LIVING BY FAITH
Just as GIVING,
PRAYING, AND FASTING are foundation stones of the Christian religion, they are
foundation stones of each individual person as a Christian. KEEP THESE
FOUNDATION STONES INTACT IN YOUR LIFE!
Jesus gave all He
had for us. He willingly left heaven to come into the world as a baby, to grow
up just as we did. Jesus had experiences just as we had in growing from a baby
to manhood. He was the Son of God, but He was the Son of man, too.
“For we have not
an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but
was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15.
Jesus gave ALL He
had, prayed and fasted many, many hours, and even gave His life for us. If Jesus
had to fast and pray, IT IS CERTAINLY NECESSARY FOR US TO FAST AND PRAY! WE MAY
HAVE TO GIVE OUR LIVES FOR HIM! He is to have first place in our lives --- the
Word says if we love son, daughter, mother, or father more than we love Him, WE
ARE NOT WORTHY OF HIM! (See Matthew 10:37).
“And he that
taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.”
“He that findeth
his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.”
Matthew 10:38,39.
“Will a man rob
God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes
and offerings. Malachi 3:8.
“Bring ye all the
tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me
now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of
heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.” Malachi 3:10.
Is it worth it to
forsake all we have, if necessary, to follow Jesus? Peter said unto Jesus, “ . .
. Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have
therefore?” Matthew 19:27.
“And every one
that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or
wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold,
and shall inherit everlasting life.” Matthew 19:29.
If you have made
vows to God --- PAY THOSE VOWS! GOD IS HOLDING YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM!
The tithe belongs
to God --- we are called thieves if we fail to tithe. “Will a man rob God? Yet
ye have robbed me. . . . In tithes and offerings.” Malachi 3:8. The tithe
BELONGS to God. Our offerings should be given to Him because we love Him.
If we obey God in
everything He requires of us He will give us His faith. Be quick to obey Him in
ALL things. AS YOU WALK OBEDIENTLY BEFORE GOD, HIS FAITH WILL BE YOURS! When you
have God’s faith, you will never need to ask, “CAN GOD?” You will ALWAYS be able
to say, “GOD CAN!”
Before you can
walk obediently before God, YOU WILL HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HIS WILL IS FOR YOUR LIFE
--- WHAT HE WOULD HAVE YOU SAY AND DO IN EVERY PHASE OF YOUR LIFE. How can you
know God’s will in everything that touches your life? The answer is in PRAYER
AND FASTING!
When you have the
answer from God, DO WHAT HE TOLD YOU TO DO! This will mean that you will have to
take up your cross DAILY and follow Jesus.
“And he said to
them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross daily, and follow me.”
“For whosoever
will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake,
the same shall save it.” Luke 9:23,24.
Many Christians
fail to fast. FASTING MUST NOT BE NEGLECTED IF YOU WOULD HAVE GOD’S FAITH AND
POWER IN YOUR LIFE! Jesus set this example for us. Before He began His ministry
HE FASTED FOR FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS.
“Then was Jesus
led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.”
“And when he had
fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.”
“And when the
tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these
stones be made bread.”
“But he answered
and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
“Then the devil
taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,”
“And saith unto
him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall
give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee
up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
“Jesus said unto
him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
“Again, the devil
taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms
of the world, and the glory of them;”
“And saith unto
him, ALL these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.”
“Then saith Jesus
unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord
thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
“Then the devil
leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.” Matthew 4:1-11.
“And Jesus went
about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the
people.”
“And his fame went
throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken
with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils,
and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed
them.”
“And there
followed him great multitudes of people . . .” Matthew 4:23-25.
Jesus lived on
earth as a MAN. He was “ . . . in all points tempted like as we are, yet without
sin.” Hebrews 4:15. If Jesus had not been subjected to the same things we have
to experience, HE COULD NOT HAVE BECOME AN EXAMPLE FOR US TO FOLLOW. Jesus was
in all points tempted “like as we are,” BUT HE NEVER ONCE YIELDED TO TEMPTATION
--- HE BECAME A PERFECT EXAMPLE FOR US. Jesus was perfect and He expects us to
be perfect. If it was possible for Jesus to live without sin, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR
US TO LIVE WITHOUT SIN. As a man, Jesus lived without sin.
