The Fruit of Genuine Faith: Part 1

The Fruit of Genuine Faith: Part 1

 

 

“What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?”

—James 2:14

 

Faith alone saves, but it is never alone. Genuine faith requires action. That’s the point James makes. Anything we genuinely believe drives us to act. Faith is a heartfelt conviction (Romans 10:10) that is felt so deeply that it influences our behavior. Those who claim to believe but act against that belief are deceived. That’s not genuine biblical faith.

 

“If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled,’ without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”

—James 2:15-16

 

A saved person can experience the same problems as anyone else. The Lord has made provision, but we must cooperate in faith to receive it. James’s point is that merely claiming to believe is as ineffective as telling someone in need that all their needs are met. Addressing physical needs requires more than words; there must be corresponding actions. Likewise, it takes more than just proclaiming our belief; we need to align our actions with our faith to see any physical results.

 

Faith alone brings salvation (Romans 3:28, Ephesians 2:8), yet genuine faith requires action to be vibrant. Just as we need air to live, without it, we would perish. We cannot rescue ourselves from danger without inhaling air. But did the air we breathe truly rescue us? In a way, yes; however, air itself does not save anyone. Living out our faith resembles breathing. It invigorates faith and allows it to yield results. 

 

“But someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”

—James 2:18

 

Romans 10:10 emphasizes that belief originates in the heart, while Proverbs 4:23 reveals that our actions arise from the heart, as also mentioned in Proverbs 23:7. Therefore, faith without corresponding actions is not authentic heart faith; it is simply mental acknowledgment or pure deception. However, when we genuinely believe from our hearts, our actions will reflect that belief.

 

Others cannot see what is in our hearts; only God knows the heart of man (1 Samuel 16:7). However, since true faith always produces actions, we can gain a good understanding of a person’s faith through their actions. Those who say one thing but act differently are merely deceiving themselves and those who are unaware of this truth.

 

“You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?”

—James 2:19-20

 

Recognizing God alone is not enough; it resembles the behavior of demons that defy Him. Our faith must be expressed through positive deeds. Simply acknowledging God while not submitting to His authority aligns us with demons. The ranks of hell will be filled with those who acknowledged the Father and Jesus yet did not act in humble submission.

 

Christians who profess belief but do not act accordingly possess a dead faith. Many scriptures indicate that faith in what Jesus did for us saves us, but this saving faith involves more than merely acknowledging facts. It is a heartfelt assurance that inspires positive action. Without corresponding actions, it cannot be considered genuine biblical faith.

 

Faith alone saves, but it is never alone. Faith without action is lifeless. Likewise, what you do that is not inspired by faith has no life. Whether you contribute to advancing the Kingdom of God, sharing the Gospel, disciplining, praying, caring for others, or believing for your health and needs, genuine biblical faith always yields fruit. Faith is completed in action. It produces results. What you sow in faith reaps thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold.

 

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If God…

 

My husband, Pat, has always considered both sides of everything. He has never taken anything he has been told for granted. Although he might disagree with this statement, the longer we have been married, the more I have come to resemble him in this regard. For quite some time, I have been reflecting on something I have been told since childhood. I am not asking you to agree or disagree with me, but I would like to share my perspective. 

 

I came to the Lord as a young child because I heard He loved me. As I grew older, I wondered why bad things happened if God loved me. When faced with a question they couldn’t answer, I often heard people tell others that God was in control. God gave me free will to choose Him and make decisions for my life. How does that work with Him being in control of everything? I came to the conclusion that it doesn’t.

 

If the God I know were in control of everything, this earth would resemble heaven. Adam and Eve would never have sinned, Cain would not have killed Abel, and there would be no evil, sickness, pain, or disasters.  

 

If the God I know controlled everything that happens on earth, Jesus would have never needed to instruct me to pray for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Jesus would not have had to come to destroy the works of the enemy. If this were a world where God controlled all things, then evil, sickness, suffering, corruption, war, and misfortune would all deserve our praise.   

 

Who is the thief that comes to steal, kill, and destroy? Does God control the works of darkness for His glory? How many are coming to the Lord through witnessing human trafficking, drug addiction, and senseless crime?  

