Halleluiah!!! This Evening, the message God has just for you, is about FAITH...Hebrews 11 says; "Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen"...That is, what Faith is ...Faith for the Now, its not past Faith, its Now Faith, its Now in the present Faith.what is in front of you, right Now Faith!
Turn with me if you will, to the book of James, the 1st Chapter. In James 1:3 the Bibles says,"Knowing this; that the trying of your Faith worketh patience". Knowing What??? Well go back one verse.."My Brethren Count it all Joy when you fall into divers temptation"....
You see James, that Son of Mary and Joesph, that half brother of Jesus, was also a leader in the church of Jerusalemand He was writing a letter to the Jewish Christians telling them that even the best of US, will suffer in this world, troubles and afflictions will come...Even to us who think and hope well of ourselves...and He was telling them think it not strange, if you meet up with troubles! And what he was saying to them then, the word is still true for us today!
In our lives there will be troubles, difficulties,burdens,suffering,hardships, pain, misery, and misfortunes, Trials and temptations many and different...And it doesnt matter how well you think and hope of yourself...
I hear people say all the time, I am a good person, I dont treat people the way I get treated...Why is this happening to me? Why did he do me? What did I do to deserve this..
Well I come to tell you today that it is beyond our Human Abilities to understand the why's behind our afflictions...
The enemy has a thousand ways of captivating unbalanced souls. The enemy assaults us in the things that belong to Our souls, and works hard to deface the Heavenly image that God placed in our Hearts. We got to know this Saints...
This is why Apostle Paul tells us; Put on the whole Amour of God. because we are helpless against the enemy's ambushes in our own might, Our strength is found in the Amour of God...Back in those days a Solider was not equipped for war until He had put on His Amour..Today we have a whole amour to put on; And this Amour doesnt have a back to it...Because there is nothing to defend you when you turn back in this Christian Walk.
Are you still with me Saints? The Truth is our girdle, truth is what holds all the pieces of the amour together, The Righteousness of Christ, which is rooted in us, fortifies the Heart, its the breastplate, against the attacks of the enemy.Resolution is the leg amour, and we need that, to stand our ground.
To Stand Victoriously, or March on this upward journey,our feet shod not with shoes, but with the Preparation to Carry the Gospel of Peace, to be a messenger of good tidings(Isaiah 52:7)
Then above all Paul say taking the shield of Faith...The Roman Shield was oblong, about 4 1/2 feet long and it covered the whole body...
And so is Faith, the Faith that fully trusts in God, and doesnt doubt,
This FAith is the best of defenses, You got to have faith God's Children...and dont forget the
Helmet of Salvation, its the protection from the blows to the Head...It gives Us soldiers, courage for conflict, Its the Consciousness that we have a Savior who is able to save us from the uttermost...Amen!
Now all that amour is for our Protection but now ...we Do have a Sword!!!
and every Christian Soldier is to USE, always and everywhere, the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Conquering Word of God!!!
Any Soliders Reading this Tonight????
One thing we can keep in mind is that everything that happens in our lives, happens because God either allowed it or ordained it. The enemy cannot bring financial or physical destruction unless its God's Permissive Will,
and we have to keep in mind that He will set the limits to what the enemy can do to us...Having trouble believing this well take a look at Job, Trouble Hit him from every side, he lost his family , his wealth, his health, ...We Will Go Thru Troubles, Test, and Tribulations..to purfiy us...Turn with me if you will...to zachariah 13:9 The Message bible says it like this...God said: I'll deliver the surviving third to the refinery fires. I'll refine them as silver is refined, test them for purity as gold is tested. Then they'll pray to me by my name and I'll anwer them personally. I'll say, 'Thats my people.' They'll say,'God-My God!' Throughout scripture fire often represents judgement, and eternal punishment,But it can also have a positive, purifying effect on God's People...
We will go thru things to test us, to teach us, and to strenghten us. Amen!
In Faith, we have to believe in the Power of God, and the Word of God and the Promises of God...in times of our afflictions.
Faith will work your paitience!
There must be Patience!
