Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1. We ALL have a measure of Faith according to Romans 12:3. In Hebrews 10:23 Paul encourages us to hold fast to our Faith, not wavering. In verse 35 he says cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward. In chapter 12 of Hebrews he says Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. I have come by to tell somebody to Hold On to what you’ve got! You were born with a measure of faith, it came free but there is a price for keeping it but Paul urges cast not away your confidence which will repay you a great reward. The weight of life can get us down, the daily struggles and trials that we go through. The battle of the mind, the games that Satan plays in our thoughts, feeling and emotions he wants to get your Faith. The enemy is after the Hope that we have in Jesus. If he can begin to make you doubt, if he can bring something in front of you to get your attention and cause you to sin you will be weighed down, beset and entangled. Paul encourages us to be patient, I believe he’s is saying don’t get discouraged be patient God will deliver you from the snares that the enemy is trying to lay out for you. Walk carefully lest you fall into one of them. 1 Corinthians 10:13 tells us God will make a way of escape for us but we have to be patient and keep our faith being careful not to fall into the temptation the devourer has set before us. Ephesians 6:10 Finally my brethren, Be STRONG in the Lord, and in the POWER of His Might. 11 Put on the Whole Armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore TAKE Unto YOU the WHOLE ARMOR of GOD, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand Therefore. Now in verse 16 The Bible says ABOVE ALL, taking the Shield of FAITH, wherewith you shall be able to quench the fiery darts of the wicked. When I think about the Armor men wore back in the Roman times it was heavy made from metal and iron. And I bet it was hot. I can picture the shield that would cover the man, they were large men so I can imagine that it was larger than them and I am sure that it was heavy, made to protect them from spears and swords. The Bible tells us that the Shield is our Faith and Faith is our protection. I am sure that those gladiators that fought, in training, would get tired I can almost feel the burn of holding that heavy shield up in front, arms shaking from the strain it was taking on their muscles. I’m sure at times their arms dropped and the shield no longer protected them but as they exercised and built up their muscles the shield didn’t seem too heavy any more. Eventually they had no strain in their muscles, they were able to hold up their shield high for as long as the battle went on keeping themselves protected. I believe this is the same in the spirit. Starting out our shield of Faith gets heavy, sometimes we don’t even think that we are able to bear the weight of holding it up and sometimes our arms get weak and begin to shake and we begin to drop them down we get tired and worn down from the everyday struggles of life and when the real war begins we don’t have the strength to hold up our protection – our Faith. But just like those Gladiators the more we exercise it the stronger we will get and the stronger that we get the higher we will be able to hold it up. I want to encourage you today. God is for you, he has already laid out your equipment… the word says Put on the Whole Armor of God, ABOVE ALL TAKING the Shield of Faith. I have already told you, we have ALL been given a measure. It was Free and God says Pick it up, USE IT, It will work for you.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:36:25 +0000
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