The Gift Of Righteousness

Romans 5:17 says, “17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the Gift of Righteousness Reign in life through the One man, Jesus Christ!”

Romans 5:17 talks about. This verse goes on to say that you shall reign by Jesus Christ. Now where are you to reign?

Many unfortunately have a limited belief system and as a result they can’t expect much in this life. 

They believe You can be saved, but you have to continue to be ruled by the devil—by sin, sickness, poverty, fear, and bondage. You have to go through life this way until you finally barely make it into Heaven. But that’s not what the Bible teaches.

Romans 5:17 says we can reign in life—in this life—by Christ Jesus. Weymouth’s translation says, “For if by the trespasses of the one, death reigned as king through the one, much more shall they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign as kings in the realm of life.” We are to reign in the here-and-now!

The King James Version doesn’t use the word “kings” as Weymouth’s does, but the very idea of reigning brings the thought of “kings” to mind.

The very notion of reigning carries with it the idea of ruling, of dominion, and of having authority.

Paul said we “reign in life.” We have the authority to rule and reign and have dominion in our life—in the life we have here and now!

Someone might say, “Well, I don’t see very many people ruling and reigning in life.”

One reason is that this truth hasn’t been taught as it should be.

Hosea 4:6 says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge . . . .” Notice this verse doesn’t say sinners are destroyed for lack of knowledge. It says God’s people are destroyed because of their lack of knowledge.

This infers that if God’s people had knowledge of who they really are in Christ, of who God is, and of the rights and privileges of their dominion—they wouldn’t be destroyed.

One reason Satan is often able to reign, or rule, in the life of Christians is because those Christians do not realize the authority that has been given to them.

Many times Christians think Jesus is going to do everything for them; they do not realize they have a part to play.

Notice that Romans 5:17 doesn’t say, “Jesus Christ will reign through you.”

No! It says, “…They (that’s us) which receive Abundance of Grace and of the Gift of Righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.”

This verse says that You and I will reign. Of course, it’s by, or because of, Jesus Christ that we have this authority, but He has given us the authority to Rule and Reign!

Many times people say, “I’ve left it up to the Lord; He’s going to do it.” But, no, the real truth about the matter is, He has left it up to you!

Let’s find out our job and position. Let’s find out what we’re supposed to do!

Romans 5:17 mentions two things we have received: “Abundance of Grace and The Gift of Righteousness”. It’s receiving the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness that enables you to Reign. (See Revelation 1:6  & 1 Peter 2:9)

If you don’t know what you’ve received, you’ll be hindered in Reigning.

I’ve taught you a lot about grace, and thank God for His grace.

But not only have we received abundance of grace; we’ve also received the “Gift of Righteousness.”

What does the “gift of righteousness” mean?

First, it’s a gift, which means we didn’t do anything to earn or deserve it.

Second, it means we have been made right with God.

It means we have right-standing with God!

If you’re in right-standing with God, there is nothing coming between you and Him.

If you’re in right-standing with God, you can’t be in any better standing with Him. That is a truth you need to learn and get firmly settled in your heart and mind.

The Bible never talks about growing in righteousness. The Bible does talk about growing as newborn babes, desiring the sincere milk of the Word that you may grow thereby (1 Pet. 2:2). And Paul talks about faith that can grow exceedingly (2 Thess. 1:3). But nowhere does the New Testament ever talk about growing in righteousness.

The truth is, you can’t grow in righteousness. In other words, you can’t have any more right-standing with God than you have right now.

Even when you get to Heaven, you won’t have any better standing with God than you have right now.

You will never be any more righteous—or any less righteous—than you are right now!

Did you know that a newborn believer has the same standing with God as the person who has been a believer for 50 years? How is that possible?

It’s all through Jesus and what He did for us!

Unlike the sacrificial blood in the Old Covenant , the blood of Jesus Christ does not cover our sins.

The blood of Jesus of the New Covenant (Read Hebrews Chapter 8) washes away our sins (Rev. 1:5). We’re not a “covered creature”; we’re a new creature! Second Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

God doesn’t make any unrighteous new creatures. We have been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (2 Cor. 5:21)!

As new creatures, we don’t want to practice sin living in our old nature, and God doesn’t want us to either. We are Now Living a New Life in a New Nature.  But if we do miss it, provision has been made for us.

First John 2:1 says, “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” The Greek word translated “advocate” means lawyer or one who pleads our case. We’ve got a lawyer in the “Supreme Court” of Heaven pleading our case. Who is it? Jesus Christ the Righteous!

If I chose to walk in my old nature and lose my sense of righteousness, I quickly turn to God and say, “ Lord,  I missed it, thank you that I’m forgiven.”

