How wonderful it will be when our Lord Jesus Christ comes for His Church. The proof of our faith finally be revealed. This faith that today grow even through harsh trials. As by fire, we are tested, but even in extreme suffering stand firm, believing that we shall receive the crown of glory that is reserved for those who remain steadfast and faithful to the King of kings. And when Christ returns, our faith is to be a worship crown, honor and glory to Him who's face and tell us each of us: COME blessed of my Father, receive FOR HERITAGE WHAT YOU ARE SEPARATE FROM WORLD FOUNDATION. Therefore, I invite you to remain steadfast, trusting that God is contemplating your suffering and that there will come a time when the faith that grows now in the midst of struggles, will be your entry passport to the holy city, where there will be more struggles and pain, no suffering, no death, only joy and songs of praise to Him who is worthy of all praise and honor and glory.
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. - 1 Peter 1.7
How wonderful it will be when our Lord Jesus Christ comes for His Church. The proof of our faith finally be revealed. This faith that today grow even through harsh trials. As by fire, we are tested, but even in extreme suffering stand firm, believing that we shall receive the crown of glory that is reserved for those who remain steadfast and faithful to the King of kings. And when Christ returns, our faith is to be a worship crown, honor and glory to Him who's face and tell us each of us: COME blessed of my Father, receive FOR HERITAGE WHAT YOU ARE SEPARATE FROM WORLD FOUNDATION. Therefore, I invite you to remain steadfast, trusting that God is contemplating your suffering and that there will come a time when the faith that grows now in the midst of struggles, will be your entry passport to the holy city, where there will be more struggles and pain, no suffering, no death, only joy and songs of praise to Him who is worthy of all praise and honor and glory.
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Exercising my faith
Hebrews 11: 4,5,7,8. • Abel - offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, and he obtained witness that he was righteous. • Enoch - was moved to not see death because he walked with God for a witness of life that pleased God. • Noah - was saved from the flood with his family even though he had never fallen rain on the earth, although the Lord delayed 100 years to fulfill the promise that the flood was coming. • Abraham - was called to leave his family and went to a land that did not even know where it was, he went out not knowing where he was going and believed in the promise of being a father of a great nation, even if God delayed 25 years to give him Isaac, the son of promise. LOOK AT THE SEA SANDS. LOOK TO THE SKY STARS. Hebrews 11. The gallery of faith. Much is still written there. A chapter that speaks of the faith of Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, the Exodus from Egypt, crossing the Red Sea, the fall of the walls of Jericho, Rahab's faith. Many other servants of God have exercised great faith at various times, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, Samuel, the prophets, the apostles and the Church of Acts. If we look at the history of all these men we will see amazing stories in each. Miracles they staged simply because they believed that God was able to accomplish the impossible. Looking to one side, Moses saw a great army coming against him. Looking to the other side, he saw a sea. But by faith, he touched the waters, and they parted to let the people pass. The only thing that these men and women mentioned in Hebrews chapter 11 had was faith. The only tool they used to accomplish amazing things was the faith. insuperable barriers. gigantic problems. Overdue by one thing: FAITH. Do we have enough faith to overcome our struggles? Jesus himself said that his generation was an unbelieving generation. The disciples, he often called men of little faith. How many miracles Jesus performed, saying it was happening because of people's faith? The woman with the flow of blood, believed that if only touched the mantle hem of Jesus she would be healed. How many people in the Bible received their miracle simply because they believed that God was able to accomplish what they needed? BUT WHAT WE? WHEN we PASSED BY OUR STRUGGLES OF MOMENTS WHEN FACE OUR SORROWS and torments, WHAT WE DO? We exercise our FAITH OR REGRET? God wants each of us occupies a place in the gallery of his faith. I need to trust in God to overcome my problems. I need my faith to see God's miracle to happen in my life. If I do not believe that God is able to perform the miracle I need to whom I turn? NO ONE IS GREATER THAN GOD, NO ONE CAN