"My Faith"

Prayer:

Jesus, You are my help.  My soul clings to You.  I give thanks to You LORD.  My heart is filled with such gratefulness in having a God as great as You in my life.  Your love endures forever.  You are God of gods, Lord of lords; alone you do great wonders in our lives.  By your understanding, the heavens were made.  You spread the earth upon the waters in the beginning.  It was You, and nothing else.  People try to explain it away but it was You, who made the great lights; the sun, the moon and the stars.  Everything You have Promised, You have seen through to its fulfillment.  And You're the same God today; You never change - so I know that You are seeing through, everything You have promised to me.  Thank You LORD, God of Heaven.  By the blood of Jesus, I am already free from the enemy.  I believe and choose to live in this freedom, the enemy has absolutely NO power over me.  He can try, but MY GOD has already given me the victory.  Satan has no control over my life, he didn't create it - he cannot end it.  LORD, Your Glory is reflecting in my life.  Let the people in my life, those I will never meet, and every spirit know that it is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done exactly what You said You were going to do.  No one should doubt You.  All curses directed towards Your children are worthless, of NO power; for You said - no one can curse, what You have blessed.  And we are blessed!  In the mighty Name of Jesus, amen  (Psalm 63; 136, 109).

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JESUS' MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM

Part 4 Mark 13:11

Your Faith

(Jesus speaking) ¹¹ "But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit..."

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Jesus did not imply that studying the Bible and gaining knowledge is useless or wrong.  We wouldn't be reading the Good News if we thought that, right?  Before and after His resurrection Jesus Himself taught His disciples what to say and how to say it; and this all came from the Word of God.  Here, Jesus was teaching the kind of attitude we should have when we must take a stand for the Good News; when we stand before people as a testimony for His sake.  We don't have to be fearful or defensive about our faith because the Holy Spirit will be present to set the atmosphere and give us the right words to say.

How do you demonstrate your faith in your life today?  Not only before others, but when you're alone.  When it's just you and God; how do you demonstrate your faith in your thinking, in what you watch, in what you read, in what you do?  This is where the training ground begins.  If you are not living up to your faith in private, how dare you come out to condemn people in public.  God doesn't need our "high and mighty acts of self-righteousness."  What God desires, are a people building a relationship, and complete trust with His Holy Spirit.  From this, can He reveal Himself, what we need to know, and what He wants us to do. 

It's so easy to get emotional when people stand against us because of the God we serve.  I don't know about you, but I've been disrespected several times when it comes to my faith and my God.  I haven't always handled it correctly (I'm overprotective of God, He is too good to be disrespected in my opinion), but I've learned, and I'm continuing to learn that those emotions aren't going to get me anywhere.  Now, the Holy Spirit, will get me everywhere.  All I had to do, and continue to do is make my faith available to Him - and nothing else.  It's not automatic, it's a conscious choice I have to make, at all times, each and every day.

Taking a stand doesn't always have to come from times of persecution and rejection.  Taking a stand and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us can take place in the simple moments of our daily lives.  Are you ready to allow the Holy Spirit to have His way in building your faith? 

Make one decision today, that you can commit to, that brings increase to your journey...