For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. 5 And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
-1 John 5:4-5 (NLT)
The only thing we need to do battle for the kingdom is faith.
From faith comes the armour of God and everything else that is good.
Through faith we receive salvation
Through faith we are justified
Through faith we are made righteous
Through faith our prayers are made effective
Through faith we receive the Holy Spirit
Through faith we believe the truths of the scripture
Through faith we are ready deliver the message of the gospel at all times
Through faith we can truly love
All we gotta do is hold on and believe. God does the rest.
Isn't that a relief?
If we only had faith
God could use us to:
destroy armies
save nations
call down fire from heaven
change water to wine
stand strong against a rebellious people
heal the sick
bring the dead to life
part the seas
slay giants
turn the hardest hearts back Him
save the oppressed
lead many people to victory
you fill in the blank.
Its in the times when God feels the farthest that He's actually the closest.
The times when it feels like He isn't working that He is working the most.
What would've of happened if:
Abraham decided to go back to Ur
Moses was to scared to talk to Pharaoh
Joseph gave up on God
Ester didn't have the courage to talk to the King
Peter was too ashamed to follow Jesus after his denial
Jonah still didn't go to Nineveh after being in the whale
Daniel didn't stand up to the king
David didn't believe that God would make Him king.
Keep the faith
Keep the faith.
Keep the faith
