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These are the words of Jesus, don't you like how he uses the natural to explain the spiritual? It is so important to pay attention to this scripture, build your house even when things are going good. There are going to be some things to overcome in this life of faith, living by faith is not part time, its full time, day in, day out, faith will take you through!
Our lives, our words, must be followed with demonstration.(Act 5:16) They came from the villages surrounding Jerusalem, throngs of them, bringing the sick and bedeviled. And they all were healed.
Are you of the " Household of Faith"? That's for those who on purpose, cling to the word of God! Believing and trusting on God! In this world things can spin out of control, if we look at and trust this worlds system, they will fail us, they are not built on the foundations of God. If and when their is a report, who's report will you believe?
Joshua and Caleb had the right attitude they choose to believe God! .(Num 13:30) Caleb interrupted, called for silence before Moses and said, "Let's go up and take the land--now. We can do it."
That is the attitude we should have, the other group of people where looking at all the circumstances!(Num 13:31) But the others said, "We can't attack those people; they're way stronger than we are."
Do you ever say or think that, and let that be your final decision? Joshua and Caleb were of the house hold of Faith, and so should we be! Don't let others speak into your life with negative reports and then build your house on that .(Num 13:32) They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, "We scouted out the land from one end to the other--it's a land that swallows people whole. Everybody we saw was huge.(Num 14:1) The whole community was in an uproar, wailing all night long.
Have you ever let something effect you like this because of what others have reported or what came against you? Those people never entered that land God wanted to give them, they died in the wilderness because they let what they saw be there out come. God in his mercy raised Joshua up and told him to take another generation of people through.(Jos 1:5) All your life, no one will be able to hold out against you. In the same way I was with Moses, I'll be with you. I won't give up on you; I won't leave you.(Jos 1:6) Strength! Courage! You are going to lead this people to inherit the land that I promised to give their ancestors.(Jos 1:8) And don't for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it. Then you'll get where you're going; then you'll succeed.
Today we have Jesus and he is our ROCK, build your house, which is your thought life on him, Chose to put his words into your life and think on them, believe them on purpose, and declare that you are an over comer!
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