 

If God controls all things, what good is prayer? I have no right to question His will, so there is no need to ask. That means I have no right to hope for something better. If God controls all things, is His best suffering and heartache?

 

What was God’s creation like in the beginning? It was perfect—heaven on earth. God didn’t control Adam when he sinned; instead, Adam exercised his free will. If God controlled all things, there would be no sin and, therefore, no need for a Redeemer. But Jesus came. We live in Adam’s fallen world. We desperately needed a Redeemer!  

 

Jesus said to His disciples the night before His crucifixion:

 

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father” (John 14:12).

 

The “greater works” Jesus refers to would not have been necessary if Adam had not surrendered his authority over the works of God’s hands to Satan. However, Adam relinquished that authority. Jesus Christ restored our authority. In a world desperately in need of redemption, the “greater works” of Jesus are what we have been given to overcome evil with good.

 

However, many believers, instead of revealing God’s goodness, authority, and power, live in fear and confusion. Some even blame God for the evil in this world. The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus came to give us abundant life (John 10:10). He said, “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19). Jesus gave us authority over all the powers of the enemy so that we might have life more abundantly. 

 

The Holy Spirit asks me every day:

 

“Are you tired of the thief who steals, kills, and destroys your abundant life? Do you value My light in you more than darkness? Will you meditate on My Word or your problems? Your pain or My promise? Your loss or My victory? Will you exercise the choice I gave my life for you to have?

 

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You Choose Your Destiny

 

Why do some believers overcome hardship and experience joy and peace while others endure the despair of failure and lack? Have not all believers been made new creations? Are we not all filled with the presence and nature of God? Why are the results so different? Does God love some more than others, or does He treat some better than others?

 

At first glance, regardless of our beliefs, it appears that our lives and backgrounds dictate our destinies. Yet we encounter stories from those who have faced horrible circumstances, imprisonment, debt, lack of education, fractured families, and terminal illnesses, and they share experiences of victories and blessings. What accounts for the differences between those who share such uplifting testimonies and those who are trapped in cycles of unending tragedy?

 

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning" (James 1:17).

 

God is constant in this world, always good and unchanging, having met humanity's every need through the Gospel. God is not the variable. Understanding His true nature is critical for overcoming failure, loss, and heartache. 

 

Your view of God impacts the course of your life. 

 

"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).

 

If God is constant and continually offers grace, love, and goodness to mankind, why do so many believers face trouble overcoming in life? The variable has always been man. 

Reflect on the following verses:

 

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6).

 

"And they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables" (2 Timothy 4:4).

 

"You have become dull of hearing" (Hebrews 5:11).

 

"They did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved (2 Thessalonians 2:10).

 

"The light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19).

 

Lack of knowledge, lack of hearing God, loving darkness, and not loving the truth are primary reasons that men, even believers, suffer. God does not control us. He does not violate our free will.

 

"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).

 

Are you tired of the thief who steals, kills, and destroys your abundant life in Jesus? Do you value light more than darkness? What do you meditate on the most: the Word or your suffering? Your pain or His promise? Your loss or His victory? 

 

Jesus has overcome for you. His victory is your victory. There is nothing more for God to do than give the gift of His Son. You are the variable. You choose your destiny.

 

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God’s Power is Yours

 

Do you feel weak and powerless when facing the challenges of this fallen world? Has God abandoned you without any strength? Or have the voices of doubt and distrust led you to believe that you have no other options? What would you do if you discovered that you actually possess the power to transform your life and influence others as well as the circumstances around you?

If you are born again, the power of God resides within your heart.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes . . ." (Romans 1:16)

The gospel that transformed your life holds God’s power to change those who hear you and believe.

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us” (Ephesians 3:20).

What is "the power that works in us?”  We can speak of the power of faith, the Holy Spirit, the Name of Jesus, the righteousness of God, and many other aspects of this power. But what about our words?

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21).

If you have a tongue, you possess the power to speak both life and death. When filled with the Spirit of God, your words hold great power. Many of us have experienced the "death" that arises from hurtful or fearful words, yet we can also encounter victory, healing, life, and peace by speaking words of faith and encouragement. God's power is within us to speak life, but we must draw upon it and use it.