God sees what Jesus did to wash away sin, and He counts me righteous because of Jesus!

What does John say regarding this? He reminds us that when we fail as believers, we have an Advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ.

Because of our Lord Jesus and what He has accomplished at the cross, we have forgiveness and we still stand righteous before God even when we’ve missed it.

As the apostle Paul reminded the Corinthian believers who had failed that they were still the temple of the Holy Spirit, John reminds us of who we are in Christ and who we have representing us at God’s right hand.

Can you see that the Bible’s answer to overcoming sin is always to remind believers of Their Righteous identity in Christ? The Gift of Righteousness!

This is not to encourage us to sin but to encourage us to look to Our Lord Jesus and Live In The Victory Of our new Nature- to see our sins punished at the Cross and to Live Victoriously and Gloriously for Him.

That is what true repentance is all about—turning to the cross and returning to His Grace!

When you fail, know that you can talk to God honestly about your failing, but do it with a Revelation of the Cross of our Lord Jesus. See your sins punished in His Body and Yourself Washed, Cleansed and receive His forgiveness (once and for all Hebrews 10:10) and His unmerited favor to Reign over your sins.

That means You can stand in the Presence of God without a sense of spiritual inferiority or condemnation. It also means that instead of being ruled by Satan and all of his works, (hate, un-forgiveness bitterness, resentment, slander, accusations and no peace) you can now Rule and Reign over him!

Walking in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Galatians 5:22) and the guarantee of Our New Covenant.

When you realize this truth and it fully registers in your spirit, you’re going to rise up as a giant in spiritual Victory set free to run the race set before you.

Love in His Grace and His Gift Of Righteousness,

Pastor Joe.

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you and your family!

I want to tell you right up front that my expectation is very high today to see God move in your life in new and surprising ways this year. 

God is about to show up and show out in ways you haven’t even imagined as you come into agreement in believing and trusting His Power Promises.

God has given me a prophetic word for this year that will make your faith grow and stretch you to believe for even greater miracles than ever before.

The Lord recently spoke to me saying; 2019 will be a Year of Marvels, Wonders, and Extraordinary Manifestations of the Greatness of Our God!

Whatever you are believing God for, begin to expand your expectation. I guarantee you that God is thinking bigger than you’re asking!

I believe God is about to do something in your life that is greater than you have ever imagined.

Jeremiah 33:3 tells us to, “Call unto M e, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

One of the meanings of the term great things, is beyond the usual. Mighty here implies something unfamiliar or inexplicable, that which is unable to be explained other than it had to be something God did.

That’s what God wants to do for you in 2019! 

Do you receive it?________

Get rid of words like “that’s impossible” and “I’ve never heard of anything like that” and “no way, I can’t believe that.” Don’t limit God by your small thinking and negative words! God hasn’t quit the miracle business! He’s still the God of wonders.

Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Begin to boldly declare, “2019 will be my year for Marvels, Wonders, and Extraordinary Manifestations of the Greatness of God through The Power Of The Holy Spirit in my life.”

God has repeatedly done marvelous and wondrous manifestations throughout history. His plan is to keep right on doing them in and through you if you’ll dare to mix faith and Trust (Hebrews 4:2) and Believe what He is saying in His Word. All the marvels, wonders and extraordinary manifestations of His greatness are Yours through what Christ did for you at the Cross.

I’m believing for 2019 to be marked by the extraordinary manifestations of the greatness of God through The Power Of The Holy Spirit-  For You!

So, let’s Believe, Agree and Receive together in Unity and experience All God has for us this Year- 

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The Best Is Yet To Come!

Love in His Grace, Pastor Joe.

Christmas Inter Peace

Dear Friend In Christ;

I am praying you will have an amazing Christmas season. One of the many things that can be a big distraction of receiving all the blessings Of this wonderful time year is the spirit of offense- Opportunities to give into offense present themselves to everyone. No one is exempt! We all must continually guard our hearts against the temptation to become offended and harbor grudges and other negative emotions.

Where does offense come from? It comes from Satan. Ephesians 6:12 says, "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

Offense is the enemy's strategy to keep us from fulfilling God's peace and ultimately can destroy us. Certainly, people can yield to Satan and cause problems. But the root of our problems in life is the devil, not people.

Now, in any competitive sport, if we truly want to win, we need a good defense. We can have a great offense, but if our defense is not strong, we won't win many games. Similarly, if we're going to win in life, we need a good defense against Satan's offense.

One of our first lines of defense against offyense is simply to realize that offenses will come. But there also are some key steps we can take to build our defenses and ensure that we're ready when those offenses show up.

