"Where Do You Place Your CONFIDENCE?"

 

“Where Do You Place your CONFIDENCE?”

 

So don’t throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.  For you NEED endurance, so that after you have done God’s Will, you may receive what was promised.      Hebrews 10:35-36

 

CONFIDENCE:  Full TRUST, TRUSTWORTHINESS in a person or thing.

 

So many times, we place our CONFIDENCE in other people, or in ourselves.  We may even put our CONFIDENCE in our possessions or our circumstances.  Now, this is not good, because we tend to NOT put our CONFIDENCE, FULL TRUST in the ALMIGHTY GOD, it’s as if we DON’T BELIEVE that HE is our CONFIDENCE, and we can put FULL TRUST in Him, over MANKIND, Psalms 118:8, says; “It is BETTER to TRUST in the LORD, than to put CONFIDENCE in mankind.”

 

Placing your CONFIDENCE in things or other PEOPLE, and NOT even considering GOD is like THROWING AWAY your CONFIDENCE.  The ALMIGHTY GOD is OMNISCIENT, or ALL-KNOWING, meaning He KNOWS what is the very BEST for you and He KNOWS what His Will is concerning your LIFE.  He KNOWS what you will have to face in the FUTURE, and exactly what your NEEDS are NOW and THEN.  SO, who else in your circle of people, to whom you place your CONFIDENCE in, has that ability?  I would rather put my CONFIDENCE in the ALMIGHTY GOD, and His WISDOM, than a THOUSAND PEOPLE, who are NOT OMNISCIENT, or OMNIPOTENT, (all powerful).  

 

Your CONFIDENCE in the ALMIGHTY GOD, brings with it a GREAT REWARD.  But, to be ABLE to receive this REWARD, you will NEED ENDURANCE to be ABLE to carry out the Will of God, in FULL CONFIDENCE; That He who has begun a GOOD WORK in you will COMPLETE it UNTIL the Day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6) He will provide what we NEED to ENDURE, so that we might be able to RECEIVE what He has PROMISED, an ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, and to be ABLE to ESCAPE an ETERNAL LIFE in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS. 

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then your CONFIDENCE is, more than likely, NOT FULLY in Him.  And you are NOT living a life, according to His Will.  You are being INFLUENCED by the Devil, who will lead you down the path to Hell, and will do ALL in his power to KEEP your CONFIDENCE away from GOD.  In order to CHANGE this scenario, you MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and CONFIDENCE in Him.  CONFESSING your sins to Him, and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS.  BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and put your FULL CONFIDENCE in HIM!!  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!