THAN HIM. READ 1 SAMUEL 17: 48-51 What is the possibility of a 17-year-old to win a fight with a giant soldier of more than 3 meters high? None. A fight in which David there was no chance of winning. And David even had a sword or armor. How can he win? How he managed to convince the king Saul and into that battlefield instead of sending any army soldier? The answer is: by faith. We all have struggles, we all have giant win, we all go through trials. Many of us go through immense struggles, invincible in our eyes. Like David. The problems you face, even if you seem impossible to overcome, will only be defeated, only disappear if you have faith. There is nothing you can do when the giant is infinitely greater and more powerful than you, the only thing that can give you the chance to win is FAITH. Why we did not win our struggles? Why can not defeat our giants? Why there is no sign that the victory come? WHY NOT HAVE HAD ENOUGH FAITH TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM. That was not the first battle of David, this was not the first time that David was facing a difficult problem to solve. And we did not win our battles because we do not exercise our faith. We do not put our faith to work and grow. Every battle we face gives us the possibility to use our faith and every time we use our faith strengthens it more and more, until we are able to face and overcome huge problems. READ 1 SAMUEL 17: 31-37 David did not come unprepared, he did not get there anyway. He had already won a bear and a lion. How does someone so young could kill a lion and a bear? By faith. David was exercising his faith, he was working the growth of your faith, practicing their faith. Therefore when he comes before Goliath he had experience in exercising his faith, his faith was strong and robust, and when he goes up Goliath what happens? David wins, David realizes what seemed impossible, the giant was won because David had faith that win. BUT AND YOU? WHY YOUR PROBLEMS NOT TAKE MORE THAN YOU cry out to God? WHY IS THAT AFTER YOU LOOK DAY DAY FOR SIDE AND YOUR PROBLEM IS ALWAYS THERE? YOU NEVER LEAVE WINNER AS YOU DO NOT EXERCISE YOUR FAITH. WHAT WAS THE LAST TIME YOU took the opportunity OF A PROBLEM FOR EXERCISING YOUR FAITH? REMEMBER THE EXPERIENCE OF THE DISCIPLES IN THE STORM. Every problem that appears in our lives is an opportunity that I can exercise my faith, so I can put my faith into practice until I am strong enough to greater problems until no problem torment me until I be ready for supernatural miracles of God in my life. BY FAITH. BY FAITH. BY FAITH. What was the last time you bent your knees and just trusted in God to see the solution of their problems? Instead of whining and muttering and crying. You should bend your knees and poured out before God and trust that the Almighty will enter the battle in your favor and will give you victory. The sole purpose of a problem is for you to exercise your faith, for God to show his power, through their faith, this is the sole purpose of battles in his life, so that among the problems you exercise your faith and God will show his power and have glorified his name. See what makes someone exercising faith: 1 SAMUEL READING 17: 31-37 Faith gives us courage to face huge problems. David had won a lion and a bear, he had boldly that the giant would also be defeated, that philistine would be one that would be slaughtered. David trusted that the same God who had given him victory over the bear and from the lion also give him victory over Goliath. CLOSING: How do I exercise my faith? First I have to have faith, only then I can exercise my faith. The Bible says: FAITH COMES BY HEARING THE WORD. You have to have a coexistence of life with the Word of God, if you do not read, have to study the Bible you do not have to have faith. Faith is the product of God's promises, one who knows the promises that the Lord has already can trust that He will accomplish what he promised; this produces faith. Second, faith comes by hearing. Attend the meetings, listen to the preaching of the Word, you have to feed on the Word for it to do spring up faith in you. How to exercise? Work out what the Scriptures promised. Faith was born through contact with the promises and now you will pray for miracles to happen; you will say to yourself the promises that God made and when the giant comes to confront him you will say: THIS ALSO WILL HANG, THIS ALSO WILL BE LOSER, GOD WILL ALSO ME FREE THIS GIANT. Next time you face a problem, rather than whine and cry, bend your knees and cry out to God for him to spill his power, so that it enforce every promise it in your life and pray that God will give you victory. After every fight you will be stronger and stronger to overthrow increasing giants.
