Month: March 2022

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for^(A) and assurance about what we do not see.^(B) 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.^(C)

³ By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command,^(D) so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

⁴ By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended^(E) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.^(F) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.^(G)

⁵ By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”^[a](H) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. ⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him^(I) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

⁷ By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,^(J) in holy fear built an ark^(K) to save his family.^(L) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.^(M)

⁸ By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance,^(N) obeyed and went,^(O) even though he did not know where he was going. Hebrews 11- 1 – 8

All of this happened by faith a word I feel so strongly in my spirit these days.

Some of you are doing theses some are working on a job, some are believing for a baby and a miracle to visit them specifically. Believe this by faith. Some of the people spoken of in the word died before receiving the promise but the word says they saw it from afar off, some received it. The point is, you need to believe it’s been done and step into it in Jesus name by FAITH.

When you believe in God and what he’s said by faith you will start to walk like it.

Dear God give us the powerful measure of faith needed to step on waters we would’ve otherwise shyed away from. Help us to be brave and dare to trust you in every circumstance. If we claim that you are enough let us believe it, by faith we stand today and by faith we declare to step in Jesus’ name amen.

As I read Galations 5: 13 – 15 this morning it reads:

“For brethren, he have been called unto liberty only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. But if he bite and devour one another, take heed that he be not consumed one of another.

This I say then, walk in the spirit and he shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.”

The love aspect of this hit me harder this morning for some reason. So often as Christians we forget we’re all going through the same thing, even if not individually specific things, we generally are all going through trials. All of us are going through something together we need by all means to extend grace. We view each other through the eyes of our distorted view and selfish mindset all of this stems from the flesh. The flesh is selfish, unclean, indulges in hatred, wrath, idolatry and strife as the word says.

Why do we trust our flesh so much when all it will do it lead us to destruction? The way of the world would have us to think “do what’s best for you” “indulge in those activities because it it makes you feel good you should do it”. This is not always the case, the things that make us feel uncomfortable is often what is the best thing that needs to happen to us in that moment.

So let us learn to walk in the SPIRIT though uncomfortable at times, the BEST way for us to live. “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law” Galations 5:22-23. “And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with it’s affections and lusts” Galations 5:24. I know the flesh will arise at some points but can we be intentional about choosing the way of the spirit that will not lead us to death in the end? I would hope you choose life.

Let us therefore extend grace to others who are experiencing it like us, let us try encouraging someone else for a change and in doing so you will be surprised how much it also helps yourself.

God give us the grace to love others as our self, let us not take the liberty we have been given to indulge in hatred, back biting, gossip, sexual immorality or any other works of the flesh. Let us instead be intentional about serving and loving other people because we are all one in Christ. Our obedience in this manner will break cycles and bondage beyond our knowledge, in Jesus Christ’s name amen.