Don’t Doubt Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?” Matthew 14:31 (NLT) Doubt is the very antithesis of faith. Doubt means to waiver. The backdrop of this text is Peter is walking on water and takes his eyes off of Jesus then begins to sink. He immediately calls out for help. Jesus immediately reaches out, pulls him up and they both walk back to the boat. Jesus said you have so little faith, why did you doubt me. You would think he would said you need a little more faith. No, Jesus was very blunt and said you have little faith. And said why did you doubt. When God tells you it will come pass, don’t doubt. Don’t look at your current situation and think, it’s all over. No, instead, say I am more than able to see this vision, dream, relationship come to pass. Today, don’t doubt. What God has spoken will come to pass. Stay focus on what He has instructed you. Heavenly Father, I thank you for always seeing me through. I ask you to forgive me for not listening to your Word and doubting. I step out of doubt into faith. I am more than a conqueror. I am seeing what you have told me coming to pass. I am anointed, skilled, and living in victory. I am walking in faith in every area of my life. I love you. In Jesus Name Amen. Proclaim The Lord’s Death For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26 In the Old Testament, whenever the children of Israel sacrificed a lamb for a burnt offering as they faced a strong enemy, victory was theirs. For example, in 1 Samuel 7:7–11, when the Philistines were coming against them, the prophet Samuel offered a lamb as a burnt offering. As it was being offered, the Lord came like a loud thunder on the Philistine army, confusing them. This led to victory for the Israelites. Every time something bad happened to the children of Israel, by offering a lamb sacrifice, they were proclaiming the Lord’s death, and the battle would turn in their favor. Today, when we are faced with an enemy, how do we offer our “burnt offering”? How do we proclaim the Lord’s death and come out victorious? Do we ask Jesus to come down to where we are at and die on the cross all over again? Of course not. Jesus died once for all our sins—past, present and future. (Hebrews 10:12) His work is perfectly perfect and completely complete, so He doesn’t have to die for us again. Today, we proclaim His death simply by partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Every time you partake of the bread and wine, you declare to the principalities and powers of darkness that the Lord’s death avails for you. Every time you partake, you are saying that because Jesus has been judged and punished in your place, you cannot be judged and punished. Because Jesus died young in your place, you will live long. And because He conquered death and stripped the devil of his powers, you will not be defeated. The victory is already yours! That is why the psalmist David said, “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…” (Psalm 23:5) The Lord’s table is prepared for you in the presence of your enemies because when you partake of the bread and wine, you will see your enemies tremble and scatter! Why? Because when you proclaim the Lord’s death through the Holy Communion, you are reminding the devil and his cohorts of their humiliating defeat at Calvary’s cross! (Colossians 2:15) Thought For The Day Every time you partake of the bread and wine, you declare to the powers of darkness that the Lord’s death avails for you and that the victory is already yours! youtube/watch?v=2hmPqY19JYI
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 22:43:58 +0000
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