The relationship of Faith to your Future

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2. “The first rule
of forecasting is
that the
unforeseen
keeps making
the future
unforeseeable.”
Living in the 21st Century, it goes against
our grain to accept this statement…

3. Because you ask yourself…
With all the available
Technology, Super
Computers, Scientists and
Professors…
surely can’t WE forecast the
future…?

4. But you know what…?
With all the available
knowledge , technology
learning and high end
academics, we still cannot
accurately predict
our future!
The 2008 Financial
meltdown and the untold
misery caused to millions
and the Trillions of monies
lost worldwide
A good example…

5. 13 Now listen, you who say,
“Today or tomorrow we will
go to this or that city, spend a
year there, carry on business
and make money.” 14 Why,
you do not even know what
will happen tomorrow. What
is your life? You are a mist
that appears for a little while
and then vanishes.
James 4 : 13

6. 14 “Why, you do not even
know what will happen
tomorrow.” James 4
How much do we know?
IS IT NOT SO TRUE…?

7. “You are a mist that
appears for a little while
and then vanishes.”
(James 4 cont…)
But as Christians we are
expected to make “the
mist” - which is our life -
be a light to the world
before it vanishes…
“…What is your life”?

8. James 4 Cont…
15 Instead, you ought to say,
“If it is the Lord’s will, we will
live and do this or that.”
How many Christians in
today’s world have the
DEGREE OF FAITH to
submit themselves to Gods
will…?
Did you know that Faith can
actually change your future…?

9. Or at least wholeheartedly commit
the day unto the Lord to fulfill
whatever plan that He has for
you…
Or…on the contrary do you ask
Jesus to support you on whatever
plan that you have…?
Most often it’s the latter. We do things our
way and sometimes get stuck… Only then
does Jesus come in to the picture… and He
is expected to solve the issue…!

10. It all depends on the amount of FAITH THAT
YOU HAVE in Jesus as a Christian…a Christ
follower.
IF YOU HAVE FAITH IN HIS POWER then
you would want to commit “everything that
you do every day” to Jesus to obtain His
blessing…
.
As Christians do we
acknowledge Jesus in
everything we do…?

11. …and make Him an integral
part of what you should do in
your life as a Christian .
By doing so we have the
possibility to influence the
outcome of our Future -
through the Faith that we
have in Jesus.

12. In Jesus’ life we can study the
importance that He placed on
Faith…
Matthew 8 :
26 He replied, “You of little FAITH, why
are you so afraid?” Then he got up and
rebuked the winds and the waves, and it
was completely calm.
Jesus rebuked His disciples for not having
sufficient FAITH IN HIS POWER to protect
them.

13. Importance of Faith…
Matthew 14 :
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand
and caught him. “YOU OF LITTLE
FAITH,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
Jesus rebuked Peter for having lost
FAITH IN HIS POWER to protect them.

14. Importance of Faith cont…
Mark 16:
14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as
they were eating; he rebuked them for
their LACK OF FAITH and their stubborn
refusal to believe those who had seen him
after he had risen.
Jesus rebukes His Disciples for not having
FAITH in Him that He had risen from the dead
- even after telling them so many times!

15. In Jesus’ life we can also see
many instances that Faith was
a critical requirement…
Mark 10:
52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your FAITH
has healed you.” Immediately he
received his sight and followed
Jesus along the road.
Luke 7
20 Jesus said to the woman, “Your
FAITH has saved you; go in peace.”
Matthew 9
29 Then he touched their eyes and
said, “According to your FAITH let
it be done to you”;

16. If what one asks is absolutely
“selfless” and we ask in Faith…
then we have an assurance that
we will receive it.
There are much more recorded instances
in Jesus’ life where we see the
importance that He Placed on Faith.
As son of God Jesus has no capacity
to say anything that is untrue. It is
just our unfortunate inability to
muster absolute Faith in what Jesus
has said in His word.

17. Mark 11
22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered.
23 “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this
mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the
sea,’ and DOES NOT DOUBT IN THEIR
HEART BUT BELIEVES that what they
say will happen, IT WILL BE DONE
FOR THEM.
We also have some great
advise from Jesus…

18. Mark 11 Cont…
24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask
for in prayer, believe that you have
received it, and it will be yours. 25 And
when you stand praying, if you hold
anything against anyone, forgive them,
so that your Father in heaven may
forgive you your sins.”
…and we also have
an assurance from Him
with one important
condition….

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