Rom 4:20,21 "yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.
Belief is a decision and praise chases the feeling of doubt away making it easier to believe.
We enter the presence of God through praise.
Put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
Psalm 34:1 A decision to bless the Lord and praise Him. This praise allows the Spirit of God to flow.
Praise can be a decision to believe in Jesus and the deliverance He will bring that will counter worrying about the problem. Many times for me it will take a long time to overcome worry with praise.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Shield of Faith
Faith does not consider a report against God's promise.
Eph 6:16 "in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one."
Deut 33:29 The Lord is the shield of your help
Ps 3:3 The Lord is a shield about me.
Ps 5:12 The Lord surround me with favor as with a shield
Ps 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield
Ps 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield
We extinguish flaming arrows with the shield of faith.
How?
A shield blocks.
How do we block flaming arrows? 2 Cor 10:3-5 explains.
1. Destroy speculations
2. Reject every thing that comes against the knowledge of God.
3. Reject every thought captive in obedience
So when a thought comes against a Scriptural promise it is rejected and instead the Scriptual promise is accepted.
Idle thoughts are put aside to allow communion with Christ.
Eph 6:16 "in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one."
Deut 33:29 The Lord is the shield of your help
Ps 3:3 The Lord is a shield about me.
Ps 5:12 The Lord surround me with favor as with a shield
Ps 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield
Ps 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield
We extinguish flaming arrows with the shield of faith.
How?
A shield blocks.
How do we block flaming arrows? 2 Cor 10:3-5 explains.
1. Destroy speculations
2. Reject every thing that comes against the knowledge of God.
3. Reject every thought captive in obedience
So when a thought comes against a Scriptural promise it is rejected and instead the Scriptual promise is accepted.
Idle thoughts are put aside to allow communion with Christ.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
God Opens the Door of Faith
Acts 14:27
God opens the door of faith
1 Cor 16:9 A wide door for effective service has been opened to me and there are many adversaries.
2 Cor 2:12 A door was opened for Paul in the Lord.
Col 4:3 Pray for God to open a door for the word.
Psalm 24:4-10 is a prayer for the doors to be opened.
Rev 3:7,8 God is the one who opens and shuts doors.
The door is an opportunity, it takes faith to go through the door.
The works of faith are in the areas God opens to us.
Opposition is not a closed door, if you can continue to minister. 1 Cor. 16:9
God opens the door of faith
1 Cor 16:9 A wide door for effective service has been opened to me and there are many adversaries.
2 Cor 2:12 A door was opened for Paul in the Lord.
Col 4:3 Pray for God to open a door for the word.
Psalm 24:4-10 is a prayer for the doors to be opened.
Rev 3:7,8 God is the one who opens and shuts doors.
The door is an opportunity, it takes faith to go through the door.
The works of faith are in the areas God opens to us.
Opposition is not a closed door, if you can continue to minister. 1 Cor. 16:9
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Faith is the Assurance of Things Hoped For
Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
Faith is assured.
Hebrews 3:6 "But Christ was faithful as a Son over His house, whose house we are if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end."
Hebrews 3:14 "For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end."
So assurance is confident and boasts of the hope firm until the end.
Rom 11:22 Continue in His kindness or you will be cut off.
1 Cor 15:2 Your are saved if you hold fast the word which I preached to you (if you don't hold fast) unless you believed in vain.
Quiet confidence, trusting in quietness
assured, faith rests instead of striving.
To be assured is t know without a doubt.
Assurance on sure foundation of Scripture. Let your mind be full of the Scripture of God.
Faith is assured.
Hebrews 3:6 "But Christ was faithful as a Son over His house, whose house we are if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end."
Hebrews 3:14 "For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end."
So assurance is confident and boasts of the hope firm until the end.
Rom 11:22 Continue in His kindness or you will be cut off.
1 Cor 15:2 Your are saved if you hold fast the word which I preached to you (if you don't hold fast) unless you believed in vain.
Quiet confidence, trusting in quietness
assured, faith rests instead of striving.
To be assured is t know without a doubt.
Assurance on sure foundation of Scripture. Let your mind be full of the Scripture of God.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
How can you believe when you receive glory from one another?
John 5:44 "How can you believe when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God."
Approval from others actually hinders our ability to believe! To seek that approval is to be crazy, if you want to be a person of faith.
Live for the approval of God not others. Daily look for His guidance and direction. When we receive glory from God we have what we need. When we receive glory from others, we have to shake it off before we can move forward in faith.
John 12:43 loved approval of men instead of God.
Romans 8:7,8 mind set on flesh is hostle towards God.
1 Sam 2:30 God honors those who honor Him.
2 Cor 10:18 "For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends."
James 2:1 "My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism."
Galatians 1:10 "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I wre still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ."
John 5:41 Jesus does not receive glory from men.
So seek approval from God, and be careful when men approve of you.
Approval from others actually hinders our ability to believe! To seek that approval is to be crazy, if you want to be a person of faith.
Live for the approval of God not others. Daily look for His guidance and direction. When we receive glory from God we have what we need. When we receive glory from others, we have to shake it off before we can move forward in faith.
