Who we are in Messiah....
We are Faith filled people in the GOD of Israel!
We are all given a measure of FAITH....we are to walk by that FAITH. If we believe a certain thing long enough it will become a part of our very being...we MUST be careful in our faith walk...
Last time we studied a bit about fear and how it can attack our minds in various ways. We also learned that it is up to us to re-new our minds to the word of God in order to be free from the spirit of fear.
Unbelief, doubt, and fear are opposites of faith, and can shipwreck our faith if we are not mindful of it.
But where do they come from?
1)Unbelief, comes through the theories of men (listening to others)
2) Doubt, comes by hearing and accepting the voices of religious traditions or others who are doubtful (once again, hearing)
3) Fear, comes by listening to the lies of the devil, all of these are the seeds planted by the devil , doubt, unbelief, and fear...they have the same same source. (hmm once again, hearing)
NOTE: it is at these points of "hearing" that we must determine whether we accept it by "faith " or not. There is ONE truth..
I want to share 7 facts about faith, they are as follows:
1) It is impossible to please God without faith - Hebrews 11:6
2) Messiah/Christ is our source, author and developer and finisher of our faith Hebrews 12:2
3) the word of God is called the word of faith, and faith comes by hearing the word of God
We must HEAR the word, internalize it, over and over again, speak in agreement with the word of God; our words are seed and will produce in like kind; the word of God is for ALL his people, the LORD GOD, by his Spirit, shared something with me years ago that has been so beneficial in my faith walk; I would like to share it with you as well. He told me, my word is for each of my people, individually as well as corporate; put the word in first person ( put your name in there ) for example:
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Would read:
I, Deborah CAN do ALL things through Messiah/Christ who strengthens her. Phil 4:13 This has been a real blessing to me over the years and I pray it will benefit you as well. God is a personal God, we have a personal relationship, therefore make his word just as personal.
Once heard then what? OBEY! Walk in it, DO IT!
This pertains to all scripture, front to back cover!
There are only 2 sides in this world, God's and Satan, our words form our lives, words are creative folks. We are where we are now by the words we spoke and choices we made in the past; we can frame our future by our words. We must not listen to anything that opposes the word of God....like fear we cannot afford for it to slip into our minds, become thought, those thoughts become actions and actions will produce a destiny. We are created in Gods image...God SPOKE and there was light, God SPOKE and there was the sun and moon etc etc We must imitate our Father in heaven and speak HIS word; faith filled words.
The power of life and death are IN the tongues Proverbs 18:21.
Gods words = Life; Satan's words = Death, its just that simple. As I said earlier...there are only 2 forces at work in this world, God's and Satan's, where do we line up?
This is a daily choice we can accept fear, doubt and worry and unbelief or we can choose NOT to accept it, by the power of our testimony; Speaking what God has to say about it all..regardless of what it is.
Fear Not! Do not be moved by what you see and hear from this world; cling to Y'shua and his promises, that is the only truth.
4) God has given to every believer a measure of faith Romans 12:3;Ephesians 2:8
If we say we have no faith, that is a lie, we all have been given a measure of faith. The problem with us is, we don't exercise it enough, and we don't allow it to grow, we dont feed it! We wont discipline ourselves to. If we would just put a 1/4 of the trust we have in this world and man in the one true God...we would be truly blessed indeed!
After all, there would be no world, there would no "man" had God not brought it forth amen? We need to read the instruction manual and walk by it; apply it; LISTEN to it. It is the voice of God your Father.
5) The God kind of faith is produced in the heart and released by the mouth Mark 11:23; Romans 4:17; Romans 10:8
From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks take time to notice what comes out of your mouth...are the words God filled words or the enemies; faith or doubt, fear or unbelief; Jesus said SAY to this mountain be thou cast down and thrown into the sea...not merely think about it; but think about it and then SAY it. That mountain can be anything in our lives, even Fear, doubt and worry, unbelief! In these last days more than ever we need to cling to the words of God and align our hearts, mind and words up with what God has to say about it. It will produce fruit, NOT might, it WILL!
6) Faith IS believing what God said in his word Hebrews 4:2; 2Cor 4:16,18
Faith is an action word; God said it, I believe it, that settles and THEN walking and talking like we mean it...
Finally,
7) Faith is measurable and it can grow, 2 Thessalonians 1:3; Acts 6:7,8
With this world in constant turmoil; with all the truth of God's word coming to pass more and more everyday, would it not be wisdom to KNOW what God says about it all and to be in agreement with him, which will in turn give us HIS peace that passes ALL understanding
And friends I think we can all agree that we ALL need HIS "peace" in these end times.
Tid Bit for you all:
"Sow a thought - reap an act"
Sow an act - reap a habit
Sow a habit - reap a lifestyle
Sow a lifestyle - reap a destiny
The choice is ours. Speak Life Filled Words...
Remember..we serve a mighty God an awesome God and there is nothing that catches him by surprise!
Love In Christ To You All,
Shalom
Pastor Deborah
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