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Don't Let Your Faith Sink - Pastor Stuart Price
This charge I commit to you son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck. 1 Timothy 1:18-19
“The battle is on!!” satan is out to destroy our faith!! If you are a Christian, you are in a fierce war. In fact, you’re in a life and death battle for your faith. Satan is determined to shipwreck and destroy the faith of all of God’s elect and the stronger your faith, the greater his attack will be. You see, unshakable faith in the Lord causes hell to rage. Nothing poses a greater threat to satans kingdom than a Christian who is immovable in faith. Why? It is by faith and released Holy Spirit power that satan’s kingdom is subdued. By faith, righteousness is born and demonic fires are quenched. God’s promises are obtained and the mouths of the lions are shut.
Paul warned Timothy that in times of trial some would cast aside their faith and suffer shipwreck.
Therefore, Paul charged Timothy to fight a determined warfare, ‘holding faith, and a good conscience.’
In Mark 4:35-41 PLEASE READ Jesus and His disciples are in a great storm, as they cross over to the other side to set a demon possessed man free, satan came against them to stop the mission, and Jesus arose and rebuked the wind and said ‘Peace be still.’ He said to them, ‘Why are you so fearful?’ How is it that you have no faith?’ If you are in a storm in your marriage, family, finances, business, health, job etc. You release your faith and words, rebuking the storm, and say ‘Peace be still!!’
I know that the devil is behind a lot of storms, also God is behind some storms. Example Jonah was in a storm, and God was behind that one. If its the devil, use your faith and authority and rebuke that storm. If God is causing it to get your attention, yield to it fast, and do His will as Jonah did.
Apostle Peter was under a ferocious attack Luke 22:31-32 PLEASE READ Jesus said that satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith should not fail. Jesus is praying for you and I today also.
God has given us a powerful weapon to use against satan’s attacks on our faith. Here is our weapon
We are not to try to figure everything out. Rather, we are to set our eyes on ‘the great cloud of witnesses’ already in glory who have made it through with their faith intact.
‘Wherefore seeing we also are encompassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses. Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us Hebrews 12:1
What a picture. This verse depicts an army of victorious saints from every era. They’re wearing crowns of righteousness and waving palms as they cheer us on in our race.
Noah is among the great cloud of witnesses. He would say ‘I held on for 12 years in spite of violence, rampant sin and mockery. You can overcome too!! Paul, David, Gideon, Samson, Moses, the list goes on. We can be like Paul and say “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith 2 Timothy 4:7
Have a great week and be blessed in all you do.
Much Love and Blessings
Pastor Stuart & Colleen.