“For verily he
took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.”
“Wherefore in all
things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a
merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make
reconciliation for the sins of the people.”
“For in that he
himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are
tempted.” Hebrews 2:16-18.
“But made himself
of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the
likeness of men:
“And being found
in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross.” Philippians 2:7,8.
“For there is one
God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” I Timothy 2:5.
“For even hereunto
were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that
ye should follow his steps:”
“Who did no sin,
neither was guile found in his mouth:”
“Who, when he was
reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed
himself to him that judgeth righteously:” I Peter 2:21-23.
Christ is our
example in words and in deeds. If our words and deeds are to be like those of
Jesus, WE MUST LEARN TO THINK AS JESUS THOUGHT. This is possible only as we
bring “ . . . into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” II
Corinthians 10:5. Controlling our thoughts takes determined consecration.
God would have us
live victoriously in our thought life. Satan will always come with evil
suggestions, for he will try to tempt us as long as he has access to our lives.
The Word says, “ . . . Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7.
We have to resist Satan in our thought lives because our thoughts mold our
lives.
“For from within,
out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications,
murders,”
“Thefts,
covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride,
foolishness:”
“All these evil
things come from within, and defile the man.” Mark 7:21-23.
If our lives are
filled with carnality we cannot have God’s faith and power in our lives.
“For to be
carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
“Because the
carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, . .
.”
“So then they that
are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:6-8.
“Now the works of
the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
lasciviousness,”
“Idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”
“envyings,
murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: . . . they which do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21.
Carnally minded
people won’t even get into heaven, and God certainly can’t use them in His
service here on earth. WE MUST BRING INTO CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGHT TO THE
OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST, THEN WE WILL TALK LIKE JESUS, AND ACT LIKE JESUS. Christ is
our example. We are to pattern our lives after His life. Do not be afraid of
going too far in following after our Lord. NO BELIEVER HAS EVER GONE AS FAR AS
GOD WANTS HIM TO GO. We have not gone as far as we should go. No church has gone
far enough with the Lord, until the church eventually conforms someone to the
Son. (Romans 8:29).
DON’T ALLOW SATAN
TO KEEP YOU BACK --- GO ON WITH JESUS!
“ . . . if any man
will come alter me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and
follow me.” Luke 9:23.
The Word says, “.
. .Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”
Galatians 5:16.
“ . . . the fruit
of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”
“Meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law.”
“And they that are
Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
“If we live in the
Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Galatians 5:22-25.
No one has ever
had a miracle ministry until the price God required was paid. NO ONE WILL EVER
HAVE A MIRACLE MINISTRY UNTIL HE PAYS THE PRICE GOD REQUIRES OF HIM! Are you
discouraged? Examine yourself to find
Satan is busy
trying to get the attention of the people of the world. Therefore, IT IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR MINISTERS TO BE MIRACLE WORKERS IN ORDER TO ATTRACT
PEOPLE TO GOD.
If there was ever
a time when God’s children needed to know they are still serving a MIRACLE
WORKING GOD, IT IS NOW! GOD CAN STILL PERFORM MIRACLES AND SET HIS CHURCH FREE
FROM THE WHIPLASH OF SATAN.
Jesus is not
coming back for a church in bondage --- His church is to be set free.
Israel, while in
bondage in Egypt and under Pharaoh’s whiplash, is a type of the church --- the
church under the devil’s whiplash, bound and fettered. Just as God delivered
Israel out of Egyptian bondage, and led them to the promised land, HE IS GOING
TO DELIVER HIS CHILDREN FROM SATAN’S BONDAGE TODAY! GOD CAN AND HE WILL DELIVER
HIS PEOPLE!
“He brought them
forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their
tribes.” Psalms 105:37.
