Hope & The Word Of Faith

By Pastor Jefferson O Imgbi

Today’s Sure Word: God has empowered me to make progress

Hebrews Hero’s of Faith: Abraham! Hope against Hope. Vol. 1

By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Hebrews 11

“Now faith is the most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything hoped for, the proof or manifestation of things not seen.” Faith is exercising absolute trust to the calling and the leading of God even when we lack the understanding of what the call is all about for with time he reveals the intent and the purpose of the call to us.

Without hope, life is hopeless and when there is no hope, faith is not necessary because faith is the substance of things hoped for. Hope is in the future and there are times or circumstances when the future has no purpose or existence and in such case it means there is no hope. Without faith, it is impossible to please God but you cannot have faith if you do not have hope. Without hope, you cannot have the faith to please God. We go through certain circumstances in life that takes away our hope and we look feeble and lost but we thank God who has given us his word that create in us a new spirit of hope when all hope is lost.

Here the situation of Abraham was no different from ours. Actually, his own situation was more deadly and ridiculous but God proved himself worthy for his words are spirit and they are life. His words are not mere word that we speak. His word is creative and is powerful. Abraham carried the word of God in the womb, he was pregnant with the word and when the time came, when the expected delivery date came, he gave birth to and recovered all that the enemy took.

I am not just writing some abstract mysteries from the Bible, this is not another Bible story. Here I am identifying with your challenge, as I will give you the tools you need to turn your life around. Because you are, a Christian, this does not automate blessing in your life. The promises of God are yours to keep but you must battle to keep them because the thief is still roaming about looking for whom to steal from, to kill and to destroy. So stop being lazy, defend your territory with the word and not with stickers. The devil reads the word like you and he quotes the word too. The only word that the devil dare is the word that comes with power.

It is your revelation and knowledge of the word that gives you the understanding on how to apply the word for it to release the power that is has. This is the difference between you and Satan. The word that comes out from you might be the same scripture that Satan is quoting but with you, it comes out with power that Satan cannot withstand. Your going through challenges is not because God does not care for you. I want to remind you today in case you have forgotten that your being on earth has been designed that you must definitely face challenges so that you can excel. If there were no challenges, God would not have man to subdue the earth.

From the onset of creation, man had dominion. This is a proof that you were not, separated from challenge. In fact, you met the devil on earth. We are, told that he was chased from heaven when God was pregnant with man and has already prepared a nest as earth for the laying or rather birth of man. The devil was, chased from heaven prior to that time and he was, given permanent resident here on earth. Earth was structured and created to accommodate man but the presence of Satan and his resident permit gave him the legitimate right to reside here on earth.

The fact that you are passing through a lot does not mean that God is bad or that things are bad with you. Things are bad only when you give up. You must not give in or give up to the devil. You are fighting a good fight that you have been program to win. Today I want you to take authority and control over your circumstances and begin to speak and release the power that is in the word over every challenge you are facing. This is the hour of your liberation. God bless you!

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“Never let go of hope. One day you will see that, it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... ‘How did I get through all of that?”
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