UNTIL WHEN
Until when we follow up walking in circles in desert without getting nowhere? Until when our trust in God will be so small? Until when? God has operated great miracles and with a strong hand, took the people of Israel from Egypt, liberated that nation who lived enslaved for over 400 years. But they're not trusted that God would be powerful enough to fulfill his promise to give them possession of the promised land. By not relying on the fulfillment of the promise, they walked in turning the desert. During forty years didn't do another thing that wasn't spin round and round. Because of the lack of trust in God, all that generation died in the desert. Many times we don't trust God; even though many miracles have happened in our lives, we also. We also do not believe that a problem will be solved or that healing will come; the wedding will be restored, the son finally abandon the drugs, or even that we will be sustained despite the unemployment. Until when will follow without having full consciousness that we serve a God who is all-powerful? Until when we will think that there is something impossible for our God? No matter the size of the problem, God is able to grant us victory. Until when we will try to solve the problems of our lives entrusted to only in our own capacity? Evenwhen we shout for help while we follow thinking that there is no one who can help? Until when? Until when? Soon Jesus will return! Luke 24.13-33 “And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people” – v.19 Jesus had been crucified. This occurred on Friday, when his body was removed from the cross and placed in a grave. Certainly Friday night was long for those disciples. Sad because his master was dead. Sad because they never would eat of the loaves He multiplied, nor would hear the words he told them. That was not a normal Saturday as the last they had spent the last three years I've been working with Jesus, walking from village to village teaching in their synagogues, squares, fountains, gardens and even in the desert. Those two disciples then leave the group that met in Jerusalem to address and resolve Emmaus or Hammat, an ancient town 5 miles from Jerusalem, far enough that they do not suffer the loss of both his Master. Their intention was to make a stop, maybe next trip further afield the next day. Those disciples go, sad as they are made by Jesus, now resurrected, which starts chatting with them and ask for explanations about what they were talking about. They are surprised that he did not know the stranger horrible things that had happened in Jerusalem just three days. Jesus then asks why they were sad. When they respond to Jesus about what they were talking, it is important to note the tone of their conversation and despondency that had taken hold of their hearts: "And Jesus said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified. And we hoped that it was he which should have redeemed Israel: but now, about all this is now the third day since these things happened. - Luke 24:19-21" Chatting sadder! To them Jesus WAS a man, was no more. Jesus WAS a prophet, was no more. Jesus WAS mighty in deed and word. To them Jesus did not represent anything, but a name of the past. Not even the fact that women had gone to the tomb and found a big void there, made no difference to them. Jesus had been killed and his body was no longer in the tomb. See something absurd. What should be cause for celebration, the empty tomb, was to them a further sign of defeat. Women and other disciples went to the tomb and did not find Jesus. Of course not. Why seek among the dead than alive? Was the question that the angel did to women. He lives! But they did not believe in the words of the women or the other disciples. Were too sad for any consolation. Jesus did not represent anything for them. Jesus was nothing more. Jesus was no longer Jesus. Listen to verse 21: and we hoped that it was he which should have redeemed Israel. We expected. Do not expect anything more from him. Do not expect anything that Jesus. They knew that the tomb was empty. The angel had said that Jesus had risen that He was alive, but that meant nothing to them. They believed more in defeat than in victory cross the empty tomb. The cross can be the greatest demonstration of God's love for you, but it would mean nothing without the empty tomb. Without the empty tomb cross loses all meaning. Paul even said that if Christ had not risen then the preaching of the gospel would be vain. Do not let sadness for many events take you to the joy of the empty tomb. The sorrow of the cross had gripped the hearts of those young, to the point of them not understanding the words of love that drove Jesus to them, the same words of love and mercy before. Do not think that Jesus was no longer Jesus because of the death of a dream of yours. You might look and see that your dreams have died, there is no longer any sign of life or recoverability. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever will be. He lives. The tomb is empty. The big difference between Jesus and all the great men that ever existed is the tomb that is full of them, but Jesus is empty. Your dreams may have died. Your hopes may have been finished. The tears may have taken the place of joy. You can even look sideways and see only death, but never lose sight of the joy of the empty tomb. The empty tomb of Christ is the greatest demonstration of God's power. Jesus can do all things. He is the King of kings, Lord of lords, the Savior, the Messiah, the Anointed of God, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, He is Jehovah El Shaddai, God Almighty. Do not hesitate. Do not ever forget the empty tomb. When you terrify your problems, remember the empty tomb. Remember that He lives, Jesus lives, and if he lives, miracles can still occur. If he lives, even the blind can see, the deaf can still hear, the lame can still walk, patients can still be cured and dreams can still be resurrected. After all he lives, the Almighty still lives. See you! Elias Eloy Restoring Paths Ministry ( [email protected] ) www.restaurandoveredas.com
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