Monday, December 22, 2014

Have No Fear

In thinking about what we are called to be and to do, it can be, well a little scary. We serve a perfect all powerful God who asks us to be like Him. And being human, we fail. It can be difficult to see how we ever really get there. But the good news is, very little depends on us, in the overall picture The heavy lifting, the promise of the future, rests with our God. He alone can help us to win.

1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

We do need to keep God’s words in our hearts and actions. But it is not these things that oversome the world. It is our faith that overcomes the evil. Faith in what? We must believe that God is, and that He is on our side.

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Today, let us believe in our God, and that He will reward us with the ability to overcome the evil of this world.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. We long to have Your kingdom in the earth. Send that kingdom today. Give us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us for our transgressions, and help us to resist evil that it would flee. Heal us and deliver us. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.