Just as the
Israelites were brought out of Egyptian bondage with much wealth and excellent
health, HE IS GOING TO PERFORM THE MIRACULOUS TODAY. HE IS GOING TO HEAL THE
SICK, BREAK THE BONDAGES OF SATAN, AND GIVE FINANCIAL BLESSINGS TO HIS CHILDREN
SO THAT THIS GOSPEL OF SALVATION, DELIVERANCE, AND POWER, CAN BE SPREAD TO THE
ENDS OF THE EARTH.
Jesus is already
bringing the church out of bondage --- He is setting His people free from the
whiplash of Satan---EVERY BELIEVER CAN BE USED IN THIS GREAT DELIVERANCE! Jesus
is not only performing miracles for the physical bodies of His children, he is
also returning the wealth once more to His people --- WEALTH TO BE USED IN
SPREADING HIS GOSPEL. HE IS NOT GIVING IT TO BE HOARDED FOR “RAINY DAYS”---
NEITHER IS THIS WEALTH TO BE USED CARELESSLY BY HIS CHILDREN. The needs of His
children will be met, for the Word says, “ . . .the labourer is worthy of his
hire. . . .” Luke 10:7. God expects His children to use this wealth with
discretion and wisdom. EVERY BELIEVER CAN ENJOY THESE BENEFITS FROM GOD IF HE
WILL PAY THE PRICE REQUIRED OF GOD, TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY AND FOLLOW JESUS IN
PERFECT OBEDIENCE!
Just as God
performed miracle alter miracle for the Israelites on their journey from Egypt
to the promised land, He will perform miracles for His children today. CAN HE DO
IT? HE CAN AND HE WILL DO IT!
“Jesus Christ the
same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” Hebrews 13:8.
“In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
“And the Word was
made flesh, and dwelt among us, . . .“ John 1:1,14.
The Bible says “.
. . the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1. In John 1:14 the
Bible says “ . . .the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” Jesus was that
“flesh” spoken of in John 1:14. He performed miracles for His people as recorded
in the Old Testament, He performed miracles while He was on earth as a man, HE
IS STILL PERFORMING MIRACLES THROUGH HIS TRUE FOLLOWERS!
God can and will
supply your every need if you are a true follower of His. If you are really
living in obedience to Jesus He will perform miracles through you AND supply
your every need. Many ministers are afraid to trust God for the needs of their
families. YOUR BUSINESS IS TO OBEY GOD!
“Therefore take no
thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal
shall we be clothed?”
“ . . . for your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.”
“But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added
unto you.” Matthew 6:31-33.
Be positive in
your faith THAT GOD WILL BLESS AND PROSPER YOU FINANCIALLY, just the same as He
will bless and prosper you in your health and in your soul. BELIEVE GOD’S WORD!
“Beloved, I wish
above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth.” III John 2.
“And it shall come
to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to
observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, . . .”
“ . . . all these
blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, If thou shalt hearken unto the
voice of the Lord thy God.”
“Blessed shall be
the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle,
the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.”
“Blessed shall be
thy basket and thy store.”
“Blessed shalt
thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.”
“The Lord shall
cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face:
they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.”
“The Lord shall
command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest
thine hand unto; . . .”
“And the Lord
shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit
of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, . . .”
“The Lord shall
open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in
his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto
many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.” Deuteronomy 28:1, 2, 4-8, 11, 12.
“ . . . prove me
now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of
heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.”
“And I will rebuke
the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground;
neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the
Lord of hosts.” Malachi 3:10, 11.
The promises of
God are for those who keep His commandments and believe His Word. If you are
obedient to God and believe His promises, TAKE THEM AS YOUR OWN! THEY ARE YOURS!
DON’T BE afraid to trust God to take care of you and your family as you serve
him. If God has called you into a full-time ministry --- GET INTO THAT FULL-TIME
MINISTRY! DON’T BE SATISFIED WITH A PART-TIME MINISTRY! “ . . . Hath the Lord as
great delight in . . . sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold,
to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.” I Sam.
