STRONG AND BOLD DECLARATION.
Rhema Encounter Daily Devotional. 08.08.2014.
SCRIPTURE: 'We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;' 2 Corinthians 4:13
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Faith that does not speak is fake and a mere wish.
Operational faith is a declarative faith. Faith that does not speak is fake and a mere wish. A man of faith must talk; he must make revelation-based utterances based on convictions from the study of the Scripture. This is not just trying to repeat promises from the Scripture. What is the difference between a declaration and a confession? A confession says, the Bible says, 'By his stripes I am healed,' so by His stripes I am healed. That is not bad; it is good for people to have regular confessions, and there is a place for it. The Bible says, 'No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly and he that findeth a wife findeth a good thing.' So, a wife is a good thing, a husband is a good thing and God will not withhold good things from me, therefore, I must be married.' That is a confession.
But this is declaration- out of the passage of the Scripture you saw something like, 'Give and it shall be given to you, good measure, pressed down shaken together and running over shall men give unto your bosom.' 'I am giving and it is being given to me, so forever I cannot be poor.' Your own conclusion out of the revelation is your declaration. 'He took my infirmity,' is a confession; 'I can never be sick,' is a declaration. So, this is where the nursery school differs from the University of Faith. A man making declarations is talking from a depth of conviction and has made his personal conclusion based on what he read. Let your revelations move you into declarations, in Jesus' Name.
Remember this: faith that does not speak is fake and a mere wish.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Always spend time to meditate on the Scriptures you have read.
2. Learn to ask God questions based on what you have read.
PRAYER: I declare that I cannot be poor for life, I can't beg, I can never borrow, in Jesus' Name.
QUOTE: What you will harvest tomorrow is a product of what you say now.
CALLED AND CHOSEN BY STEVE FINNELL
ReplyDeleteMatthew 22:14 For many are called , but few are chosen."
Definition of called: Invited or summoned.
Definition of chosen: Those who are eligible or suited for election. Elected and chosen are synonymous.
WHO ARE THE CALLED?
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Every person who has heard the gospel has been called. The call is not limited to a select few who have been predestined for salvation.
WHO ARE THE CHOSEN (THE ELECTED)?
The chosen are the ones who are obedient to the call of the gospel.
The chosen are those who have 1. Faith: John 3:16
The chosen are those who 2. Repent: Acts 3:19 (Repent means to make the commitment to turn from sin and turn toward God).
The chosen are those who 3. Confess: Roman 10:9-10
The chosen are those who are 4. Baptized in water: Acts 2:38
The chosen are not those who were supposedly, unconditionally selected for salvation. The chosen have to be suited for election.
THE CALLED WHO ARE NOT CHOSEN.
Matthew 22:2-3 "the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. 3 And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.
Many have had the gospel preached to them, but of their own free-will have rejected the call. If men reject the gift of eternal life by rejecting Jesus as Lord and Savior; then they have been called, but not chosen.
Matthew 22:11-14 "But when the king came to look over the dinner quests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12 and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?" 13 Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' 14 For many are called but few are chosen."
This wedding quest was disinvited. He was called but not chosen ; because he was not suitable to be chosen. Improper clothing was a big deal.
Galatalians 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
DO YOU HAVE THE PROPER WEDDING CLOTHES TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
When you stand before the KING OF KINGS are you going to be speechless when He asks; where are your wedding clothes? WHAT WILL YOU SAY WHEN HE ASKS YOU WHY YOU REJECTED IMMERSION IN WATER FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SINS. WHAT WILL YOUR ANSWER BE, WHEN JESUS ASKS YOU WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD WITH BEING CLOTHED IN CHRIST?
MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN!
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