As Faith Holds On

Philippians 4:1 – 23 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

             These verses begin with “Rejoice Always (verse 4)”, it doesn’t just mean that we should thank Him for what He has already done for us all, but we should always be rejoicing Him through all things. In the word it tells us that we are to praise the Lord in the daily storms and there are many of us that are slammed before we can even climb out of bed. Jesus says today to “Hold on my children for I am with you always and in all things.” Jesus goes before us to prepare the way and at the same time He walks beside us so that when we stumble He will reach out and catch us to bring back to our feet again; He is just so wonderful and loving just as our parents did for us as a child.  

           In past printings I have mentioned that worry is a sin and every one of us have fallen into these so called pot holes. Pot-holes at times are unavoidable but it doesn’t mean that we cannot get through them. It can be rough and will shake you about as you are traveling through them. Pot holes are in many forms but they are generally in high traffic areas such as unpaid bills, unsaved family members, health issues of all sorts (some are even connected to death), and possibly schedules that keep us from coming to church, but it is through the believing prayer that we are able to climb out of these pot-holes. In I Thessalonians 5: 18 It says In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you we are told to do this with thanksgiving in all things, come from out of the past and step into the future.

            Be not afraid to ask the Lord for what we need; yes, He knows what we need but He also wants us to ask Him. Ask Him for the smallest to largest and do this believing that it will come to pass. Don’t ask him for what you feel you deserve for we would never be at his asking; don’t think small but ask Him what a kings kid would deserve. There are material needs, physical things, and especially spiritual needs. Make these requests known unto God and then rest in peace that He will do it. It is through the spirit of God that we can rest in the mist of these daily storms because we have activated and are using our faith; the more we use it the more we will gain from it. 

Philippians 4:18 – 19 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

      These verses are to let us know that Jesus has it all and He will fill us to overflowing in everything. We can possess the gate of our enemies because Jesus is the rock that we stand on every second of every moment in every hour of the day. You see I got that same ole’ feeling that everything is gonna be alright for we are with Jesus and he holds the world in the palm of His hands. God opened up the Red Sea for the children of Israel to walk across on dry land, God used a young shepherd boy to fight the giant (our enemy on every hand) and one small smooth stone brought the giant down, but the greatest part is when that ole’ stone rolled back the tomb and it opened up and Jesus came forth carrying the keys of death, hell, and the grave.

Isaiah 11: 1 – 2  And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: ² And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

            Understanding the attributes of God’s sevenfold fullness by placing our faith completely and exclusively in Jesus. The spirit works within the parameters of the finished work of Jesus. The cross is the object of our faith and the Holy Ghost will work mightily on our behalf which gives the benefits of the sevenfold fullness (spirit, wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and fear) and this can only be accomplished when our faith is properly placed in Jesus and His resurrection. I hope I have been able to put in this paper what the has shown me and he confirmed it several times throughout last month every time the minister brought the word it confirmed what I had been feeling for this paper.

       Mothers and Fathers are very important in God’s plan; I know I was very blessed to have both of my parents when I was growing up but today so many children only have one parent. I wish to give God thanks for my upbringing, I had to raise four children with very little of their fathers participation but God was always there. My father and brothers helped with my first 2 boys with a father figure then as the Lord would have it my oldest boys have helped in showing a father figure for my twins. God let each one of them know that He will be their father and all they had to do was to believe that He would. I attempted to look for the verse that states it in the word; I couldn’t remember exactly how it is worded but I know it is in there. He will do the same of anyone, if you need a friend, if you need a mother, if you need a father, or if you need a savior all you have to do is just ask him believing. My main thought today is to please hold on, for Jesus will be returning to get us very soon.

Written By: Karen ReNee