FAITH 4

FAITH GIVES THE BELIEVER A WISE HEART

Daniel 1:17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Faith is essentially trusting God's word and his promises. When we truly believe God and His promises it helps us make wise decisions in our life. Faith causes us to seek God's guidance before we make important decisions in our lives.

We live in a society where one in two marriages end in divorce. Many say that it is because divorce is too easy. I think maybe it is because too many enter into marriage without ever seeking God's counsel. Many people spend more time making a decision about buying an automobile than they do in picking a person to spend the rest of their lives with.

We should exercise our faith in God when we make any important decision. Will the outcome glorify God? Is what we want to do in harmony with God's Word? How will what I do effect my testimony? Will my decision draw me closer to God or lead me farther away?

Those are all questions we need to ask, having faith that the decisions God would have us make are the wisest ones. Make wise decisions by having faith in a God who loves you and wants the very best for you.

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FAITH 3

FAITH MAKES THE BELIEVER COURAGEOUS

2 Samuel 22:30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

I remember as a child watching the TV show about Superman. It started out with "It's a bird, it's a plane...no it's Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings at a single bound." That might not be exact but you get the idea. As a boy I wished that I could be a Superman. As I have grown older I realize that we can't be like the fictional character who fought for "Truth, Justice, and the American Way," but I do believe that with faith we can be more than we are sometimes.

Whenever we know we are led by God to do something we should never say, "I can't," or "I don't think I can." If God is leading us to do something, we CAN do all things. When we are saved we receive the Holy Spirit into our lives and that makes us no longer natural creatures but it makes us supernatural.

When we are saved we are changed into something with a new nature. It is like the caterpillar when it becomes a butterfly. If the butterfly continued to crawl around everywhere like a caterpillar it would not be fulfilling it's purpose. Faith should cause us to soar and spread beauty like the butterfly.

Be courageous. There is no glory for God in our fear.

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FAITH 2

FAITH MAKES THE BELIEVER FARSIGHTED

John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw , and was glad.

FAITH MAKES ETERNAL THINGS BECOME AS REAL AS PRESENT THINGS TO THE BELIEVER.

When we really have faith we believe the promises of God. We believe what the Bible says about eternal life and about Heaven. If we really believe we will begin to live as if the promises have already come to pass.

Faith makes Heaven so real that we can imagine not only the beauty of the gates of pearl and the streets of Gold but of a place where there is no more sickness, pain, death or sin of any sort.

Faith makes it easier to handle the death of a loved one because in our faith is the assurance that we will see them again. Faith and fear do not mix well. When we truly have faith we know that we have nothing to fear from this world because Jesus has overcome the world. Too often we become nearsighted and can only see the now, and see the things that are right before us. Faith helps us to see eternal things and those things that are yet to come.


Please feel free to contact me by email at

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If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WHAT FAITH DOES FOR THE BELIEVER INTRODUCTI0N

Matthew 9:27-28 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. (28) And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

So many times we ask the Lord for something and then go on our way never really expecting Him to grant it. They had a specific need just as we have many specific needs. Many times I have suffered through some malady simply because I did not have enough faith to ask Jesus to heal me or remove the difficulty.

You may have a spiritual problem or a problem in your personal life that you want to pray about and ask God to take care of. If you were asked point blank if you believe that Jesus is able to handle your problem could you answer, "Yes, Lord." and really mean it?

In the next few devotionals we will look at what faith can do in the believer's life. Remember it is not great faith that matters. It is faith in a Great God that really counts.

Note: Some of these devotionals have been previously posted. I am editing them and re posting them. I am at the present time compiling an Ebook of devotionals for those with eReaders or who might want them to put on their computers. As I do this I will probably be using and re posting some devotionals from the past.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.


If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WAYS TO RESIST THE DEVIL 7

YIELD TO THE SPIRIT

Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Never let Satan fool you into thinking that he has anything good to offer you. He will tempt you with enticing things but they will eventually become ugly and hateful. No one will argue that sin is not attractive. If it weren't preachers wouldn't have to be preaching about it all the time. It looks enticing because Satan always just paints a picture of the brief pleasure sin brings and never shows the destruction it causes.

On the other hand God wants what is best for you. When you are saved He sends His Holy Spirit to dwell in your heart to guide you into close fellowship with Him. The closer you are to God, the easier it is to resist the devil.

Yielding to the spirit helps us in several ways. Yielding brings us Joy. Yielding gives us power. Yielding brings glory to God. All these things help us to resist the devil.


Please feel free to contact me by email at

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If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WAYS TO RESIST THE DEVIL 6

SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM THE WORLD

Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove .

I heard someone say recently that they did not know whether the church was getting worldly or the world was getting churchy but it sure was hard to tell the difference now days. I hate to say it but in many instances they are right about telling the difference but you and I know that for sure the world isn't getting churchy. That leaves only one choice.

The church can not get worldly unless the members who make her up become worldly. I read a lot of quotes and sayings and one thing I keep reading that I think might be a mistake is that everyone says that we need to build more bridges than walls. If you will check your concordance in your Bible you will find that it says a whole lot more about building walls than it does about building bridges.

When we do what the world does, talk like the world does and dress and act like the world does we are not resisting the devil but we are taking him by his hand as if he were our companion.

We are supposed to be not a little different but a lot different. We are supposed to be downright peculiar according to scriptures. If you are peculiar it will cause you to separate from the world. It will help you resist the devil.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

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If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WAYS TO RESIST THE DEVIL 5

THE MORE WE TRUST GOD THE MORE WE RESIST THE DEVIL

Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. Job had more troubles than I have room to mention in this short devotional but he still had complete trust in God. He was determined to do the right things because he knew that God was trustworthy.

We shall never perish if we are saved. This infuriates Satan and frustrates him. If Satan can't keep you from being saved he wants to make you doubt. He wants you do doubt God's grace and your own salvation. When we learn to trust completely in God and in His grace, that doesn't leave much for Satan to work on.

I love the song "Victory in Jesus" because it says so much. How can we be defeated? Jesus has already won the victory for us.

Remember, distrust is a wound in the heart of God and Satan rejoices in it. Trust God completely and you are surely resisting the devil.


Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.


If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.