Be of Good Cheer Kenneth Copeland And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. – Acts 27:22 What do you do when youre in a really perilous situation? If youre like I used to be, you cry out to God in desperation. One afternoon when I was squalling to God about something, He interrupted me and said, Kenneth, did you know I dont hear the cry of My children when they cry out in desperation? What? I said. I thought you did. He said, No, I hear the desperation cry of a sinner because thats all he can cry about. But once you get born again, son, you ought to be crying out of faith. I hear the faith cry. What is a faith cry? Its calling things that be not as though they were (Rom. 4:17). Its what the Bible means when it says, Let the weak say, I am strong (Joel 3:10). The Apostle Paul knew how to use the faith cry. Thats why in Acts 27 he exhorted the men on that battered, sinking ship to be of good cheer. He was telling them to start acting by faith. Cant you imagine what those sailors thought when he said that? Listen to that stupid preacher. Were sinking and he says be of good cheer. Weve thrown everything we have overboard and he says be of good cheer. You may feel just like those sailors did, right now. You may feel like your ships going down. You may feel like crying out in desperation. But dont do it. Instead, do what Paul said and be of good cheer! Cry out to God in faith and say, Lord, Im not going to panic. Im not going to despair. Im going to be of good cheer because Your Word says Youll deliver me from this situation (Ps. 34:19). Then start being cheerful. It may take more determination than anything youve ever done before, but God will give you the strength to do it. Hell give you the power to be cheerful in the middle of the most ungodly darkness the devil can bring up. Instead of crying out in desperation, take a faith stand. Sing and rejoice and praise God for your deliverance. Be of good cheer and you can be sure God will bring you through the storm just fine! Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:4-9 © 1992 Eagle Mountain International Church aka Kenneth Copeland Publications All rights reserved.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:00:00 +0000
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