“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Pro. 3:5-6.
Irrespective of who you are and how anointed you are, there comes a time in the life of every believer as well as in the church when God puts us to the ultimate test of faith. It’s the same test Israel faced in the wilderness side of the Jordan. What is this test? It is to look at all the dangers ahead, the giant issues facing us, the high walls of affliction, the principalities and powers that seek to destroy us and to cast ourselves totally on God’s promises. The test is to commit ourselves to a lifetime of trust and confidence in his Word. It’s a commitment to believe that God is bigger than all our problems and enemies. To trust God despite our unfavourable circumstances.
Our heavenly Father isn’t looking for a faith that deals with one problem at a time. He’s looking for a lifetime faith, a lifelong commitment to him, to his word and biblical principles. God is looking for the faith that trusts him for the impossible. That sees the invisible and going all out to do the improbable for God. This kind of faith brings calmness and rest to our soul, no matter our situation. And we have this calmness because we’ve settled once and for all, My God is bigger. He is able to bring me out of any and all afflictions.
The God we serve is loving and long-suffering, but he won’t allow you His child to dwell in unbelief. Neither does he condone mediocrity. You may have been tested time after time and now the time has come for you to make a decision. God wants the faith that endures the ultimate test, a faith that won’t allow anything to shake you from trust and confidence in his faithfulness. As Israel faced Jericho, the people were told not to say a word, but simply to march. These faithful believers didn’t resist God and his instruction No, they were focused on the one thing God asked of them: to obey his Word and go forward. That is faith. It means setting your heart to obey all that is written in God’s Word, without questioning it or taking it lightly.
FURTHER READING:
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Heb. 11:6.
“By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.” Heb. 11:27.
DECLARATION:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for causing my enemies who rise against me to be defeated before my face; they come out against me one way and flee before me seven ways. Your blessings are commanded upon my storehouses and in all that I set my hand to do. You have established me as a holy person to yourself. I keep your commandments and walk in your ways. Amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Hagai. 2:1-23. Zech. 1:1-21. Zech. 2:1-13. Zech. 3:1-10.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“Your Anxiety Does Not Empty Tomorrow Of Its Sorrows, But Only Empties Today Of Its Strengths.”
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