02-20-2021, 08:06 AM
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY.
YOUR FAITH WILL BE TESTED
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth (Revelation 3:10).
In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, Paul the Apostle said, “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.” It says many will defect from the Faith.
Why would this happen? In Judges 7, when God wanted Gideon to go fight the Midianites, God assured him through the angel that he (Gideon) would defeat his enemies.
Gideon thought he’d need an army; so, he gathered his soldiers. But God said to him, “If you go with so many soldiers, you might think that you won the battle by yourselves. Tell everyone who’s afraid to go home”; and the Bible says twenty-two thousand of them went home (Judges 7:3). Then God said, “I want to test the remaining ten thousand soldiers.
Bring them to the stream and tell them to drink water. You’ll retain only those who watch out for the enemy while they drink."
And the Bible says only three hundred of them passed that test (Read Judges 7:4-6). They didn’t even know they were being tested. Also, in Jeremiah 9, the Bible says the people accustomed their tongues to lies. They were so false that even a brother couldn’t be trusted. Because of this deceit and hypocrisy, and lying, God said, “...Behold, I will melt them, and try them…”
(Jeremiah 9:7). This is going to be happening in these last days. A great test is coming, and it has already begun, because God must separate those that are real from those that aren’t real; those who were never true with God.
If this weren’t serious, Jesus wouldn’t require to intervene on behalf of the church in Philadelphia, as read in our theme verse. If your faith in Christ is genuine, it’s going to be tested: “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:7). Let Jesus Christ and His Kingdom be all that matters to you in this life.
CONFESSION
I’m deeply rooted and grounded in Christ. I live to fulfill God’s dream, His vision of Kingdom expansion, and world evangelization. I’m focused on things above, and not on the transient pleasures of this world. I remain steadfast, unmovable, doing the work of the Lord with joy, as I look forward to His appearing.
FURTHER STUDY
Job 23:10; Colossians 3:1-2; Revelation 3:9-10 CEV
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 4:21-41 & Leviticus 16-18
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 16:1-12 & Exodus 1
#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN
I affirm that I’m built up, thriving on my most holy faith, making progress by the supernatural, and rising like an edifice, ever higher and higher, as I pray in the Holy Ghost!
I’m never disadvantaged! I walk in preordained pathways, and my path is as the shining light that shines brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. I am established in righteousness, steadfast and unmovable in the Lord, filled with the knowledge of God, in all wisdom and discernment.
I know all things by the Holy Spirit that is at work in me. My life has been fashioned by God for excellence. I’ve been recreated unto divine health, prosperity and the supernatural life.
The Lord has His label on me; I have His very mark of perfection, certifying me whole; spirit, soul, and body! I am complete in Him. Hallelujah! I’ve been qualified to be perfect, righteous, holy, unblameable and unreproveable in His sight.
I am yielded to the Spirit of perfection and excellence that is at work in me. My words, thoughts, and actions are detailed and flawless.
I think, talk, and exude excellence, to the glory and praise of God’s matchless Name. Hallelujah! I have the mind of Christ; therefore, the perfection of the Spirit works in me, for He’s called me to glory and excellence!
I am perfect and flawless, lacking nothing, because as He is, so am I in this world. I am unblameable, unreproveable and complete in Christ. My life is an expression of His perfections and glory, to the praise and glory of His Name. Hallelujah!
God bless you
SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY.
YOUR FAITH WILL BE TESTED
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth (Revelation 3:10).
In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, Paul the Apostle said, “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.” It says many will defect from the Faith.
Why would this happen? In Judges 7, when God wanted Gideon to go fight the Midianites, God assured him through the angel that he (Gideon) would defeat his enemies.
Gideon thought he’d need an army; so, he gathered his soldiers. But God said to him, “If you go with so many soldiers, you might think that you won the battle by yourselves. Tell everyone who’s afraid to go home”; and the Bible says twenty-two thousand of them went home (Judges 7:3). Then God said, “I want to test the remaining ten thousand soldiers.
Bring them to the stream and tell them to drink water. You’ll retain only those who watch out for the enemy while they drink."
And the Bible says only three hundred of them passed that test (Read Judges 7:4-6). They didn’t even know they were being tested. Also, in Jeremiah 9, the Bible says the people accustomed their tongues to lies. They were so false that even a brother couldn’t be trusted. Because of this deceit and hypocrisy, and lying, God said, “...Behold, I will melt them, and try them…”
(Jeremiah 9:7). This is going to be happening in these last days. A great test is coming, and it has already begun, because God must separate those that are real from those that aren’t real; those who were never true with God.
If this weren’t serious, Jesus wouldn’t require to intervene on behalf of the church in Philadelphia, as read in our theme verse. If your faith in Christ is genuine, it’s going to be tested: “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:7). Let Jesus Christ and His Kingdom be all that matters to you in this life.
CONFESSION
I’m deeply rooted and grounded in Christ. I live to fulfill God’s dream, His vision of Kingdom expansion, and world evangelization. I’m focused on things above, and not on the transient pleasures of this world. I remain steadfast, unmovable, doing the work of the Lord with joy, as I look forward to His appearing.
FURTHER STUDY
Job 23:10; Colossians 3:1-2; Revelation 3:9-10 CEV
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 4:21-41 & Leviticus 16-18
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 16:1-12 & Exodus 1
#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN
I affirm that I’m built up, thriving on my most holy faith, making progress by the supernatural, and rising like an edifice, ever higher and higher, as I pray in the Holy Ghost!
I’m never disadvantaged! I walk in preordained pathways, and my path is as the shining light that shines brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. I am established in righteousness, steadfast and unmovable in the Lord, filled with the knowledge of God, in all wisdom and discernment.
I know all things by the Holy Spirit that is at work in me. My life has been fashioned by God for excellence. I’ve been recreated unto divine health, prosperity and the supernatural life.
The Lord has His label on me; I have His very mark of perfection, certifying me whole; spirit, soul, and body! I am complete in Him. Hallelujah! I’ve been qualified to be perfect, righteous, holy, unblameable and unreproveable in His sight.
I am yielded to the Spirit of perfection and excellence that is at work in me. My words, thoughts, and actions are detailed and flawless.
I think, talk, and exude excellence, to the glory and praise of God’s matchless Name. Hallelujah! I have the mind of Christ; therefore, the perfection of the Spirit works in me, for He’s called me to glory and excellence!
I am perfect and flawless, lacking nothing, because as He is, so am I in this world. I am unblameable, unreproveable and complete in Christ. My life is an expression of His perfections and glory, to the praise and glory of His Name. Hallelujah!
God bless you