Faith in the Written Word and Hardship Pt 1
Your faith that is focused on God's written Word will stand in the midst of hardship in your life. Our heavenly government and its Constitutional promises guarantee the security of its citizens and establish building codes for the community of the Kingdom which are designed for the storms of life. So many Kingdom citizens assume that if they are going through difficult times, it means they do not have enough faith. That is a religious concept and religious thinking. That isn't so! Kingdom faith does not remove us from hardship. It is all about obeying God's Constitution to the letter (meaning His Word). It preserves and protects us through hardship. Once again, the key is where we place our faith, not how much faith we may have. On one occasion the King of Heaven addressed this very issue of faith in the building code of His Kingdom. “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
The concept of challenges, tests, trials and storms in the life of Kingdom citizens on planet earth is not one that should be foreign or unexpected, but rather anticipated with confidence and faith in His Word. Kingdom faith embraces storms and proves its worth in challenges and trials. The King of the Kingdom, in relating this concept, said to His citizens on another occasion: These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Let me paraphrase: "Don't sweat the small stuff!" Obey His Word and leave all the challenges that come to Him and His angels. Using the name of the King gives one power and authority when you are living and believing in His Word. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
We will continue this in the next article, but before I leave you, read what King Jesus stated in the following verse: Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Because they obeyed His Word, their names were registered as citizens of Heaven.
Matthew 7:24-27 John 16:33 Luke 10:19, 20
~~W.R. Luchie
continue to part 2...
“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
The concept of challenges, tests, trials and storms in the life of Kingdom citizens on planet earth is not one that should be foreign or unexpected, but rather anticipated with confidence and faith in His Word. Kingdom faith embraces storms and proves its worth in challenges and trials. The King of the Kingdom, in relating this concept, said to His citizens on another occasion: These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Let me paraphrase: "Don't sweat the small stuff!" Obey His Word and leave all the challenges that come to Him and His angels. Using the name of the King gives one power and authority when you are living and believing in His Word. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
We will continue this in the next article, but before I leave you, read what King Jesus stated in the following verse: Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Because they obeyed His Word, their names were registered as citizens of Heaven.
Matthew 7:24-27 John 16:33 Luke 10:19, 20
~~W.R. Luchie
continue to part 2...