15:22. OBEY THE LORD! HE KNOWS THE FUTURE --- HE KNOWS WHAT YOU WILL HAVE NEED
OF AS YOU GO FORTH TO FULFILL YOUR CALL! Don’t wait until you have everything
you will need before you do the bidding of God --- “ . . . seek ye first the
kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you.” Matthew 6:33.
There was a time
in my early ministry when I sawed logs and cut wood in the big timbers of the
Northwest. I worked part-time and preached part-time. I was building a church,
and I needed a set of new tires for my automobile. My church was small and was
struggling back in the days of depression. I made the money for the tires, but
God allowed some things to happen, and I had to spend that money for something
else. I DID NOT GET THE TIRES!
One day God told
me to start praying, preaching, visiting the sick, and all of the things He
called me to do --- AND HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF MY NEEDS. I was not lazy; I liked
to work --- but I determined to get back into the fulltime ministry.
I got back on my knees and began to pray; “God, you called me to preach. You did not call me to saw logs. I have to have the victory. I have to go on with that call.”
The very next day
a little woman came to me and said, “I was praying this morning and God told me
to bring you this check to buy tires for your automobile.”
The reason some of
you are not in the full-time ministry is that YOU DO NOT BELIEVE GOD CAN TAKE
CARE OF YOU. Why don’t you say, “God, You have called me and I’m going through.
I’m going to trust You to take care of me and my family. I’m going to trust You
to give me a ministry. I’m going to trust You for supernatural gifts to make my
ministry a success. I’m going to trust You for the finances necessary to stay in
full-time service for You.”
If God’s miracle
working power was with the Israelites as they journeyed from Egypt to Canaan,
you can have His miracle working power in your life today. Over their heads in
the day time was a miracle cloud, and over their heads each night was a pillar
of fire. “ . . . the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to
lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; . . .”
Exodus 13:21.
The Israelites
wore miracle shoes --- their shoes never waxed old for forty years. Those shoes
grew with their feet because there were children in this host of people. As
their feet grew, the SHOES BECAME LARGER!
On each side of
them was a miracle as they crossed the Red Sea. God caused the water to part and
to stand as a wall on each side as the Israelites crossed over on dry ground,
and He caused the waters to return like a flood to bury their pursuers in a
watery grave.
When they needed
bread, God gave them angels’ food to eat --- “ . . . he had commanded the clouds
from above, and opened the doors of heaven, And had rained down manna upon them
to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. Man did eat angels’ food: . .
.” Psalms 78:23-25. The Israelites ate miracle bread every morning for forty
years, until “ . . . they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.” Exodus
16:35.
While on their
journey God gave the Israelites miracle water --- “He clave the rocks in the
wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. He brought streams
also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.” Psalms
78:15,16.
When they needed
meat God sent them meat --- “He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and
feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: And he let it fall in the midst of
their camp, round about their habitations.” Psalms 78:27, 28.
In I Kings 17, God
gave a man meat and bread every morning and every evening when there was no food
in the land. It was sent to Elijah by special delivery. The ravens brought it to
him each morning and night. In this same chapter of I Kings, God used Elijah to
perform a miracle for a widow --- her meal barrel was not empty, nor did her
cruse of oil fail until God sent rain upon the earth to end the drought.
Can God do these
miracles for you? GOD CAN AND HE WILL WHEN IT IS NEEDED! If you will follow
Jesus in perfect obedience, and believe His Word, GOD WILL PERFORM MIRACLES FOR
YOU AND THROUGH YOU!
In II Chronicles
20, it took the children of God three days to gather the precious jewels and
riches, sack them up, and take them away. God had given them so much there was
more than every man could carry!
Can God give you wealth? HE CAN AND HE WILL IF YOU WILL CLAIM IT AND USE IT FOR YOUR NEEDS AND FOR HIS GLORY! You are serving a MIRACLE WORKING GOD WHO CAN STILL PERFORM MIRACLES!
Jesus’ first
miracle was turning water into wine (John 2:5-11). When more wine was needed at
a marriage feast, Jesus told the servants to fill the water pots with water. He
told the servants to draw out of the pots and serve it to the governor of the
feast. When the ruler had tasted the water which had been made into wine, he
said it was better than the wine which had been served at the beginning of the
feast.