One step we can take to defend ourselves against offense is to continually abide in the Word.

Psalm 119:165 says, "Great peace have those who love Your Word, and nothing causes them to stumble." This verse is talking about loving God's Word. When we do that, nothing can make us stumble and fall away from it—nothing!

Verse 105 of the same psalm reads, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." When the Word of God is in our hearts, we can see where we're going so that we won't stumble. Another verse in Psalms says, "With You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light" (Ps. 36:9). As we keep a firm hold on God's Word in our hearts, we'll see where we're going and recognize offense when it comes.

A second step we can take to build a good defense against Satan's offense is to develop the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

GALATIANS 5:22–23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

The last part of this passage says, "Against such [against these fruits of the Spirit] there is no law." In other words, when God in you has control of your life, Satan cannot gain control!

You would have to give up your position for the enemy to get a foothold and make you stumble. When you're walking in the fruit of the Spirit, you're manifesting the fruits of righteousness—the characteristics of God. And you will not be easily swayed when the temptation to be offended comes.

A third step we can take to become good "defensive players" in the game of life is to use wisdom in choosing our teammates. First Corinthians 15:33 says, "Do not be misled: 'Bad company corrupts good character.' " Proverbs 13:20

carries the same idea: "Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm." The Bible is clear on this point: the company we keep will influence us for good or for evil.

When I talk about being influenced by people we associate with, I mean taking on certain aspects of their character and even some of their opinions and viewpoints. That's fine if the people we're around love God and base their lives on His Word. But it's not fine if those people are critical of others and are continually offended.

Why? Because over time—little by little—we'll begin thinking the same bitter thoughts. We'll develop an intolerant, critical attitude. And we'll find ourselves becoming offended. Just as the Word says, the "bad company" we keep will corrupt our minds, emotions, and actions. That's why it's so important to choose our teammates wisely.

A fourth step we can take to defend ourselves against offense is to keep our consciences clear. Look at what the Apostle Paul said in the Book of Acts:

ACTS 24:16 Therefore I always exercise and discipline myself [mortifying my body, deadening my carnal affections, bodily appetites, and worldly desires, endeavoring in all respects] to have a clear (unshaken, blameless) conscience, void of offense toward God and toward men.

Paul endeavored to keep his conscience clear before God and people. He diligently kept his mind under the control of his spirit by disciplining himself in spiritual things.

Like Paul, we can develop ourselves to instantly recognize and avoid things that cause us to do the opposite of what God says and grieve the Spirit of God in us. We can get to the place where we hear something such as gossip or slander, and an "alarm" will go off in our spirit warning us not to listen.

As we train ourselves in the Word, we'll become spiritually sensitive. If someone says something we shouldn't listen to, our conscience will know it and caution us. If we start to say something we shouldn't say, that voice will witness to us that we should keep quiet instead. This will help us avoid the trap of offense.

As opportunities to become offended arise over this busy Christmas season, remember to keep your defense strong. James 4:7 says, "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." When you yield to offense, you are yielding to the devil's influence, and you certainly don't have him on the run. Instead, he has you on the run.

But if you build a good defense, resisting the devil and refusing to become offended, you are yielding to God's influence. And the Bible says that when you do that, you will run the enemy off and stay in Peace-

Love in His Grace,

Pastor Joe

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How To Have A Stress Free Christmas-

Dear friend in Christ;

Stress is something we have to deal with continually. Actually, this time of year there seems to be more stress on people. But God wants to help us with our stress!

Psalm 40:4 says, "Blessed is that person who makes the Lord their trust". You could also read this verse, "Stressed is that person who does not make the Lord their trust." Our Heavenly Father wants us to trust Him. He does not want us to live stressed out! So let's look at a few things that can cause stress in our lives and consider some ways to handle them through God’s promises to us through His Word.

One of the biggest causes of stress for us is change. Most people don't like change, because it means dealing with the unexpected.

Change happens in all of our lives. Hebrews 6:19 tells us we can deal with change if we have Christ our Anchor as the unchanging center of our lives. Hebrews 13:8 says, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever". Malachi 3:6 says, "I am the Lord, I do not change". Jesus never changes, and with Him as our center of our lives, we will be all right. Knowing He has our lives in His hands, we don’t have to be all stressed out.

Conflict can also bring stress on us. Confrontations are inevitable. They will happen to each of us sooner or later. But we can still remain at peace!

Jesus said in John 14:27, " 'Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid...”. We need to realize that Christ is our peace! We may have conflict all around us, but if we learn to let the peace of God dwell in our hearts, we do not have to be uneasy and worried.

