JIGM – JESUS IS GLOBAL MINISTRIES
One Lord One Faith
Gaslighting The Gospel: Belief Is A Must
134th BDS – 8/1/2024
Scripture Reference: John 6:22-51
“Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”
John 6:29 KJV
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6 KJV
Nothing much has changed since the beginning of human life itself when it comes to mankind believing that our One True and Living GOD exists. The Children of Israel doubted Him in the wilderness even after He rescued them from oppression at the hands of the Egyptians. Esther doubted that she was chosen to sway the King against the plot of Haman to slaughter GOD’s chosen people. Even after seeing JESUS perform many miracles including raising Lazarus from the dead, most still did not believe that He was The Son of GOD, sent that the World may be saved through Him.
“And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.”
Matthew 13:54-58 KJV
Final Thought: The fact is, when things don’t quite go as planned, or when tragedy strikes suddenly, or when healing doesn’t come as quickly as we want it to or when injustice goes seemingly unpunished, or when evil appears to prevail.. the human mind looks for someone to blame. Questions of: “Where are You GOD? Why did You allow this to happen? and statements like, “If You’re really real, then You’ll show me GOD!” more often tend to arise. I challenge you to believe.. not because your Mom or Dad believed (believes) and raised you up going to a sanctuary every Sunday, not because your spouse or significant other believed (believes), and not because an individual behind a podium or on a stage tells you that you should. It is important to believe within your very heart and to be persuaded in your own mind that what has been written in the Holy Scriptures is undeniably true!
-Minister Marchand, Founder and Overseer of JESUS IS GLOBAL MINISTRIES-JIGM and JESUS IS GLOBAL MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY-JIGMIA