Hearing and believing the words of the Gospel saved you. You confessed Jesus with your mouth (Romans 10:9-10). That marked the beginning of the power for life. What are you doing with your words now? 

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23).

Are you confessing the truths of His Word without doubting? God is faithful to His Word. His Word within you is powerful and life-changing when it is spoken.

As my pastor often preaches, if you have a pulse, you have a purpose. Once we accept that God's power to heal and free us from fear, depression, and lack is within us, we will become much more active in declaring God's words and releasing His power into a hurting world. 

"Is not My word like a fire?" says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?" (Jeremiah 23:29).

God’s power is yours.

  

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God Always Answers

  

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 

—Matthew 7:7

 

Matthew 7:7 verifies that God answers our prayers. Those who ask receive, those who seek find, and the door will be opened to those who knock. Prayer offered in alignment with God's Word is always answered (1 John 4:14-15). However, we sometimes fail to recognize the answer because it is initially revealed in the spiritual realm before becoming apparent in the physical. If we doubt or waver in our certainty, we delay the manifestation of that answer.

 

“But let him ask in faith with no doubting,” James writes, “for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord” (James 1:6-7).

 

Confident faith in our Father’s goodness rewards us. We must persevere and not give up.

 

“Therefore, do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.,” declares Hebrews 10:35). 

 

God has provided an answer. Everyone who asks according to God’s will receives.

 

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” (1 John 4:14-15).

 

In chapter 9 of Daniel, we read that Daniel prayed. As he finished his supplication to the Lord, the angel Gabriel appeared and answered all his questions. However, when Daniel prayed the next time in chapter 10, it took three weeks for an angel to arrive and answer his questions. 

 

What was the difference? 

 

Many believe that God responded to Daniel’s first prayer in just a few minutes and the second prayer in three weeks. 

 

But read what Daniel 10:12 says: “From the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.” 

 

God heard Daniel’s prayer the moment he prayed. However, Satan hindered the angel's arrival, delaying Daniel’s answer in this chapter but not his prayer in Daniel 9 (Daniel 10:13). Many mistakenly believe that God has not answered them if they pray for something and don’t receive an immediate response. This passage reveals that God commanded Daniel’s prayer to be answered three weeks before the answer reached him. Satan also attempts to obstruct our prayers (1 Peter 3:7).

 

God is not indecisive or unpredictable. He is constant—the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). When we pray, God always answers. However, Satan can hinder our prayers before they are ever realized in our lives. If we understand that God provides answers the moment He hears us and that Satan obstructs them, these Scriptures will encourage us. God does answer our prayers.

 

Maybe you have not yet realized the answer to your prayer, but don’t doubt God. Even though you cannot see your answer, it is still manifested spiritually. Doubt will delay you receiving it. Recognize that you are facing an adversary and continue persevering. Never give up! Stand resolute and firm in your faith. Pray without ceasing until you receive the answer (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

 

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What Do You Meditate On?

 

 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

—Psalm 1:2

 

David experienced joy by meditating on the Law day and night, which provided him strength (Nehemiah 8:10). We have a much better covenant than the one David had (Hebrews 8:6). In our relationship with God, we have the choice to meditate day and night on Jesus' life-giving covenant of grace.

 

How did you wake up this morning? Some wake up thinking about the goodness of God, bursting with the assurance of His love and being convinced of His blessings on the way. Others wake up miserable, fearful, and anxious. They share the same covenant of grace as those who focus on God’s goodness, but they choose to disregard the promises of God and pamper their feelings.

 

“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). 

 

What you think about, ruminate on, and meditate on shapes the direction of your life. It also influences the insights you gain from the Lord and those hidden from you by personal concerns. Many believers have countless questions about God because they don’t take the time to meditate on Him and His Word. They read something in the Bible or a devotional they either agree or disagree with, and then they move on. They never pause to reflect on the verse or idea presented; they don’t allow the Holy Spirit to either confirm or challenge them. They have already settled on their doubts and feelings and determined the course of their lives.

 

“I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works” (Psalm 145:5).

 

Meditating on God’s promises, blessings, wonderous works, and purposes nurtures a heart of gratitude. A heart overflowing with thankfulness and praise clearly shows that one is focused on what truly matters.

 

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things” (Philippians 4:8).