In John 9:1-7,
Jesus healed a blind man who was born blind, by putting mud on his eyes. He told
the man to go and wash in the pool of Siloam. He went his way, and washed as he
was bidden to do, and came forth seeing.
Matthew 14:21
tells how FIVE THOUSAND MEN (not counting women and children) ate fish and bread
by a supernatural miracle. Jesus fed more than five thousand people with five
little loaves of bread and two fishes.
A centurion’s
servant, who was dying, suddenly found himself healed when there was no one
around him. The centurion had told Jesus there was no need for Him to go and lay
hands on the servant --- he said, “ . . . Lord, I am not worthy that thou
shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be
healed.” Matthew 8:8. Jesus said, “ . . . Go thy way; and as thou has believed,
so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.”
Matthew 8:13.
“Verily, verily, I
say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and
greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” John 14:12.
GOD CAN AND HE WILL USE YOU TO PERFORM MIRACLES! Jesus said you can do the same works that He did. WHAT JESUS DID, YOU CAN DO!
By walking
obediently before God you can have His faith. With God’s faith, ALL OBSTACLES
WILL BE REMOVED FROM BEFORE YOU, FOR HIS MIRACLE WORKING POWER WILL FLOW FREELY
FOR YOU AND THROUGH YOU.
You will put Satan
to flight every time he tries to hinder you in any way. The power of God, the
supernatural gifts, and the supernatural manifestations are for those who say,
GOD CAN!
God wants YOU to
have a miracle ministry! GOD CAN GIVE IT TO YOU!
God performed a
miracle when He saved your soul. He performed a miracle when He baptized you
with the Holy Ghost. A miracle was performed each time God delivered you from
some illness, bondage, or in some other way of deliverance. When you look back
over your life you will remember miracle after miracle He has performed for you.
God has brought you thus far. Have you stopped along the way? What hindered you?
Have you turned back? Are you dry in your soul? ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU AND YOUR
FAITHLESSNESS, ACCEPT HIS FORGIVENESS AFTER YOU PRAY THROUGH, PICK UP YOUR CROSS
AND FOLLOW JESUS.
“ . . . ye are the
temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in
them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” II Corinthians
6:16.
Jesus is dwelling in a people, and He is walking in them. He went away, but He declared that while He was gone, and until His return, His people are to just keep walking like He walked, keep talking like He talked, and to keep living like He lived. HIS PEOPLE ARE TO CONTINUE DOING THE WORKS AND MIRACLES HE DID, for He said, “ . . . the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” John 14:12. There is no drawing back, no stopping, no turning around in this journey you are making.
“Now the just
shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in
him.”
“But we are not of
them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the
soul.” Hebrews 10:38,39.
When you fail to
remember what God has done in the past, you begin to wonder what He is going to
do today. YOU BEGIN TO DOUBT AND WONDER IF HE IS ABLE, OR IF HE IS GOING TO DO A
THING FOR YOU NOW. This is when you stop. Many times, when your heart is filled
with unbelief and doubt, it is easier to stop, turn around and go back, than it
is to go on. You can’t go on, in yourself. You can’t go on in the natural. YOU
HAVE TO DEPEND ON GOD’S POWER TO TAKE YOU THROUGH.
“For we walk by
faith, not by sight:” II Corinthians 5:7.
Jesus is coming
back for a people who remember the wonderful works of God.
“We will not hide
them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the
Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.”
“For he
established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he
commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:”
“That the
generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who
should arise and declare them to their children:”
“That they might
set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his
commandments:” Psalms 78:4-7.
God’s people are a
miracle people, on a miracle journey, waiting for God to perform the great
miracle of the RAPTURE! If you want to make the rapture, YOU MUST KNOW THE WILL
OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE, WALK AS HE WALKED, TALK AS HE TALKED --- WALKING IN
PERFECT OBEDIENCE TO HIM. As you live like this, YOU WILL HAVE GOD’S FAITH
OPERATING IN YOUR LIFE! Take up your cross and follow Him daily. Remember, this
is a FAITH WALK. YOU MUST WALK BY FAITH! You cannot live this life IN YOURSELF,
GOD WILL LIVE IT THROUGH YOU IF YOU WILL ALLOW HIM TO DWELL IN YOU, AND WALK IN
YOU!
