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As a child, the first time I saw a giant dummy cheque, I wondered if the receiver was going to take that huge thing into the bank and get it cleared.

I would later get to know that it is the way cheques are presented for the cameras. The real cheque  would be presented off-camera and cleared like any other cheque. 

Every gift has the way it is received. The way you receive a laptop gift is different from the way you receive a car gift, and that is also different from the way you receive a home as a gift. You can immediately take a laptop gift home; for a car gift, you receive a key, some documents, and later drive the car away. For a home gift, you receive keys and documents, just like the car gift; but there will be a need to move into the house to take possession.

You cannot say because you have to stretch your hands to receive your laptop gift, drive your car gift away, or move into the home given to you as a gift; they cease to be gifts.

The only way the entire creation can respond to, and receive from God, is through faith.

In Hebrews 11:3, we read,

*By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.*

Further down that same chapter, we read about the faith of Abel, Enoch, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Joseph, Moses, Rahab, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and all the prophets.  

In the verse 6, we read.

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Faith then, is telling God,

“I know You exist, and You give good gifts to your children.”

It is what we need to receive from God, including God’s greatest gift – Salvation.

*PRAYER*

*URGENT CALL*

Every soul is valuable to God, far more than the entire world! But by nature, we are all sinful, and alienated from God, and we ultimately face his wrath!

God in His mercy and love made a way for us to remedy this. He gives us a chance to reverse this downward spiral to destruction, join His family, be part of His household, and become His children.

The first step to becoming a member of God’s household is for us to be saved.

Salvation comes through accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Personal Savior.

It is a very personal decision. No one can make that decision for you.

If you make that decision today, there will be great singing and rejoicing in heaven; because one new member has joined the family and household of God! A soul, much, much more valuable than the world, has been saved from destruction!

Do you want to make that decision today?

Please visit “The Believer’s Prayer” for guidance if you want to make that decision.

Then develop your new relationship with God through your Quiet Time.

Then find a Bible-Believing Church where you can Fellowship with like minded people.

We will be happy to hear from you through the contact information on that page, or the ones at the top of this page. Don’t delay. Make this very personal decision today!

You will get a Bible as a gift for contacting us and telling us about your experience and new life in Christ. God richly bless you.

*EXCITING NEWS!*

Your favourite website (Testimony Devotional) is back online, and with all content intact too! 

You can read this and other uplifting articles on the *Testimony Devotional Website* at:

www.testimonydevotional.org

or

www.mytd.org.

*GRATITUDE*

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God bless you richly, and continue to pray without ceasing, and please say one for us too.

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*EDITOR’S NOTE*

This article was previously published on July 16, 2021 under the title, “Why Faith?” at a time when our website was still down.