Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Eggshells and Jell-O
1 John 5:4---“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”
Are you
uncertain about some things? Are you walking on eggshells and Jell-O
theologically? Don’t do it! Get a bulldog grip on the truth and stand by it.
Learn to feed your faith and starve your doubts. If you don’t come to church,
read your Bible, and pray, then you have no shield of faith. Sometimes people
let some ungodly, unbelieving person make fun of their faith. And they fall
apart like a house of cards. That’s because they don’t have a strong,
rock-ribbed faith in God. Feed your faith. “Faith comes by hearing and hearing
by the Word of God,” and it will be like a shield to you to protect you from
all the fiery darts of the wicked. It gives the believer certainty. Again, you
must actively, consciously clothe yourself in the armor of God. How much are you
dedicating yourself to being in His Word, learning how to USE your Sword?
Remember Your Bible is your Sword and Jesus defeated Satan’s temptations by
saying it is written!
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Don’t Act Like You Are Humble
(Matthew 6:16-18)---“Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you; they have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly”.
The Pharisees would go around with a gloomy look on their faces, trying to act religious and humble. You don’t ever act humble. If you act humble, you are very proud. Sometimes people will ask me, Are you a preacher? How do they know I’m a preacher before I’ve said anything or before I’ve said anything “spiritual”? I don’t want them to know that I am a preacher by the way I look. Now, I’m not ashamed that I’m a preacher, but I think a preacher ought to dress and act so that nobody will suspect he’s a preacher when they don’t know It. We ought to be natural. JUST BE YOURSELF. We’re not posturing, posing, or somehow going through life trying to look holy or trying to act holy. We are what we are by the grace of God. Remember Actions speak louder than words and be thankful that others can see Christ in you instead of you.
Monday, August 2, 2021
Does this make you uncomfortable?
Psalm 66:18---If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.
Do you
know what quiet time is? Fellowship with a holy God. The reason some folks
don’t have a quiet time is they feel uncomfortable. They don’t want to look at
God in the face because they have sin in their life. What did Adam do after he
had sinned and God came walking in the Garden? Adam fled. Before that, Adam had
a quiet time with God, didn’t he? Adam and God had boundless, unending
fellowship. But after Adam chose to disobey God and sinned, he didn’t want to
look at God in the face. Are you reluctant to have a quiet time? Maybe it’s
because there is sin in your life. Ask God to shine His light into you.
Sunday, August 1, 2021
Do Not Stir Up Your Opponent
Do Not Stir Up Your Opponent
Proverbs 18:6-7---A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
1st Peter
5:8--- your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom
he may devour:
The power of darkness seeking your downfall has direct access to your inner life. There are exterior or external influences of the darkness in your life, but the battle of all battles takes place within you. Your great adversary is often so close to you the adversary remains hidden. To defeat this opponent, do not stir up the opponent when the opponent is quiet. Instead, attack the opponent when the opponent is quiet. Think of your inner opponent or adversary as a hornet's nest. To score a victory against the hornet's nest, you need to attack the beehive while the Hornets are dormant. When you live with or face adversity, attack the adversity when the adversity is quiet and dormant. For example, if you are in grief or loss, attack the grief and loss when the grief and loss are not causing you as much pain and distress.
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