GOD CAN DO
ANYTHING! Let Him dwell in you and walk in you, AND YOU WILL HAVE HIS MIRACLE
WORKING POWER FLOWING THROUGH YOU TO BLESS THE WORLD.
God has a way of
providing material miracles for you, whether it is meat, bread, water or
something else. God has a way to provide financial miracles for you, as well as
physical miracles. DO NOT DOUBT HIM.
There is such a
thing as starting on a trip or a journey and not finishing it. That is why Paul
said, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset
us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto
Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; . . .” Hebrews 12:1, 2.
It takes faith to
run in this race. It takes faith to finish this miracle journey. Get the
supernatural power of God in your life. LET THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD MOVE IN YOUR
LIFE. You can defeat the devil by allowing God to walk in you, move in you and
through you to perform the miraculous.
You are on a
journey! YOU ARE HEADED HOME! YOU MUST MAKE IT THROUGH! THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN
MAKE IT IS TO START RUNNING THE GOOD RACE OF FAITH, KEEP BELIEVING GOD, AND
FINISH THE RACE, LOOKING UNTO JESUS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF YOUR FAITH!
“ . . . all things
are possible to him that believeth.” Mark 9:23.
There is nothing
too hard for God to do. He can perform the miraculous through you if you will
allow Him to do so. He can do wonderful things through your life. He can spread
a table in the wilderness; give bread where there is no bread; give meat where
there is no way of getting meat; make a light in the heavens where there is no
light; give water by a miracle, give shoes (that will grow with the feet) by a
miracle; cause the blind to see, the deaf to hear, the lame to walk, and mend
broken heart. He can utterly confuse the enemy and bring victory after victory
in any conflict. He can calm the raging seas, speak peace to turbulent winds,
and calm the troubled souls of men. GOD IS ALL-POWERFUL! He will be to you all
you will allow Him to be. HE WILL WORK IN YOU AND THROUGH YOU, PERFORMING THE
MIRACULOUS.
The Israelites who
were led out of Egyptian captivity failed to enter His rest because of unbelief.
“But with whom was
he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases
fell in the wilderness?”
“And to whom sware
he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?”
“So we see that
they could not enter in because of unbelief.” Hebrews 3:17-19.
These were the
Israelites who provoked God by forgetting His wonderful works for them, and
although they had seen great miracles they kept doubting God and failed to go
through. “Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of
unbelief, in departing from the living God.” Hebrews 3:12. There is nothing that
will discourage you and cause you to stop and turn around and head back toward
the world any quicker than an evil heart of unbelief.
THEY FAILED TO GO
IN BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF. God said He was grieved with them. If God was so grieved
in days gone by with this group of people who turned around and started back
because they didn’t have enough faith to go on, how much more is He grieved
today with the multitudes of so-called ministers, religious leaders, church
people, and others who are not going on.
WITHOUT FAITH IT
IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD! You will never make it without faith. There is only
one thing that will take you on --- THE SUPERNATURAL MIRACLE-WORKING POWER OF
GOD. From the beginning to the end, this race you are in is a miracle, wrought
by faith. AT THE BEGINNING WAS A MIRACLE! AT THE END WILL BE A MIRACLE! ALL THE
WAY BETWEEN THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE RACE THERE ARE MIRACLES. Jesus is
the Author and the Finisher of your faith. He is going to help you finish the
journey. You will say “GOD CAN!” and go on with God, or you will fail to go on
through after Israel’s example of unbelief.
Get on your
knees right now and ask God to forgive you for your unbelief. Tell Him you
believe He can do anything, and that you are going to trust Him from this moment
to the end of your life. Tell Him you are going to answer the call on your life,
then GO ON WITH GOD!
