Without
FAITH it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews
11:6)
Now
FAITH is being SURE of what we hope for
And
CERTAIN of what we do not see.
This
is what the ancients were commended for.
By
FAITH we understand that the universe was formed at God's
command,
So
that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.(Hebrews
11:1-3)
God
told Joshua: Be strong and courageous,
Because
you will lead these people to inherit the land
I
swore to their forefathers to give them.
Be
strong and very courageous.
Be
careful to obey all the Law My servant Moses gave you;
Do
not turn from it to the right or to the left,
That
you may be successful wherever you go.
Do
not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth;
Meditate
on it day and night,
So
that you may be careful to do everything written in it.
Then
you will be prosperous and successful.
Have
I not commanded you?
Be
strong and courageous.
Do
not be terrified; do not be discouraged,
For
the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:6-9)
Today,
nothing has changed from the days of Joshua.
FAITH
is the courage to believe God and to act upon that FAITH.
God's
instructions to Joshua are the same as his instructions for us today.
We
must obey the commands and teaching of Christ Jesus.
We
must meditate on them day and night.
We
cannot become terrified or discouraged,
Because
God is with us as we abide in Christ.
He
will never leave us or forsake us.
He
is with us to the very end of the Age, or when we are called Home.
What
is our challenge? To OVERCOME this world and it's ruler, Satan.
FAITH
is the Victory that OVERCOMES the world.
Who
is it that OVERCOMES the world?
Only
he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. (1 John 5:4-5)
They
OVERCAME him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb
And
by the word of their testimony;
They
did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. (Rev.
12:11)
To
him who OVERCOMES I will give the right to eat from the Tree Of LIFE
Which
is in the Paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7)
The
whole world is against FAITH.
The
whole world, under the control of Satan, hates FAITH.
The
whole world apart from Christ is the enemy of God and of FAITH.
The
whole world is designed to prevent FAITH from coming into being,
And
to destroy it when it does.
Why?
Because FAITH condemns the world.
FAITH
is the smell of death to the world. (2 Corinthians 2:16)
If
you BELIEVE and have FAITH in God and act upon that FAITH,
You
condemn every unbeliever around you and they know it.
This
is why it takes COURAGE to have FAITH in God;
Most
people are against you and hate you as they hated Christ Jesus,
Because
He tells the world that what they do is EVIL. (John 7:7)
On
the other hand, for those whom God calls, you are the fragrance of
Christ
And
the One Who lives in you is the most desirable person on earth.
This
is the PARADOX of this life:
One will hate you and the other will
love you.
We
who BELIEVE are all fishermen and women,
Fishing
for those who will believe, in the power of Christ.
Abiding
in Christ is the KEY.
If
we abide in Christ,
He
will give us the COURAGE we need to OVERCOME this world.
We
can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. (Philippians
4:13)
The
eyes of the Lord look the world over to strengthen those
Who's
hearts are full committed to Him. (2 Chronicles 16:9)
To
maintain FAITH is a FIGHT! It takes COURAGE and Action!
The
apostle Paul exhorted Timothy:
Fight
the good Fight of FAITH.
Take
hold of the Eternal LIFE to which you were called
When
you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
In
sight of God, Who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus,
Who
while testifying before Pontius Pllate made the good confession,
I
charge you to keep this command without spot or blame
Until
the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Which
God will bring about in His Own Time--
God
the blessed and only ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
Who
lives in unapproachable LIGHT, Whom no one has seen or can see.
To
Him be honor and might forever, Amen. (1 Timothy 6:12-16)
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father, Your Kingdom
come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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