“And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.”
John 7:31 Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”
John 4:39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.”
John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
John 8:30 As he was saying these things, many believed in him. So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 12:42 Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;
John 3:2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
John 9:16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them.
John 10:41 And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.” And many believed in him there.
Matthew 11:3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”
It is one thing to believe but there is so much more than belief. Believing that Jesus was the Anointed One from God is the beginning. Trusting in, relying on, and clinging to His redemptive work on the cross for the forgiveness of your sin is when belief turns into faith and a live changing path that has eternal rewards. At the point and time He sends the Holy Spirit to indwell and lead you on this walk to eternity. This heart, mind, and soul deep conversion takes place creating a new person with a single purpose – to honor and glorify our heavenly Father. Let the roots of this conversion continue to grow deep into your life. Choose and commit to humbly serving, honoring, following and obeying Him. Start each day with this commitment. For those that do, He will be their rock, fortress, help in time of trouble, power, strength, hope, and ever present in their lives to lead them into eternity. For those who do not believe, trust in, rely on, and cling to Him there is a promise of eternity in hell where there is no future hope, only total separation, destruction, pain, and suffering forever.
