Today I want to share "Faith To Faith" by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland because, as with yesterday's message, this is something that so many people get wrong and cheat themselves out of God's richest and best!
Don't Settle for Second Best
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers
temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. – James 1:2-3
I admit, it's tough to
be enthusiastic about going through tests and trials. But can you get excited
about being totally supplied in every way, in want of nothing? Well, according
to the Word of God, if you'll use your trials to develop patience, you're going
to be in precisely that position! You see, patience
doesn't mean what you thought it meant. It does not mean settling sweetly for
second best. It does not mean standing meekly by while the devil romps all over
you.
No, patience is a
powerful word. The New Testament meaning of it as translated literally from the
Greek is "to be consistently constant or to be the same way all the time,
regardless of what happens." To understand how much
power is involved in that, you have to realize that it's one of the most
outstanding attributes of God Himself. The Bible says He's the same yesterday,
today and forever.
Think about that for a
minute. The guy who absolutely cannot be changed by anyone or anything is an
extremely powerful fellow, wouldn't you say? Obviously, God has that much
power. But you know what? You
do too!
By the power of the Holy
Ghost working within you, you can be the same every day no matter what happens.
If you'll put your trust in the Word of God and let patience go to work, it
won't matter what happens. You won't ever have to accept anything less than
victory again.
AMEN! Because HE lives in you, YOU CAN! Here is Hillsong with another of my favorite Christmas songs "Born Is The King":
Shalom in Him!
