Strongholds 103
Nahum 1:7 “The Lord is good, a Strength and Stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows (recognizes, has knowledge of, and understands) those who take refuge and trust in Him.” (AMPC)
David was a war general, so he understood the citadel principle. His palace was a castle that had its own walls, then God provided natural walls which were the mountains around Jerusalem. Read the rest of this entry
Strongholds 102
Psalm 125:2 “Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord’s wraparound presence surrounds his people, protecting them now and forever.” (NLT & TPT)
A stronghold, ChatGPT says is, “a position that is strongly defended. A stronghold is associated with strength, security, and defence.” It means that every time you see a citadel, inside the middle of it you will see a castle. Read the rest of this entry
Strongholds 101
2 Corinthians 10:3 “For though we live in the world, for though we walk in the flesh we do not wage war as the world does, we do not war after the flesh, we are not carrying on our warfare according to the flesh and using mere human weapons.” (NIV, KJV, & AMPC).
Over the next few days, we are going to be dealing with strongholds. I pray that God will open our eyes to see as we ought to see, open our ears to hear as we ought to hear and that our lives will be completely transformed. Read the rest of this entry
Evaluate & Live
1 Peter 1:21 “Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.”
To grow in faith, the first thing you need to do is Evaluate The FOUNDATION of Your Faith. The second thing is, Live Your Life TRUSTING God’s Word. Read the rest of this entry
His Word
Hebrews 10:23 “Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word]” (AMP)
The first thing to do to grow in faith is, Evaluate The FOUNDATION of Your Faith. The second thing is, Live Your Life TRUSTING God’s Word. Read the rest of this entry
On Jesus
1 Corinthians 15:14 “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” (NIV)
Our faith is hinged on the fact that Jesus walked on earth, claimed to be God, and gave us a lot of evidence supporting His claim. Read the rest of this entry
Foundations
Hebrews 11:11 “It was faith that made Abraham able to become a father, even though he was too old and Sarah herself could not have children. He trusted God to keep his promise.” (GNT)
If you look at Abraham’s life, you will think Abraham was crazy. However, Abraham was not just hopeful, Abraham had faith. Read the rest of this entry
A Response
Hebrews 11:8-9 “It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith…”
We will kick off today’s devotional by concluding what faith is not. Faith is Not Hope. Let’s stay with the party illustration from yesterday. In that scenario, hope says, “I invited the president to my party, and I am hoping he will come.” And we said it is okay to hope. Read the rest of this entry
Beyond Hope
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen.” (TPT)
Faith is NOT Hope. Faith needs hope. Faith stands on hope. But faith goes beyond hope. Faith, the classical scriptural definition of faith is the substance of the things hoped for, the evidence of the things not seen. Read the rest of this entry
Understand This
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].” (AMPC)
Yesterday, we said faith means Basing Your Life On The Truth That God Is Who He Says He Is And That He Will Do What He Has Promised To Do. Read the rest of this entry
