Romans 4:20-24 “Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why it was credited to him as righteousness. The words ‘it was credited to him’ were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness – for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.”
How many of us REALLY believe the statement that says ‘My God WILL come through’?
Many Christians DON’T really believe this statement and yet the Bible proves it to be fact!
We would rather put our trust and hope in US instead of in God. This is what causes the ‘explosions’ in our lives.
Has putting our ‘trust and hope’ in us fixed our explosions – the things in this life that there are no explanations for? Has putting ‘trust and hope’ in our surroundings or our government fixed the wrong things of life?
Obviously the answer to these questions is ‘NO’. Most of the time we choose to put our ‘trust and hope’ in our fellow man because it is easy. It is easier to say ‘What do you think’ than it is to get on our knees before a Holy God and ask forgiveness and lay the burden down at His altar.
The truth is - that God rewards our faithfulness with MORE faith and help than we can handle! If we are truly laying our burdens down at His feet; He LOVES that and always gives back to us in the form of more faith, hope and love! It is just how He works!
Testimony of believers can prove that out. Abraham’s life proves that out! Those who have done this kind of thing have no problem relating that to others. It is the Hope we should be clinging to!
To believe that ‘My God will come through’ is to say in the face of fear that –MY GOD WILL COME THROUGH and BELIEVE it!
What circumstances in your life are proving that out?
I imagine Abraham believing God because he saw ‘God in Action’ in his life! He believed God when he called him to leave his home and because of that faithfulness God rewarded Abraham with more faith. He believed God when God said he would number his seed more than he could ever count and because of his faithfulness God rewarded Abraham with more faith! Abraham believed God when he said he would give him a son with Sarah and his faithfulness was rewarded by God. Abraham believed God would provide when his son’s life was required of him.
Abraham had nothing. He owned nothing. All he did was follow God and believe Him and his story is unfolded across the pages of the Bible!
In my opinion this is what it looks like to know that ‘My God will come through’! Abraham was not perfect, he messed up and he continued to turn toward the Lord.
I can see that evidence in my own life – Can you? Are we looking in the right place? Do we give God credit like Abraham did?
‘MY GOD WILL COME THROUGH’ – Are we saying this in the midst of the troubles and trials of our lives? Do we believe it today?
The truth is that God WILL come through. He comes through all the time; only we are not seeing it actively in our lives. A lot of times we see it in the past tense. We look back on the trial we came through and say; “you know God was in that” and yet we can’t actively believe in the midst of the trial!
What is going to change us? ACTIVE FAITH IN GOD!! It is radical and life changing and those who have experienced it would not change it! Why don’t we all try to be ACTIVE in our faith instead of letting our faith be in the past tense?
Corrie TenBoom once said “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength”. Our FAITH is what makes us stronger and makes us able to say ‘MY GOD WILL COME THROUGH’! When we are focused on the ‘worry’ of a situation; we are exhausting ourselves – when we should be relying on God coming through!
We have talked a lot about what causes explosions in our lives but now we need to focus as a chosen people on how to avoid the explosions and be ‘strengthened in our faith’.
© Be strengthened in your faith by believing God and His promises! If you read the verse carefully above the whole reason that the Bible records Abraham’s life is to strengthen us! God wants us to look at the life of Abraham and find strength in that even though Abraham had problems and explosions in his life – he chose to BELIEVE God and wait on Him! (Lamentations 3:24)
© Be persuaded that God has the POWER to do what He promises! Part of believing God is ACTIVELY believing Him! We don’t need to be a people that looks back and says ‘that was God’ we need to be a people that in the midst of the trial says –THIS IS GOD – and I BELIEVE HIM! It changes the face of the explosion in our life! (Romans 8:28)
© Be a people that LIVE by the Word and Promise of God. The one thing that will follow us into eternity is our faith! How we lived and How we proved that out in this life. It is important, not only to us, but to all those around us. Study the Word and find out the promises that are recorded to increase our faith! (Proverbs 3:5-6)
When the explosions come in your life – BELIEVE that God is at work and make decisions based on that one fact. It will change the way you look at the explosions in this life. Troubles and trials are real and they happen to all of us. The way that we react to them tells the story of our lives.
Let God take you to the next level in your belief of Him! God WILL come through when we are looking to Him through eyes of faith. Spend some time this week examining your heart before the Lord to see where your level of faith is. Begin to say in your heart and mind that ‘My God WILL come through’ in all situations in your life!
Here are some more promises of God that are recorded in the Bible for the BELIEVER! Psalm 31:24; Isaiah 12:2 and John 14:1-3
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