You see, the trying of our faith will bring you to the Grace of God, and the more we recieve the Grace of God, the stronger our Faith Grows...Faith worketh Patience! and we gotta let it work! Faith isnt a Stupid thing, but an Active thing. We must let Faith work...How many of you can witness that Faith will work wonders in times of trouble?
It has a perfect Work...
Trouble can come back to back, the enemy will positon himself right at your breaking point, right at the point where you lose your patience and start working your passion...You know what I am talkin bout???...even if you have grown past this point in your life you still remember when...
When the rent is due, and you get laid off then your phone gets cutt off,and your waiting on an unemplyment check and it gets lost in the mail, you look in the refrigerator, and its getting bare and you got kids to feed, go to the car and its on a flat and you manage to fix that and your out of Gas...
When the trying of Faith worketh Patience, and we go thru troubles,
when we bare down and tolerate the afflictions with humble obediant eye towrds Him, You will see the perfect work of patience. with prayer and supplication,
When we ask God to give us the wisdom to make right use fo the troubles , we are going thru, When we are able to look at something that has the "form of godliness" and know that it denies the power thereof...Jesus says that we will know the Truth and the Truth will set you Free. I dont know about you but if I present myself as a living sacrafice, holy and acceptable to Him who is able, If I truely give my thoughts, Lord I repent some of those thoughts, my hopes, my job, my home, my dreams, my desires, my compassions, my mouth,my family, my husband, my children, If I present , give and offer up to Him, my Daddy, All of Me...there will be a divine transfer for all of Him...and I want all of Him. Dont you...He is worthy of all our Love despite what we see from Him..Regardless of the way we think He treats us , Truth be told, He treats us all way better than we truely deserve Now I may be preachin to myself,.because this might not apply to you or your life , But for me to walk, talk, trust,believe,rely on, Only My Father I wont be needin to look for others to pray me out, of nothing! And knowing that I have gave it all, to My Good Shepard,..I can wait...my waiting will keep me in His presence...Amen?
Are You still with me...?
Waiting doesnt mean I'm sittin around waitin for something to fall in my lap, Remember, Faith without works is Dead...The Kingdom of God is always moving forward...The Bible says Life is a test, Life is a trust, and Life is a temporary assignment...Knowing this when trouble comes, we can count it all Joy. Joy because God is going to work it all out for His Glory! Joy because we Are Participating in the Divine Role, to make Our Father proud of Us...James 1:12 says Blessed are those who endure when they are tested when they pass the test, they will recieve the crown of Life that God has promised to those who love Him!!! Halleluiah!
In those times of Troubles, we have to petition the throne of Grace, Isnt God, the manager of all your Affairs? He made us for His purpose, The Holy Spirit is Saying; Be quiet and Go thru it! Jesus the Son of the Living God brought a few of His Prayer Partners with Him to the Garden of Gethsemane and asked them to stay awake and pray, they went to sleep on Him three times...some prayer partners huh? You remember the Story, Jesus went and prayed the bible says that He was sorrowful and very heavy, He said My soul is exceedingly sorrow and prayed so hard that sweat poured out, and His prayer was:"Oh My Father, If it be possible, let this cup pass from Me! Never the less, not as I will, but as thou will!"And you know God did not answer Him Once.He was silent...it was like Heaven just shut down....Have you ever prayed to God, and didnt get an answer? Was Never the less, Not as I will but you Will be done your response??? God will send His ministering Angels to strengthen you in your weakness, in your breaking point...Because this battle is greater than you or I, God sent Jesus, to the Cross for the transfomation of Power. The Bible says my people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge...To be wise in trying times is a Special Gift of God, and He will give us His Wisdom...
Some think that Faith is about the Glitter of this world, God releases the funds to those He Wills to have it...And to those that much is given much is surely required...Faith isnt about getting , if I never get another thing in Life ...God♥ is Still Good!!! and His Promises, His Grace,His Mercy,His Will, His Love♥ is all in that Faith...in the Now Faith!
I hope that this has been a blessing to the Hearer and Doer of this Word, May God be with you All, In Jesus Mighty Name, Amen!
This was Dedicated to my Daughter Alisha who requires more of Me...
