Your FAITH in God's FAITHFULNESS, WILLINGNESS and ABILITY to come to your help and rescue to see you through your challenges should proceed and exceed your FAST!
The Bible reveals thus:
But without FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE to PLEASE Him: for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a REWARDER of them that diligently SEEK Him. (Hebrews 11:6).
Where your length of FAST fails you, your unrelenting FAITH in God will not fail you. True!
The Bible reveals thus:
For by it (FAITH) the elders obtained a GOOD REPORTS. (Hebrews 11:2)
Increase your FAITH in God based on His Word, not your FAST based on your worries.
FAST is designed to open you up for God's miraculous in your life and through your life by drawing you closer to God, but your FAITH will draw God to you. True!
The Bible reveals thus:
DRAW near to GOD, and He will DRAW near to YOU. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and MOURN (fast), and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. (James 4:8-10).
FAST is a means to an end.
FAITH is an end of a means.
The Bible reveals thus:
Now FAITH is the SUBSTANCE of things HOPED for, the EVIDENCE of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1).
Do you get it?
Most often, we read in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John on JESUS CHRIST saying, "your faith " or "oh you of little faith".
If you FAST to God in worry without FAITH, you are on a hunger strike. But if you have FAITH in God in line with His Word without your FAST in worry, you are on a humble track to your breakthrough to what you desire from God.
FAST is good, but FAITH is better and best. True!
Today, we have so much of God's people exercising, increasing and releasing their persisting FASTINGS and PRAYERS to God than those exercising, increasing and releasing their persisting FAITH and TRUST on God. True!
The Bible reveals about the Heroes and Heroines of FAITH thus:
By FAITH Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
By FAITH Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
By FAITH he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Through FAITH also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
By FAITH Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
By FAITH Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
By FAITH Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
By FAITH Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
By FAITH Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
By FAITH Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
By FAITH he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Through FAITH he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. (Hebrews 11:7-11, 17,20-24, 27,28).
Furthermore,
By FAITH they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
By FAITH the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
By FAITH the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through FAITH subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: (Hebrews 11:29-35).
Do you see the place of FAITH in one's walk and work with God in Christ in this World?
Increase your FAITH in God based on His Word, not your FAST based on your worries.
Jesus Christ counselled us thus:
Jesus said unto him, If you can BELIEVE, all things are POSSIBLE to him that BELIEVES. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; HELP you mine UNBELIEF. (Mark 9:23,24; James 1:2-8).
It is better to pray with tears saying, oh Lord HELP my UNBELIEF, than to be praying and fasting in doubt endlessly. True!
This is a true saying, welcome to a week of exercising, increasing and releasing your FAITH to GOD to increasing and releasing your FRUITFULNESS in Christ in this World.
God bless you.
MODIBO GODWILL
Divine Destiny Messenger,
Author & Speaker
@ The Purpose-costal Movement (TEPUM)
Visit www.shiftstatusinternational.com
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