God has given us faith; it is a gift!
Ephesians 2:8,9, For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved. Delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation, through your faith. And this salvation is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God.
9 Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law’s demands], in case any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]” AMPC
You could say, God gives us HIS faith to receive HIS gift!
Faith to wait and receive His promises! You cannot see but you believe before it manifests!
Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” NKJV
It took Abraham years before the promise was manifested. Abraham hoped until he saw it! It may take a long time, but faith waits and has patience until it sees what was promised!
Consider this, the promise of the Messiah took thousands of years, but now we look back to what has already happened! Before Christ, undoubtedly some were thinking the Messiah would come in their lifetime, but in the process of time, He was born of a virgin!
Today, many people are waiting for the Lord to Rapture the Church, even tomorrow. The world will end up but in God’s timing. Those with faith are looking and hoping for that day, but it will come! Those who have not studied the Bible, or know the Word of God, are worried about things shaking the world! They are fearful and do not know what to do. The world is going to the end, just like Jesus said!
Walking in faith of God’s Word, will cause you to not panic of the things going on in the world! The Lord Jesus tells us what to do in His Word! We have faith in God and hope in His promises! Faith gives testimonies of God’s faithfulness of His healing and provision in dry seasons and challenging times.
Testimonies of when God gave David strength to free a lamb from the mouth of a lion or bear, 1 Samuel 17:33-35, 33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”
34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, 35 I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. NKJV
This caused David to have more faith when facing Goliath! He was not worried!
If we panic like everyone else, the question the Lord may ask is, where is your faith?
Faith works in your life to change your circumstances! When the storms of life come, and they will, what are you professing! Death, defeat or life, victory, the promises of God?
We have been given God’s nature, His Spirit, power, righteousness, authority, promises, blessings, Word, victory, and faith to live in these present times!
God gives you His faith to ensure you of overcoming every fear!
Moses & Marguerite Wafula
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