Being criticized is another big cause of stress. When this happens, we can become defensive and start arguing, or we can realize that there's no point in letting it bother us. Why? Because God has already told us that if we will look intently into His Word, it will give us freedom and we'll be blessed (James 1:25).

People criticize me all the time. Really, some of the things they say are horrible. "Doesn't that bother you?" you may ask. "That would upset me." Well, I have to get to a place where I don't pay attention to it. I choose to live in the blessings of God, knowing that I don't answer to them but to my Heavenly Father.

It's not wrong to be concerned. But it is wrong when those concerns consume us, crushes us and cause us stress.

We have to do as it says in 1st. Peter 5:7 "cast all our anxiety on Him because He cares for us." Look at what Jesus said in Matthew chapter 11:

MATTHEW 11:28–29

28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

There's no use in being upset or having anxiety. It will choke out your Joy!. Cast your care and concern on the Lord and let Him carry it. You may say, "That's a simplistic way of looking at it." That's what God says! And if we want to get out of stress, we've got to do what God says.

Letting your conscience bring past mistakes to your remembrance can be a real problem when it comes to stress. Around the holidays especially, some of our family members, or others, may try to remind us of things or accuse us of things. That's when we need to remind ourselves that Christ is our Righteousness, He is our Judge and declares us Righteous because He has forgiven us by His own Blood.

2nd. Cor. 5:12 For our sake God made Him (Jesus) to become sin for us- who knew no sin, so that in Him we would be the righteousness of God.

Certainly, if we have unresolved guilt we need to go before God and acknowledge His forgiveness and trust and believe Jesus paid the full price for our sin.

Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

But we don't have to feel guilty or live in condemnation about anything we've already asked Him to forgive us for.

First Corinthians 4:4 says, "It is the Lord who judges me." People may try to judge us, but if we're walking with God, we shouldn't let anyone put a guilt trip or condemnation on us and cause us stress.

We are who God made us, and we do ourselves a disservice when we compare ourselves with others. That only brings stress. 2 Corinthians 10:12 tells us it not wise to compare ourselves with others-

You see, if we're not careful we'll begin to compare what we're doing, where we are, and what we're accomplishing with what other people are doing. Eventually, we'll erode our spirituality to the point where we think we're a nobody. And that's exactly what the devil wants.

But God doesn't look at us that way. He only looks to see if we are where He asked us to be, doing what He asked us to do. If we are, we should just enjoy it! We can accomplish more where He puts us than out somewhere else.

Stress is harmful—emotionally, physically, and spiritually. But God doesn't want us to live stressed out! Remember 1 Peter said 5:7 "Cast all your cares on Him." To cast means to Throw it over.

That's why we just can’t  let anything bother us. We don't carry cares or get stressed out about them. Just throw everything over on Him. Refuse to carry stress around. Instead, let the Word work in your life and live in God's peace and blessings.

Like 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth Peace, good will toward all people.

May this Christmas be a stress free Christmas in your life- as you Trust and believe Gods promises He birthed to you this Season through All His Promises- Believe and activate His Promises in Your life-

Love in His Grace, Pastor Joe

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Increase Your Faith

In teaching on the subject of faith, it is important to know from the Scriptures that God has not blessed one person with more faith than He has blessed someone else. People often see someone prospering according to the Word, whether in their health, their finances, their family, and so on, and they get the mistaken impression that God must have given that person more faith. So the first thing I want you to know is this: Every believer has been given a measure the same measure of faith.

For by grace are ye saved through Faith; and that not of yourselves: It is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8

According as God has given every person the measure of faith.  Romans 12:3

So we know that faith comes from God. It is the “gift of God.” But He has given it to every believer. He has given to every believer the measure, or the same measure, of faith.

Notice also that God has done it (Rom. 12:3); it’s not something that He is going to do. We’re not trying to get faith. We’re not praying for it. We have it. Every believer already has a measure of the God-kind of faith.  You see, God gets everyone started off the same way. He doesn’t give one person more faith than He gives another. He gives to every person the measure of faith. Then your faith grows according to what you do with it.

A lot of people have done with their faith what the person in the Bible did with his one talent (see Matthew 25:25). They’ve just wrapped their faith up in a napkin, so to speak, and hid it. They haven’t used it at all.

It’s up to you what you do with the measure of faith God has given you.

The second thing I want you to know is this: This measure of faith can be increased. But you’re the one who increases it, not God. Certainly God furnishes the means whereby faith can be increased. But you increase your faith by doing two things: feeding it on the Word of God and exercising it—or putting it into practice. (Believing)The Bible very often uses natural human terms to teach spiritual thoughts. For example, this is how Jesus taught in His earthly ministry, as we can read in the Gospels.

