OUR FUTURE WITH GOD IS FULL OF PROMISE
Contaminated – containing foreign or lower-grade substances. It can also mean polluted and weakened. The implication here is that if we deal with and remove those things that contaminate us, we will be able to stand before our enemies and God will give us victory and success. What can contaminate us?
CONSECRATED TO GOD
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word consecration literally means “association with the sacred”. Persons, places, or things can be consecrated. It means that we are dedicated to a sacred purpose. It can also mean:
To devote oneself.
To dedicate oneself.
To set apart oneself.
To officially make something hold through a special religious ceremony.
A very special act of consecration is communion.
GOD CAN TURN ANYTHING AROUND
Esther 9:1 In the twelfth month, the time came for the king’s command and his decree to be executed. On the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, the opposite occurred, in that the Jews themselves overpowered those who hated them.
Other versions say: ‘It was turned to the contrary!’ (Amplified)
‘Quite the opposite happened!’ (New Living)
‘The tables were turned!’ (NIV)
REMEMBER THAT GOD IS A MIRACLE WORKING GOD
God is the God of miracles and wonders. What is a miracle? Definition: Miracle – an extraordinary event when divine intervention in human affairs occurs. He performs miracles. He does the impossible. Never overlook the possibility of Divine Intervention. Never limit God.
TRUSTING GOD FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE!
It is easy to trust God when things are going the way we had planned. It’s easy to trust God while there is light at the end of the tunnel. But when it comes to trusting God when circumstances are impossible, that’s not quite as easy. When things are beyond repair, when things have gone too far, when we reach a place of irreconcilable difference, when our future has been destroyed, how do we trust God then? When our backs are against the wall, when we have run out of alternatives, perhaps we have tried plan A, plan B, C, D, E …Z, what then? I believe that we can trust and believe God against ALL odds. How do we trust God for the impossible?
WE ARE CALLED TO LIVE A LIFE OF FAITH!
OUR FAITH CAN GROWThe Bible tells us that we have each received a measure of faith.Romans 12:3 ‘God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.’The Bible tells us that our faith can grow.2 Thessalonians 1:3 ‘We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more…
FAITH IN GOD OPENS THE DOOR TO POSSIBILITIES
Faith sweeps the believer out of the every-day, normal run-of-the-mill type of life into the supernatural! Jesus said, ‘WITH GOD all things are possible’.Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’He also said ‘all things are possible TO HIM WHO BELIEVES’.Mark 9:23 Jesus said, ‘Everything…
HERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN PLACE OUR FAITH IN (continued):
3. FAITH IN POSITION.This is called influencialism. This occurs because we believe that because of the position we hold, we will be able to influence any situation to our benefit. For this reason many people clamour for positions and they are convinced that when they get there, their problems will be over. Or we can…
HERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN PLACE OUR FAITH IN:
1. FAITH IN THE PASTWe call this traditionalism.1 Peter 1:18 ‘Since you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers.’Sometimes we think that we can put our faith in the way things have always been done. Perhaps we believe…
HAVE FAITH IN GOD
Faith in God is a vital aspect of our Christian walk. The truth is that we all put our faith in something. The question is where should our faith be placed and do we actually live our lives with faith in God? I believe that the Lord is calling us back to a life of…