(Fourth part)
Memory verse: (Hebrews12:1-2) " Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by 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, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith "
Faith is so vital to all kingdom citizens, God’s children, and the new creation. There is no other way we can live as new creation, there is only one way to live, which is by faith i.e. Total dependence on God and the finished work of Jesus Christ. After a beautiful exposition of God’s new covenant through Christ in the book of Hebrews, the writer says in chapter 10:38, the just shall live by faith. Then chapter 11, he traversed through the whole bible to expose the men of faith and their exploits of faith. And finally in chapter 12, he brought the point home by saying: since we have such great cloud of witnesses, let us run our race. All these heroes of faith in chapter 11 are witnesses that prove to us that it is not in vain to believe God. They confirm the words of Jesus he spoke that to whom who believe all things are possible. They walked by faith, they believed what God said AND THEY DID GREAT EXPLOITS IN THEIR TIMES. Some by faith gave offerings that moved God’s heart, some divided the seas, others had their dead raised, other conquered kingdoms, others stopped the sun and the moon, other believed God and went where they did not know etc. By faith in God they lived a life of wonders, miracles etc. God is speaking to you and me. If they believed God and his promises and great things happened, let us believe God also.
It's your time to write a new history by believing God through Jesus Christ for his promises shall not fail. Jesus said, that who believe in him the works he did they will do, the moment he sits at the right hand of the Father. We are believers, i.e. the nature of the new creation. Believing should not be foreign to a new creation unless he /she walks in the flesh. Believing should be a natural phenomenon of a believer. Jesus said, these signs shall follow those who believe, they shall cast out devils in his name, they will speak in unknown tongues, they lay hands on the sick and they shall be healed, etc. Jesus is the Lord of lords, He is seated on the throne at the right hand of God. He is already gloried, just believe Him for any thing according to God’s will and it shall be possible.
Tomorrow’s subject: ‘THE LANGUAGE OF FAITH’
