In Ann Voskamp’s book, The Broken Way, she said,
“Maybe it isn’t enough to believe in Jesus. Maybe I have to believe that Jesus believes enough in me to choose me.” (pg. 85)
Robert Schuller had a book entitled Believe in the God Who Believes in You. Joel Osteen, in his book Your Best Life Now said that,
God believes in you more than you believe in yourself. (pg.58)
Joyce Meyer has said many times: “God believes in you!”
T.D. Jakes as well: “God believes in you!”
This is also a favorite teaching from Rob Bell:
“All my life I’ve heard people talk about believing in God. But God believes in us…in you… in me. I mean faith in Jesus is important, but what about Jesus’ faith in us? (From the Nooma video “Dust”)
So, God has faith? That word that means, “To hope in what we cannot see”? Does that describe God?
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1)
Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? (Romans 8:24)
On the contrary, 1 John 3:20 says:
God is greater than our heart and He knows everything.
God does not have faith that will do what pleases Him.
Without faith it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:6)
The Bible says we can’t do what pleases God.
Those who are in the flesh cannot please God (Romans 8:8)
That’s why He gave us the Holy Spirit to cause us to walk in His statutes.
And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. (Ezekiel 36:27)
He graciously intervened against the will of our wicked hearts because He knows exactly who we are.
But Jesus on His part did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all people and needed no one to bear witness about man, for He Himself knew what was in man. (John 2:24-25)
Hebrews 4:13 says,
No creature is hidden from His sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Avoid man-centered garbage like “Believe in yourself because God believes in you!”
The Bible says to die to yourself and believe in God, who sent His Son Jesus the image of the invisible God the author and perfecter of our faith.
And Jesus said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. (Luke 9:23-24)
All who believe in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever bleives in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
And that’s enough, Ms. Voskamp…
…when we understand the text
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