that we hope for, and the proof of things that we don’t see.  So basically, if we have hope in the reality of something taking place, despite the fact that we see…