We're in our third day in our series on faith. Today we're going to look in greater depth

at how we can actually live by faith, experiencing every moment the incredible fruit that comes

from trusting in the faithfulness of God. God is with you and his heart is filled with love for you.

May you find the strength and courage to trust in him today with all that you are.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from 2 Corinthians 5 verse 7.

God's word says, for we walk by faith, not by sight.

Living by faith is the key that unlocks the door to the fullness of God's promises.

There's no doubt that God will always be faithful to his promises.

Scripture is clear in 2 Timothy 2 verse 13 that if we are faithless he remains faithful for he cannot deny himself

faithfulness is within God's nature but without faith we will not experience the fullness of what is

available to us in God's promises God does not force emotion on us.

He does not force us to receive the joy and peace

that comes through trusting him.

He does not force us into the fullness of relationship

available to us in faith.

And he does not force his purposes on us.

Faith is the vehicle by which we experience all that God longs to give us.

Specifically, faith is the avenue on which we experience the fullness of God's promises for

intimacy with Him, purpose in this life, and freedom from sin. Hebrews chapter 10 verses 19 through 22 says,

Therefore brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,

by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain that is through his flesh,

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

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