THE FOUNDATION OF FAITH
By Pst, Blaise Monyuyta-ah Litila
For faith to be established as faith, it must be tested. The test of faith comes in the most critical moments of life. It comes with pain that pieces sore, from the ridicule, the mockery, the distress from spiritual afflictions. Many have suffered heart breaking deceptions and disappointments. Many people go through sicknesses and situations they never ever imagined they could find their selves in. When such things begin to happen in your life you should know that you are going through the test of faith. What ever situation you may find yourself in, If you must come out victorious, you must anchor your faith on something stronger than your challenge. Giving up on your challenges is not an option to take. The step you should take is the the step of faith. It is the best to take. you don’t need to wait for a preacher here. Start preaching to yourself, and if a preacher comes your way with a message of encouragement, fine. The scripture says if you fail in the day of adversity then your strength is small. Take a look at the scripture below. remember what you say of yourself is what you become. Don’t dare to say my strength is small.
Pr. 24:10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. (KJV)
What you anchor your faith on determines the kind of storms you will be able to stand. When engineers are designing foundations they analyze carefully the kind of loads or forces the structure will be subjected to. A careful analysis of the spiritual realm is needed to determine what kind of power you need. The BIBLE provides very reliable knowledge or revelations, of the powers that be and their operations, and what they have been able to accomplish, as a basis for our faith. Knowing exactly how powers that be operate and by what authority they operate is very vital to the choice you make. Every choice of spiritual submission we make, brings us under spiritual servitude and obligations. Do not make the choice of power and fame that makes you bow down to Satan. look at the scripture below.
Lu 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. {worship me: or, fall down before me}(KJV)
The devil is seen to make an offer of power to Jesus, but Jesus rejected the offer. Jesus had an understanding of the final consequence of such power. If Jesus accepted the offer of Satan he would never have become the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
let us look briefly at the consequences of making the devil your source of power. 1. you become his servant to kill, steal and destroy. you will sacrifice loved ones on ritual altars for your empowerment and riches. living well and seeing your loved ones languish in poverty is that the kind of riches you want? 2 you will make your own brothers and sisters spiritual slaves toiling for your riches and when Satan is hungry for blood he will ask you to provide. 3 you will be asked to do those abominable things that rightly insult your creator. 4 you will become a touch bearer of lies (darkness) that blinds men to the power of God and ties them to stands that keep them as preys for the devouring devil. 5 you will loose your fellowship with God, loose your place in Gods kingdom and loose your soul.
WHERE IS YOUR LOVE FOR GOD? WILL YOU FORSAKE YOUR MAKER FOR THINGS THAT PERISH?
What has the devil offered you that has made you to forsake your creator? There is nothing that the devil will give you, that he won’t collect with interest
This are things you must say to yourself in the midst of the storm. 1. I know who I am, I am a child of God and God lives in me and he that lives in me is greater than he that is in the world 2. I am a carrier of Gods power. the Power of God at work in my life is invincible. 3. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 4 Mic 7:8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The LORD will be a light to me.(NKJV) 5 Job 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;(NKJV) Job 19:26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: {And…: or, After I shall awake, though this body be destroyed, yet out of my flesh}
6 Ro 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.(KJV) 7 Ps 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
(KJV)
4. Now this is the stand of Light, of Peace and joy that God expects us to take
PRAYER POINTS
O God help me to trust in you beyond any challenge i am going through, help me overcome my unbelief.
O God help me to always be conscious of your presence in me, in every thing I do, may my words not contradict your will for me.