Blessed to Believe.

Luke 1:45 “You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.”

I know satan continues to try to convince us otherwise, but it truly is a blessing to believe… not a burden. Our humanness tries very hard to turn it into a burden, but to believe, to be His - is the greatest blessing we could ever know.

John 8:46-51 Jesus said, “I arrive on the scene, tell you the plain truth, and you refuse to have a thing to do with me. Can any one of you convict me of a single misleading word, a single sinful act? But if I’m telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? Anyone on God’s side listens to God’s words. This is why you’re not listening - because you’re not on God’s side.”

The Jews then said, “That settles it. We were right all along when we called you a Samaritan and said you were crazy - demon-possessed!”

Jesus said, “I’m not crazy. I simply honor my Father, while you dishonor me. I am not trying to get anything for myself. God intends something gloriously grand here and is making the decisions that will bring it about. I say this with absolute confidence. If you practice what I’m telling you, you’ll never have to look death in the face.”

When we simply let go and look to Him - that is all He is asking us to practice - to reestablish a relationship of a Creator and His children… When we do this, we are freed from the chains of death. Praise God! We are truly blessed to believe.