But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. James 1:22 (NLT) If a man stalls his vehicle on a track with a train fast approaching, it seems as though he has two choices, provided he wants to live. He could stay in his vehicle and keep trying to start the vehicle or he could open the door and run. When you really think about it, he has a third choice. He could procrastinate. Procrastination, like any choice, brings consequences. We often think that when we procrastinate, we are only delaying a decision. Actually, procrastination always implies carelessness or laziness. When we procrastinate, it’s not because we don’t have access to enough information to make …

And Jesus said, [You say to Me], If You can do anything? [Why,] all things can be (are possible) to him who believes! Mark 9:23 (AMPC) You don’t need more faith to receive your miracle. Just keep studying the Word to become more convinced of what you can have! Faith becomes a by-product of hearing God’s Word when you let it alter what you believe. Some believe that if they repeat God’s promise enough or say it with enough emotion, God will give them their miracle. That’s not how it works. By claiming God’s promises out loud, you aren’t trying to manipulate God. The focus isn’t outside you, but within. The Bible is a book that feeds your spirit. It transforms what you believe. It’s …

I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ. Galatians 3:5 (NLT) We cannot earn miracles with good behaviour. That seems simple and straightforward enough, but having “faith in works” can creep up on us over time if we’re not careful. When a man comes into relationship with Jesus for the first time out of a lifestyle that he is not proud of, all he has to rely on is God’s mercy. He doesn’t feel that he deserves anything from God. However, after serving God for a while, he may begin to think that he deserves God’s blessings. One …

But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law…by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. Romans 3:21–22 (NLT) You are righteous. According to Strong’s Concordance, righteousness (dikaiosýnē) refers to what God deems right after examination. You are righteous if you are approved in His eyes. Most people believe that if God were to examine them, He would find them far from right in His eyes and unworthy of approval by His perfect standards. However, Romans 3:21–22 tells us a different story. We are right with God, fully approved and accepted, when we place our faith in Jesus. The only way …

Christ redeemed us from that self-defeating, cursed life by absorbing it completely into himself…. We are all able to receive God’s life, his Spirit, in and with us by believing—just the way Abraham received it. Galatians 3:13–14 (MSG) If you have a relationship with Jesus, He has saved you from a defeated life. He makes a blessed life possible instead! Jesus’ death paid for all our sins. He took the punishment we deserve so we don’t have to endure the curse that accompanies sin. Now every promise in the Bible is ours. Galatians 3:13–14 tells us that Jesus actually absorbed that cursed life completely into Himself. Because Jesus took your place, you are blameless in God’s eyes. This doesn’t mean that you don’t suffer the …