PLAYING IT SAFE

Posted in Thank You! on June 26th, 2008 by Administrator| | .

“Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Heb. 11:6 (NIV)

What does it take to please God? So many people think it is through rituals, through rules, through regulations. Some people try to please God through religion, where if you observe certain days or go to church and take communion, that God will put you on his favorite list.

The Bible says the way to please God is to have faith. What is faith? Rick Warren, in his message “Building A Life Of Faith,” explains that faith is like a multi-faceted diamond. There are many aspects to faith.

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Heb. 11:1

One aspect of faith is believing when I don’t see it. Last week I witnessed our church feed over 1200 hungry kids in Cobb County. I remember when Kelley Maddox came into my office with the idea to help out MUST Ministries. When she proposed the idea, she looked at me and said, “NorthStar can do this!” When she said that, she had no idea who would bring sandwiches, juice drinks, brownies, and applesauce boxes. She had no idea who would help her sack the lunches, count the lunches or deliver the lunches. All Kelley had was a vision that God gave her because of her burden to feed hungry children and her faith that God would provide. Kelley pleased God with her faith.

Kelly’s faith reminds and challenges all of us to do something great for God and not be afraid to try to do the impossible. Warner von Braun, the father of the space age, who built the Atlas rocket and the Saturn rockets that sent men to the moon, once said, “There has never been any significant achievement in human history that was not accompanied by faith. It all started out that somebody believed it was possible in advance.”

NorthStar Church was started because a group of people believed it before they could see it. Each Sunday over 2500 people come to worship on a campus that
sits on 46 acres because of their faith. Last week 1200 children were fed lunch because of Kelley’s faith.

The big question is what are we doing in our lives that requires faith? What burden or vision are we working on that God has given us that requires faith? Are we truly seeking to please God?
My prayer is that you develop a burden for God’s people so that He can give you a vision to do something significant, something that will draw you out of your comfort zone so that your faith will please him.

Marlon

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