“Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God.” Romans 4:20 NLT
Notice that being strong in faith has something that goes with it. To be strong in faith is to give God glory. God told Abraham that he would be the father of a great multitude. God told Abraham his name would be remembered for generations. God even told Abraham he and Sarah would have children. Maybe it seemed impossible, but through it all Abraham is praising God as though all these things had already happened.
Abraham gave God so much glory, that he became fully persuaded that God would do what He had promised. When the praise is as strong as the asking, God’s supernatural power will show itself. We need to praise God, and not just make confessions of faith. We need to praise Him because we have the promise God will do what He say He will do.
Praise Him by saying, "My faith is getting stronger every day. My faith is stronger today than it was yesterday, and I thank you for it, Father. I’m stronger in my mind, stronger in my body, stronger in my bones. My faith is stronger in every way, than yesterday; and thank you for it. I have the promise of eternal life and for that you are to be praised and worshipped."
When Abraham joined Gods plan for faith, he received the promise. Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son. Abraham became the father of a multitude of believers and his name is honored.
Now God is going to close the deal on the enemy. God’s word is in the earth. Jesus is born. Jesus walks the earth, and only says what God says. Jesus only speaks that which the Father tells Him to speak. The enemy is defeated and God is glorified by faith in Jesus Christ. And that is so important. The need to discipline what we say is important. Let our words be God’s words.
When the pressure is on, practice saying what the Bible says. It is so tempting to say the wrong thing when emotions are high. But we must deliberately say what God says and couple that with praise. Give God glory by praising Him in the middle of the crisis. Let it be said that we are people of faith because we are able to focus on what God says, and that our praise is a strong as the asking.
I call us today to stop defining and limiting the future in terms of the past and start defining it God’s way.
I call us to understand that God is greater than one’s personality. God is greater than one’s past experiences of timidity. God is greater than one’s "family of origin." And God calls everyone to joyful fearlessness.
The crucial factor in fearless and faithful living is not about us. It is fully focused on God who alone is worthy of all praise and worship.
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