 

What do you meditate on? God’s Word is true. He is noble, just, pure, and lovely. His promises bring good news. He is virtuous and cannot lie. He deserves your praise. When you take the time to meditate and reflect on God's goodness, doubt will vanish, and faith will surpass your feelings. You will begin to recognize His blessings!

 

“Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever” (Psalm 106:1).

  

Jesus Satisfies the Longing Soul

 

 

You can explore Greek words and their translations, Scriptures and their truths, and draw many conclusions about the power of a Rhema Word from God, but nothing compares to receiving one for yourself. When the Holy Spirit speaks God’s Word into your heart, you know its truth is yours. Even if you may not experience or see it at that moment, you know with every fiber of your being that it is true. You can stand on it. Nothing can shake your faith.

 

Five years ago, I found myself battling an unknown illness that worsened over time. I spoke by phone with a nurse practitioner who advised against coming in due to the spread of Covid. After several weeks in bed, I could hardly walk. One day I collapsed on the floor and couldn’t get up. I lost consciousness on the way to the hospital and ended up staying there, fighting for my life. But Jesus was with me, providing strength during the many months of illness that lay ahead. The Holy Spirit had given me a Rhema Word. He had spoken to my heart one day while I was seeking His help. When I reached Philippians 1:24-25 in the New Living Translation, my heart suddenly beat harder, and the Words were spoken right into my heart. 

 

“But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live. Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith” (Philippians 1:24-25).

 

I suddenly knew. These words became Rhema to me; they became life. My faith soared. The Holy Spirit spoke to me, acknowledging how much seeing others grow in their faith meant to me. He assured me that He wasn’t done with me yet and that I would remain alive so I could help others experience the joy of their faith. This living, breathing Word of God had become mine. It carried me through the hard months of illness ahead. It inspired me to seek other utterances from God’s Word that spoke healing and life to me.

 

You can read the verses Paul wrote in Philippians 1 with your natural mind about what he was experiencing. He wrote from prison about the possibility of his death but was convinced of his deliverance so that he could help others grow in their faith. That is the Logos Word sharing what Paul experienced. Yet, that Logos Word transformed into Rhema’s life when I needed it to. I knew and understood it spiritually in my heart. These verses answered the desire of my heart to encourage others in their faith. I was not reading about Paul; I was reading about myself. God's Words were my Words. I knew that I would live.

 

A week ago, the Holy Spirit revealed an unexpected Word. I had a sudden urge to go to the office and find another version of the Bible to study. I saw my mother’s Bible that I had received when my father passed in 2018. I had never really looked at it because I knew she had not used it very long before she had come down with Alzheimer’s Disease. Her handwriting on the dedication page indicated that she had purchased it in 2004, just before she was diagnosed. Opening it, I found a neatly folded blue Kleenex in its pages, marking Psalm 133. She had found something that spoke to her in the Word before she became unable to read it. There was a place on the Kleenex where it appeared a few tears and three drops of blood had fallen. Her Bible was written in the New International Version.

 

How good and pleasant it is
    when God’s people live together in unity!

It is like precious oil poured on the head,
    running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
    down on the collar of his robe.
It is as if the dew of Hermon
    were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,
    even life forevermore.

 

My mother’s greatest concern was always for her family to live in unity. This had consistently been her prayer, and here it was in the Word, with a blue tissue placed right on top of it. I knew this Psalm had brought my mother peace. It had spoken to her heart that God had heard her prayer. It had comforted her with the image of His precious oil flowing down—His blood flowing, healing, restoring, and bringing the ones she prayed for together in Him. It was the last verse that brought God’s promise to life in her heart: “For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.” This had always been her prayer for her family, just as it has always been my prayer for mine. This Word that had come alive in her heart was now ignited in me. Our prayers had been heard, and the blessing, even life forevermore, would be bestowed.

 

How do I know all this about my mother? The Holy Spirit revealed it to me. With a tear and blood-stained blue tissue resting on Psalm 133, He spoke it right into my heart.

 

We all have needs and a desire to hear from God. The Holy Spirit has life-giving Words for you, with messages that speak faith into your heart and a vision for your life. Receiving the living Word of God must start with the written Word. Are you hungry to believe? Faith comes by hearing the Word in your heart. He has blessed your life with the gift of His Son, and His greatest desire is to continue blessing you. Those who hunger and thirst for Him shall be filled. He withholds nothing from His child who seeks Him. 

