1 Peter 1:7 tells us, "These have come so that your faith---of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire---may be proven genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." Your faith will go through fire. God will take us through seasons where He toughens and refines our faith. AS you prevail through each situation, your faith will become deeper and stronger. If you need a healing touch, stand on faith. If you need financial breakthrough, stand on faith. If you need a touch in your marriage, stand in faith. If you need deliverance from an addiction, stand in faith. If you need to start moving in the things of the Holy Spirit, stand in faith. When trouble comes, stand in faith. How do you do this? Remind God about His promises--- "Lord You said--- and I'm standing on this." Look at the greatest problem you have, and understand God can make good come out on the other side. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony." (Hebrews 11:1,2). Faith is stepping out into the waves. It's reaching out to the lame man at the Gate Beautiful. It's paying your tithes and seeing God bless you. God wants to bring our beliefs in line with His Word. See the victory come, again and again and again!!!
Exodus 34:6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering , and abounding in goodness and truth... In this verse IS the disposition of Messiah. The early church used this important verse to judge prophecy and conduct in the church atmosphere. There were three elders who were in charge of hearing and deciding if what was said and done in that time was in the disposition of Messiah. In this very shaky and explosive time we are living in (exciting & wonderful time I might add) it would serve us well if we would write this verse on the tablet of our heart and in every circumstance, situation we find ourselves apply it rightly and justly. By doing this, we, as the body of Christ, will start looking like the "church" the public has never seen!!!
Wonderful ! Praise the Lord !
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