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WHAT IS FAITH #5
Faith is Consistency
Foundation Texts: Heb. 11, 1 Tim.6:12, Jer. 1:12, Gal.3:13,
Ps.34:19
The Holy Spirit wants to REINFORCE the truths of God's Word into
your heart. The more aware you are of the will of God; of who you
are in Christ; of what belongs to you; the stronger you become.
THE STRONGER THE TREE GROWS, THE LESS IT IS SWAYED BY THE WINDS!
THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH 1 Tim. 6:12, Eph. 6:12, Mark 4:15
For there to be a fight, there must be an adversary (1 Peter 5:8).
The devil opposes everything good that comes into your life! He
wants to rob you of the Word of God; and will try and fight to stop
you from believing and trusting God for the things you have read in
the Bible that belong to you.
Paul exhorts us to use the Sword of the Spirit (Eph. 6:17) ..
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THE WORD LIKE A SHIELD. Be clothed in your
full armour and the enemy will not be able to steal from you what
rightfully belongs to you.
WHERE DOES THE ENEMY STRIKE?
The greatest hindrance to your faith as a believer is to let the
devil STRIKE YOUR SENSES. (Satan is the god of this world and likes
to BLIND MINDS 2 Cor. 4: 4).
Your senses take information and give your brain a signal.
Your brain is connected to the will and this will determine how you
make a decision, by your power of choice. (Romans 8:6)
If you allow your life to be influenced by the things around that
you see, smell, hear, touch, taste .. it will bring death (Gen.
3:16-19) because there is a curse of death upon this world.
IF you let the Word lead you, it will take you out of the problem
and bring you into the solution. Hebrews 11:1 says "Now faith is
the substance of things hoped for.... " And as Romans 10:17 says
"faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God" ... we
could combine these verses and say "Now the Word of God is the
substance of things hoped for..... " It does not say "my senses are
the substance of things hoped for"!
LOOK AT GOD'S WORD .. LIVE IN IT .. IF YOU WANT YOUR FAITH LEVEL
BUILT UP .. not at what you see, hear or feel. Faith comes by the
Word of God and when audibly spoken from your spirit, quickened by
the Holy Spirit, the force of faith will release the power of God
in your situation.
You don't have to deny things seen .... just don't let them
influence your believing! 2 Cor. 4:18 says "we look NOT at the
things which are seen (perceived by the senses) but at the things
which are not seen (not perceived by the senses). USE YOUR EYE OF
FAITH .. FOR FAITH IS THE CONVICTION OF THINGS NOT SEEN.
BUILD YOUR LIFE UPON THE WORD
Whatever you are building .. church, house, marriage, business,
etc. ..BUILD IT ON THE WORD (Matt.7:24-29) Thousands hear this ..
and thousand are not doing it. THE WISE DO THE WORD!
Adam and Eve allowed themselves to be influenced by Satan who
polluted the Word of God to them. Whether you are aware of it or
not, WHAT YOU THINK ON THE MOST (giving the most time to in your
thought life) WILL EVENTUALLY DOMINATE YOUR LIFE.
The soil of your heart doesn't really know the difference between
"seeds" that are planted into it. Therefore whatever seed you
plant - the right or wrong one - will come up.
DOUBLE MINDEDNESS LOSES YOUR ANSWER James 1:6-8
A man who is spiritually minded one day, carnally minded another
day, is UNSTABLE IN ALL HIS WAYS. When a storm comes up, you will
then be tossed all over the place. But, if you are single minded
on the Word, you will be found in a place of rest after the storm
has past. WORRY IS A STATE OF UNCERTAINTY .. BEING IN TWO MINDS.
So when we read James 1:6-8, you can see that A WORRIER DOESN'T
RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM THE LORD.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO GODS WORD, THEN YOU COULD
START OUT COPYING SOMEONE ELSE, ONLY TO FINISH IN FEAR AND EVEN
DIE! TAKE YOUR STAND ON THE WORD OF GOD
FAITH GETS GOD'S ATTENTION EVERY TIME
Turn on a drill and it will drill a hole.
Turn on a concrete machine and it will mix concrete.
Turn your faith on and it activates God to perform His Word
Your faith will get God's attention every time (Matt. 8:10)
Don't allow the preacher to do all your learning. SPEND TIME IN
THE WORD. Meditate on Hebrews 13:8 JESUS CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY
& TODAY & FOREVER.
People are losing out on God's best because they are not believing
what the Word says but what they heard, felt or were taught. Don't
base your believing and thinking on what you see., BASE YOUR FAITH
ON THE WORD OF GOD.
Remember, "little foxes spoil the vines". They start eating at the
root system and then, one day, you find it has separated the vine
from the root system and the vine dies!
You don't know how far faith is perfected in any individual. Jesus
always healed those who had faith that He could do it. (Matthew
9:28-30) If they had no faith, He could do no mighty works (Mark
6:5). PEOPLE MISS IT BECAUSE THE TRADITIONS OF MEN HAVE MADE VOID
THE POWER RESIDENT IN THE WORD OF GOD (Mark 7:13)
FAITH WILL RELEASE THE BLESSINGS OF GOD INTO YOUR LIFE
JESUS HAS PURCHASED OUR VICTORY (Galatians 3:13) AND FAITH CAN TAKE
THE PROMISES OF GOD AND MAKE THEM COME TO PASS IN YOUR LIFE.
BELIEVE IT ... ACT ON IT!
In a legal suit, if you have lost a right .. a lawyer uses laws
from a Law Book, and when a case is won, the person who lost a
right has RIGHT OF REDEMPTION or THE RIGHT TO HAVE RESTORED BACK TO
THEM WHAT WAS LOST!
Through Jesus Christ and the right of redemption and its reality,
we now have the right TO HAVE BROUGHT BACK INTO OUR POSSESSION
EVERYTHING LOST THAT WAS ORIGINALLY OURS. (Genesis 1:26-30) ADAM &
EVE were DISARMED, DISROBED & DOMINATED BY THE DEVIL. Now we have
THE RIGHT OF REDRESS. POSSESS YOUR POSSESSIONS - they are yours
through the Blood of Jesus - ACT ON YOUR FAITH TO GET RESULT