…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4

Jesus is using a natural human idea to convey a spiritual thought. He’s saying to us that what bread (or food) is to the body, the Word of God is to the spirit, or the heart, of a person. You know that if you eat food regularly, it will build you up physically. Yet if you eat right but don’t exercise, all you’ll do is get out of shape.  In much the same way, you need to feed your faith on God’s Word. But you also need to exercise your faith, because if you don’t, your faith muscles will be unconditioned. They won’t be able to do much spiritually when it comes to moving mountains in their life.

You can feed your spirit on God’s Word and thereby feed your faith, because God’s Word is faith food. But you also need to exercise your faith to develop it and cause it to grow. In Romans 10:8, Paul called the message he preached the word of faith. He called the Word of God the Word of faith, because the Word will cause faith to come into your heart (Rom. 10:17). God’s Word will build assurance, confidence, and faith in your heart. Then you’re to exercise that faith.

So we know that the measure of faith we’ve received can be increased by doing two things: by feeding it on God’s Word and by putting it into practice (or exercising it) in everyday living. You’re either a believer or a non-believer. But in another sense when people say that, they are implying that every believer has faith in every respect the same as another believer. But that’s not true. One person’s faith may not be the same as another person’s faith. There can be a measurable difference! The Word of God tells us that our faith can grow. (Jude 1:20) Therefore, one person’s faith may not be as developed or as strong as another person’s faith.

Remember, it’s up to you what you do with the measure of faith God has given you. For example, you can cause your faith to grow. You can feed and exercise it so when the storms of life come, you will have strong faith. But another person may not do anything with their faith. The person who does nothing with their faith will have weak faith.  Second Thessalonians 1:3 says, “We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith grows exceedingly. . .” God is saying that faith can grow. Since faith can grow, it can be either strong or weak—developed or undeveloped.

Let’s look at several other statements Jesus made about faith.

If then God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O You of little faith? Luke 12:28

And Peter answered [Jesus] and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O You of little faith, wherefore why did you doubt? Matthew 14:28–31

In these passages of Scripture, Jesus is speaking about little, or small, faith. In Matthew 14:31, Jesus asked Peter, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”  In Matthew chapter 8, Jesus commended the faith of the centurion who came to Him on behalf of his servant. Jesus said the centurion had great faith.

5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.… 10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel…. 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. Matthew 8:5–8,10,13

Jesus said to the disciples about the centurion, “…I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel” (v. 10). So in these passages we’ve read, Jesus told one man that he had great faith and told another man that he had little faith. Romans 4:19 speaks of weak faith.

And being not Being weak in faith, he [Abraham] considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb. Romans 4:19

The very next verse speaks of strong faith.

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was Strong in Faith, giving glory to God. Romans 4:20

From these verses, we can conclude that faith can either be weak or strong. I am proving to you through Scripture that faith is measurable—that it can grow. We already mentioned that the Bible talks about growing faith (2 Thessalonians 1:3). Acts 6:5 says Stephen was full of faith. James 2:5 mentions rich faith. James 2:22 speaks of a perfect faith. First Timothy 1:5 speaks of unfeigned faith, or faith that is genuine and sincere. First Timothy 1:19 speaks of shipwrecked faith and of holding on to faith and to a good conscience. And First John 5:4 speaks of overcoming faith.

The Bible says, “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established” (Matt. 18:16). I just gave you more than 10 witnesses! And all of these verses will prove to you that faith is measurable.

We know that the measure of faith given to every believer can grow. Your faith can be strengthened by feeding it on the Word of God and by exercising it or putting it into practice.  If you only ate one meal a week you would weak to the point of starvation. But the same is true spiritually. God’s Word is faith food, and if we want our faith to grow, we must feed it more than once a week!

If you want your faith to grow, you have to start where you are. No one climbs a ladder starting on the top step. You’ve got to start on the bottom rung and climb up if you’re going to reach the top. That’s the thing that defeats a lot of well-meaning Christians—they try to believe beyond their faith.

Remember, just because someone has fed more on God’s Word and has exercised their faith is not a sign that God have them more faith than He gave someone else. No, the person who fed on the Word and exercised their faith had the same measure of faith to begin with as the others had. But they fed their faith and exercised it, and their faith grew strong! As a result they could believe God for more.

So keep a positive attitude about your own faith. Recognize that you have faith and that you can cause it to grow. Feed your faith and exercise it right where you are in your Christian walk. Then your faith can grow and move mountains!

Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Love in His Grace,

Pastor Joe

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