The

of the Faithful

 James 1:6“But let him ask in

faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”

“Let him ask in faith, with no doubting…”• The asker must be in the faith.

John 16:23“Very truly I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in

my name, He will give it to you.”

John 9:31“Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if

anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.”

“Let him ask in faith, with no doubting…”

• The thing asked for must be an object of faith.

1 John 5:14 “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”

“Let him ask in faith, with no doubting…”

James 5:16“Therefore confess your sins to one another,

pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.”

Hannah and Her Prayer1 Samuel 1:10

“She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.”

2 Chronicles 16:9“For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro

throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.”

Hannah and Her Prayer1 Samuel 1:11

“And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a man child, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come on his head.”

Number 6:5“During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor may

be used on their head. They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the LORD is over; they must let their hair grow long.”

“…for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”

The propriety and beauty of this comparison will be seen at once. The wave of the sea has no stability.

“…for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”

So that he comes to God with unsettled convictions and hopes, is liable to be driven about by every new feeling that may spring up in the mind.

“…for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”

At the present hour are we to pray ardently for a gift, about which at the next we shall be utterly careless?Or shall we be earnestly interceding for an individual, to whose welfare in a few hours we are quite indifferent?

RMS Titanic Noah’s Ark

• Designer: Alexander Carlisle• Made of: Steel• Cost: $177,050,757.50• The biggest boat in its time.

• Designer: God• Made of: Wood• Cost: Probably Free• The biggest boat in its time.

Size Comparison

RMS Titanic Noah’s Ark

• Sailed only once.• Made of: Steel• Cost: $177,050,757.50• Passengers: 2,223 people

• Sailed only once.• Made of: Wood• Cost: Probably Free• Passengers: Over 50,000

animals, 2 million insects and 8 people

RMS Titanic Noah’s Ark

• Viewed with great pride.• All want to enter.

• Viewed with great mockery.• The people do not want to

enter.

RMS Titanic Noah’s Ark

• Captain: Edward J. Smith- 59 years old- Prior naval

experience of 43 years

• Captain: Noah- 600 years old- Prior naval experience

of 0 years.

RMS Titanic Noah’s Ark

Final Destination?

RMS Titanic Noah’s Ark

• Destination: At the bottom of the ocean (Atlantic Ocean).

• Survivors: 706 out of 2,223 or only 31.6% survived.

• Destination: On top of the mountain (Mt. Ararat/ Turkey).

• Survivors: All 50,000 animals, 2 million insects and 8 people survived.

A word of caution or else you might be deceived by the evil: We know that God does not always guarantee that we will never suffer or experience death, but He does promise to be with us always.