For he satisfies the longing soul and the hungry soul, he fills with good things.

—Psalm 107:9

 

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When the Word Becomes Yours

 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

—John 1:1-4

 

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

—John 1:14

 

 

Each time you encounter the term “Word” in these verses, it refers to the Greek word “logos,” which distinctly indicates Jesus Christ. This signifies that Jesus is the “Logos,” or Word of God. Jesus stated that heaven and earth would pass away, but His Word would endure forever (Mark 13:31). Thus, the Word of God is alive and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, nourishment for our spirits, and everlasting.

 

The Logos Word is the written Word of God. 

 

Another Greek term for the Word of God in the New Testament is “Rhema.” The Greek word “Rhema” appears 70 times in 67 verses of the New Testament. The first example of a “Rhema” Word occurs during Jesus' temptation by Satan in the wilderness. After being tempted by Satan to feed himself miraculously following a long fast, Jesus countered the enemy with these words:

 

“It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God’” (Matthew 4:4).

 

According to Strong's Concordance, “Rhema” means “an utterance (individually, collectively or specifically) on a particular matter or topic.” “Rhema” is also defined in Thayer's Greek Definitions as “something that has been uttered, in either the past or the present, by a living entity.”

 

A “Rhema” word is an utterance or a spoken word that comes alive within us. Every word that comes from God’s mouth is a “Rhema” word. But for the written Word to empower our lives, it must become “Rhema,” brought to life in our hearts by the Holy Spirit and transforming us from the inside out.

 

In 1 Corinthians 4:20, Paul wrote: “For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.” When the Logos, the written Word of God, becomes Rhema, or alive in us, biblical faith emerges.

 

In Romans 10:17, Paul wrote: “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the (Rhema) Word of God.”

 

Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness required the power of the Rhema Word of God. The devil’s tactic was to attack Jesus’ identity and challenge the divine authority with which Jesus spoke. But Jesus reminded the devil that he had no power when He spoke, “It is written.”

 

The enemy also attacks our identity in Christ. He comes against the Word in us, wanting to discredit and destroy its power in our lives. When we sow the written Word of God in our hearts, and it becomes a Rhema Word, we, too, can remind the devil, with Jesus’ authority, “It is written.”

 

In Ephesians 6:17, Paul describes the spiritual armor, the sword of the Spirit, as Rhema: “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the (Rhema) word of God.”

 

Many Christians engage in spiritual warfare and do not overcome the battles they fight. The Word of God, the Logos, must become Rhema to effectively defeat and destroy the enemy’s forces sent to undermine us.

 

When Satan attacked Jesus in the wilderness, he was severely weakened by hunger. The Holy Spirit provided a Rhema word (the Sword of the Spirit) to help Jesus resist temptation. In response to the devil, Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 8:3, referencing Israel’s time of testing in the wilderness to reveal what was in their hearts. Although Israel failed, the purpose of the testing was to prepare them for their promise.

 

When Jesus was tested by Satan, it prepared Him for His purpose. He trusted His Father. He refused to let the “bread” or the natural realm be His nourishment. Just as we need natural food to nourish our bodies, we need to feed our spirits with the Rhema of the Word. Without experiencing the Rhema power of the Word, we will be weak in battle against the devourer. 

 

The “food” offered by Satan to Adam and Eve plunged humanity into spiritual death when they yielded to temptation. People have been lured by Satan to fixate on forbidden things while neglecting everything related to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). The difference between the Logos Word and the Rhema Word is a matter of spiritual life and death. 

 

We cannot live by bread alone; We must have the Holy Spirit bringing the Word of God to life within us. His revelation—His Rhema Word—is the power that overcomes the enemy’s lies and releases blessings in your life and others' lives. Without a vision, you perish. Without the Rhema of God’s Word empowering your life, you lack vision. Merely reading the Word will not achieve the vision God desires to realize within you. Studying the Word, meditating on the Word, praying the Word, protecting the Word, and continually sowing it in your heart until it becomes your identity will. 

