God Responds To Doubt
“Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen? I am still a virgin.” The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High God will cover you. The baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God” Luke 1:34-35
There were questions of doubt, acts of doubt, and statements of doubt but God responded differently to doubt. Do not miss this. God responds differently to doubt based on the sincerity of the doubter. God does not respond the same way to every doubt even though doubt is doubt. God responds differently to doubt based on the honesty and the sincerity of the doubter. In the case of Read the rest of this entry
Expressions Of Doubt
“They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.” John 20:25 [emphasis added].
A lot of us encounter Thomas in Scripture and we think how could he have doubted and for this reason we do not really respect him. But the truth is that Thomas is to be respected and I am going to show you. The issue of doubt is common to man. If you check scripture it is filled with great people that God has used. People that have done great things for God but who have to wrestle with Read the rest of this entry
In-between
“One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came” John.20:24 .
In comes Didymus, the doubting Thomas. His original name was Yehuda or Judah, depending on the text. So where did he get Didymus from? Thomas was a nickname, the same way Simon was nicknamed Cephas Peter the rock. Yehuda was nicknamed Didymus, which means the twin, double minded. In one person there are two people – doubting Thomas. So from generation to generation his nickname stuck. Even when they gave account of the Read the rest of this entry
Do Not Doubt!
“No, even if everyone else is a liar, God will always do what he says. As the Scriptures say about him, “You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win when people accuse you” Rom.3:4 [ERV]
“What if some did not believe and were without faith? Does their lack of faith and their faithlessness nullify and make ineffective and void the faithfulness of God and His fidelity [to His Word]? By no means! Let God be found true though every human being is false and a liar, as it is written, That You may be justified and shown to be upright in what You say, and prevail when You are judged [by sinful men]” Rom.3:3-4 [AMP]. Your doubt does not Read the rest of this entry
Doubt
“And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief” Matt.13:58
Doubt is something that cripples the work of God in our lives. Doubts limit the acts and the actions of God in our lives. God wants to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ever ask or imagine. When we begin to doubt God, we are placing a limit on Him even though He cannot be limited. But as far as we are concerned we are limiting Him when we doubt Him. Jesus as much as He was all God and had all the power in heaven and on earth couldn’t do Read the rest of this entry
Called Out, Stand Out!
“It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to share the oppression of God’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin” Heb.11:24-25
What is Moses’ example? Moses’ example is do not align with Egypt. Do not align with Egypt; the life of compromise always doesn’t count. Everyone that lives a life of compromise will end up living a worthless life. The life that will count is the life that stays true to its mission. Moses was not just raised in Egypt, he was raised in the palace. Meaning he had access to best education, the best chariot, gold, silver, and anything he could ask for. But Moses Read the rest of this entry
Faith At Its Peak
“And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them” Heb.11:12
What is Abraham’s example? In Abel’s example faith puts God first, in Enoch’s example faith walks with God, in Noah’s example faith does what God says. In Abraham’s example faith waits patiently on God. And that is ironic, in fact, that is like a misnomer. Faith waits patiently on God. Faith is action so how can faith wait patiently? The irony of faith is that faith is at its peak when it is patient. Is that Scriptural? Yes and I will show you Read the rest of this entry
Just Obey
“It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before” Heb.11:7
Noah’s Example: do what God says. Imagine this, the Lord says to Noah, Noah I want you to build a boat because a flood is coming. Build a boat to save yourself, your family, and two of every kind of living creature. And Noah says to the Lord, I will do it Sir and God knows he is not lying because God sees his heart. Then Noah asks, but Lord what is a boat? And God in His mercy takes time out to explain and paint a vivid picture for Noah. And Noah says, all right Read the rest of this entry
To-Do!
“It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God.” Heb.11:5
Enoch had this testimony that he pleased God. The only time you attain the relationship status with God is when your faith transcends what you can get to who He really is. Think about it, you are a lady and there is this man that just likes what you have. He does not like you, he does not know you, and how you feel is not really important to him. But he likes your breast and he likes your buttocks and you think that is a relationship? He is not interested in you, in Read the rest of this entry
The First Principle
“It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God.” Heb.11:5
God is interested in the order in which you do what you do. God is interested in what you give first place to. I wake up in the morning, hit the floor, and worship God – that is faith. Putting God first is faith; you are saying there is God and acknowledging that there is a God. For instance when you move from location A to location B, what do you do first? It is called the First Principle. What you do first shows you immediately where you need to begin to work on Read the rest of this entry
