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“faith does not come through witnessing supernatural works or miracles, but through God’s Word: “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). You may ask, “What is the specific word that produces faith?” It is the word that reveals who our heavenly Father is. This is how we discover who He is—by seeing and believing for ourselves who He claims to be—and this occurs most often as God meets us in our trials. Where Was God? So why did God lead the Israelites to the waters of bitterness at Marah? Why did He not provide fresh water? Considering that He took control of an entire sea of water for them, it should have been easy for Him to change the waters at Marah! All He had to do was speak, and those waters would have been purified before the Israelites ever arrived. Why did”
― David Wilkerson, Knowing God by Name: Names of God That Bring Hope and Healing

“They are not all Israel who are of Israel” (Romans 9:6). “Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham” (Galatians 3:7). “Those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed” (Romans 9:8). “He is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God” (Romans 2:28–29). “This Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children—but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all” (Galatians”
― David Wilkerson, It Is Finished: Finding Lasting Victory Over Sin

“The Bible tells us that in the last days Satan is going to pour out his wrath on the earth because he knows his time is short.”
― David Wilkerson, It Is Finished: Finding Lasting Victory Over Sin

“We are starting to redefine Christianity. We are giving in to the dangerous temptation to take the Jesus of the Bible and twist him into a version of Jesus we are more comfortable with. A nice, middle-class, American Jesus. A Jesus who doesn't mind materialism and who would never call us to give away everything we have. A Jesus who would not expect us to forsake our closest relationships so that he receives all our affection. A Jesus who is fine with nominal devotion that does not infringe on our comforts, because, after all, he loves us just the way we are. A Jesus who want us to be balanced, who wants us to avoid dangerous extremes, and who, for that matter, wants us to avoid danger altogether. A Jesus who brings us comfort and prosperity as we live out our Christian spin on the American dream.”
― David Platt