John 12:43 loved approval of men instead of God.
Romans 8:7,8 mind set on flesh is hostle towards God.
1 Sam 2:30 God honors those who honor Him.
2 Cor 10:18 "For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends."
James 2:1 "My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism."
Galatians 1:10 "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I wre still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ."
John 5:41 Jesus does not receive glory from men.
So seek approval from God, and be careful when men approve of you.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Faith and Pride Can't Co-exixt
Hab 2:4 "Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; but the righteous will live by his faith."
This Scripture contrasts pride with faith. We are not to look to ourselves but to Jesus.
Remember our ability comes from God and all good things are from the Father. James 1:17 Our wealth is a gift from God, Deut 8:18 and Jesus is the source of our life.
Job 40:11,12 Talks of bring the proud low.
Daniel 4:30-37 Nebuchadnezzaar lost his kingdom because of pride. After he gave God glory, his kingdom was restored to him.
Luke 18:14 Publican and pharisee. God is not impressed with our righteousness but with humility.
1 Peter 5:5 It is to our benefit to be subject to elders and be humble with others.
James 4:6 God is opposed to proud but grace to the humble
Faith is reliance on God, pride is reliance on yourself.
This Scripture contrasts pride with faith. We are not to look to ourselves but to Jesus.
Remember our ability comes from God and all good things are from the Father. James 1:17 Our wealth is a gift from God, Deut 8:18 and Jesus is the source of our life.
Job 40:11,12 Talks of bring the proud low.
Daniel 4:30-37 Nebuchadnezzaar lost his kingdom because of pride. After he gave God glory, his kingdom was restored to him.
Luke 18:14 Publican and pharisee. God is not impressed with our righteousness but with humility.
1 Peter 5:5 It is to our benefit to be subject to elders and be humble with others.
James 4:6 God is opposed to proud but grace to the humble
Faith is reliance on God, pride is reliance on yourself.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Your Faith will Be Tested
Judge 20:18-23 Does failure cause us to turn from God's will?
Deut 13:1-3 does the enemies success cause us to turn away?
We are being tested by God. Deut 13:3
Ps 11:5 The Lord tests the righteous and wicked.
Gen 22:1f God tested Abraham with Isaac.
Psalm 34:19 "Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all."
James 1:12 "Blessed is the man who preserves under trial, for once he has been approved he will recieve the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him."
Ex 20:20 thunder, lightening and smoke tested Isralites.
Deut 8:2,16 Wilderness was a testing of the heart; Mana was also a testing.
1 Cor 11:19 Factions allow those that are approved to become evident. So trials will allow those of true character to shine.
Luke 2:35 sword will pierce your soul revealing hearts thoughts.
2 Cor 13:5-7 Test yourself to see if you are in the faith.
John 6:6 Jesus tested Philip asking where to buy bread to feed the 5000
Ex 15:25 Here is an interesting verse that has a lot of meaning.
1) Water represents the teachings of Jesus.
2) The tree is a type of the cross of Christ. We must have the cross of Christ in our life to be able to receive the teachings of Jesus.
3) With the cross in our life the teachings of Jesus are sweet. Without the cross in our life the teachings of Jesus are bitter. The cross is the sufferings that go along with serving Christ.
2 Chron 32:31 God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
Faith trusts God and does not consider circumstances or the report of the world. Faith does not listen to reasoning against the Scriptures. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
The problems/tests will increase our faith/patience as we continue to look to Jesus. Why? Because we are looking at what Jesus said and trust His faithfulness and do not consider the current circumstances.
Deut 13:1-3 does the enemies success cause us to turn away?
We are being tested by God. Deut 13:3
Ps 11:5 The Lord tests the righteous and wicked.
Gen 22:1f God tested Abraham with Isaac.
Psalm 34:19 "Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all."
James 1:12 "Blessed is the man who preserves under trial, for once he has been approved he will recieve the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him."
Ex 20:20 thunder, lightening and smoke tested Isralites.
Deut 8:2,16 Wilderness was a testing of the heart; Mana was also a testing.
1 Cor 11:19 Factions allow those that are approved to become evident. So trials will allow those of true character to shine.
Luke 2:35 sword will pierce your soul revealing hearts thoughts.
2 Cor 13:5-7 Test yourself to see if you are in the faith.
John 6:6 Jesus tested Philip asking where to buy bread to feed the 5000
Ex 15:25 Here is an interesting verse that has a lot of meaning.
1) Water represents the teachings of Jesus.
2) The tree is a type of the cross of Christ. We must have the cross of Christ in our life to be able to receive the teachings of Jesus.
3) With the cross in our life the teachings of Jesus are sweet. Without the cross in our life the teachings of Jesus are bitter. The cross is the sufferings that go along with serving Christ.
2 Chron 32:31 God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
Faith trusts God and does not consider circumstances or the report of the world. Faith does not listen to reasoning against the Scriptures. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
The problems/tests will increase our faith/patience as we continue to look to Jesus. Why? Because we are looking at what Jesus said and trust His faithfulness and do not consider the current circumstances.
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