 

Sadly, it is during our greatest needs that we begin to seek the power of the Word in our lives. We must not wait! The Word is Jesus. When we were saved, He became Rhema and alive in us. We heard Him in our hearts. The Word is still powerful and alive and overcomes all the temptations of sin, sickness, and destruction of our natural life. When God's revelation of the Word—His answer—His will—His vision is spiritually heard, it comes alive in our hearts. This is when “it is written” becomes our reality. The Word then serves as the unshakeable foundation of our lives, producing the fruit of His Word within us. 

 

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Lord Jesus, I desire no one but You. I long for no truth but Yours, no life but Yours. Praise You for sending the Word. It is life. Speak Your Word to me; I’m listening, Lord Jesus, and I will hear Your Word. I will hear You in my heart. You are the bread of my life. I will never cease seeking Your Words and taking them into my heart. Your Word is the joy of my heart, for I am called by You. 

 

In Your Wonderful Name,

Amen

 

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Designed for God’s Best

Throughout my life, I have wanted to help others. It wasn’t until I grew spiritually in my relationship with the Lord that I realized He designed me this way. We must understand our true identity and recognize that our purpose is inherent within us. When you uncover the specific plan that God has created for you, His purpose for your life becomes more fulfilling and satisfying than anything else life has to offer.

 

It took me many years to understand the importance of God's vision for my life. He instilled in me a deep spiritual hunger to sincerely seek Him. I came to realize that I am not just a physical mind and body; I am also a spirit and soul, which includes my mind, will, and emotions. What I was truly searching for in my life was the reason for my creation.

 

You are neither an accident nor a mistake. God created you perfectly for the wonderful plan He has for your life. He breathed His own life into you (John 1:9). Because of this, His plan for you is not dependent on the approval of others. His purpose for your life is divine. Even when faced with challenges, your Creator promises to work all things together for your good (Romans 8:28).

 

Life can be frustrating and overwhelming when you don't cooperate with God's plan. When your actions aren't aligned with God's Word, you may find that nothing brings lasting joy and peace, leaving you feeling unsatisfied. However, when you align with God's purpose for your life, it will become abundantly fulfilling. Understanding how God created you will help you become the person He made you to be.

 

If you find yourself feeling depressed, frustrated, terrified, or unwell, you may begin to question whether God has a purpose for your life. However, remember that there is an adversary whose goal is to convince you that God has forsaken and forgotten you. God has equipped us with the tools for spiritual warfare, enabling us to fight the good fight of faith and overcome the enemy. A vital part of your defense is knowing and understanding the power of God's divine vision for your life. Without this understanding, you will struggle to find your way.

 

If your life feels like a disaster, there is good news for you. As long as you are breathing, there is hope. If you allow it, God can take the struggles in your life and transform them into valuable experiences that yield the most wonderful outcomes. However, this requires you to recognize the power of His vision and to commit to following it with all your heart.

 

Many people claim they want to understand God's plan, yet they fail to study and meditate on the Word. They do not cultivate a relationship with the One who gave them life, which prevents them from discovering His intentions for them. Lacking knowledge of God's purpose will leave you wandering in the desert, never reaching the promise that awaits you.

 

"So be careful how you live. Don't live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don't act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do" (Ephesians 5:15-17, NLT).

 

It is unwise not to know God's will for your life. If you're still questioning what it is, you may be aimlessly wandering. To have a clear vision, you must be steadfast, rooted, and grounded in His truth. Until you align with God's Word, His plan will remain unclear. You will continue to be weak, vulnerable, and at risk of the enemy stealing the revelation of His purpose from your heart.

 

"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he" (Proverbs 29:18, KJV).

 

This verse clearly states that without a vision, the people perish. Many of the challenges we encounter stem from a lack of the vision that God has provided us in Scripture.

 

God desires to reveal Himself and to show you a powerful glimpse of His magnificent creation—you. The more important message is that when you pursue His perfect will for your life, He will use you to make a difference not only in the lives of others but also in the world around you.

"Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them" (Psalms 139:16, NKJV).

 

Before I existed, He knew the days fashioned for me. He knew me. He knew the plan for my life. 

Without the revelation of Jesus within you, you will miss the purpose for which you were created. He is Christ in you, the hope of glory. You were designed for God's best.

 

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