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| − | <p>''We hear often is, "Does it really matter what I believe as long as I believe in something?" Or, "As long as your belief helps you, isnt that all that matters?"''</p>
| + | Faith always believes in change. satan desires to trap us. We should desire to be sifted like wheat and let God shake everything that is not of HIM out of us. We are in the signs of the times and we are seeing more and more people being trapped by the devil. |
| − | <p>The idea behind statements such as these is that there is no absolute truth to believe in, and thus the act of believing is all there is. We all believe in something, as Edgar Sheffield Brightman states, "A thinker cannot divest himself of real convictions, and it is futile to pose as having none"</p>
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| − | <p>The idea of finding any truth or meaning to life has escaped modern man. This statement reflects the inability to conceive of something outside of one's self: "There are no rules by means of which we would discover a purpose or a meaning of the universe"</p>
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| − | <p>Even though we live in a day in which we all have definite beliefs about things, the climate seems to be the act of belief rather than any real object of belief. "Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact," states pragmatist William James.</p>
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| − | <p>Unfortunately, this is not the case. Belief will not create fact. Truth is independent of belief. No matter how hard you may try, believing something will not make it true. For example, We may believe with all our hearts that we want it to be hot tomorrow, but this will not guarantee it.</p>
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| − | <p>Belief is only as good as the object in which we put our trust. Someone may come to you and say, "Hey, let's go for a ride in my new car!" If I come to find out that his car hardly runs at all and he does not even have a license, then your faith, no matter how <em>much</em> you have, is not well-founded.</p>
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| − | <p>However, if another friend of yours comes along and makes the same offer, but he has a license, then your trust has a much more solid base. So it does matter what you believe, for your believing in it does not make it true.</p>
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| − | <p><strong>The Bible also emphasises the fact that it is vital what one believes.</strong></p>
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| − | <p>Jesus said, "If you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins" (John 8:24, MLB). We are also told, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him" (John 3:36, KJV).</p>
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| − | <p>Thus, the stress of the Scriptures is not so much on the <em>act</em> of belief as on the <em>object</em> of belief. What is emphasised is not so much the one trusting, but rather the one trusted. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by Me" (John 14:6, KJV).</p>
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| − | <p>People today are believing whatever they wish to believe, but this will lead to their ultimate destruction. The famous classroom story of the philosopher, Georg Hegel, illustrates the type of faith many people display, which is entirely unbiblical. Hegel, as the story goes, was expounding on his philosophy of history with reference to a particular series of events when one of his students objected to Hegel's view and replied, "But, Herr Professor, the facts are otherwise."</p>
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| − | <strong>"So much worse for the facts," was Hegel answer.</strong>
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| − | <p>One of the darkest periods in the history of Israel occurred in 4 the time of the kings. During this time, there was a contest between the Lord God and Baal, a highly regarded cult deity.</p>
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| − | <p>An altar of wood was built, with pieces of an oxen laid upon it as a sacrifice. The god who answered by fire and consumed the sacrifice would be acknowledged as the true god in Israel. Baal went first.</p>
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| − | <p>If anyone could start a fire from the sky, it was Baal -the great nature god who controlled the weather (e.g., rain, thunderstorms, lightning). The priests of Baal paraded around the altar all morning and until late afternoon, beseeching Baal to respond.</p>
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| − | <p>These false priests jumped all over the altar, cut themselves with swords, danced into a frenzy, raved and pleaded all day. Yet nothing happened. No one can say they were not sincere or did not believe.</p>
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| − | <p>After they were finished and the altar was rebuilt, the Lord God answered with fire from heaven and consumed the altar and sacrifice. The false prophets of Baal were then slain.</p>
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| − | <p>If sincerity and belief saved, then these prophets should have been spared. But they do not. These prophets had their trust in the wrong object. They had never chosen to investigate the truth. God requires man to put his faith in Jesus Christ; nothing less will satisfy either them or Him.</p>
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| | + | Hebrews 12:27 says we are in the signs of the times as in Luke 21st Chapter. |
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| | + | Licentiousness, and laziness are not God's idea. We need to arise up bigger than our problems and not walk about in fear. Fear begins with negativism. God never does anything in our life except help us to grow! It is time to kick against the rocks in our path and get those rough spots out of our lives. |
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| | + | We have the robes of righteousness on our back and we can walk victoriously in JESUS! God did not put the word "defeat" in front of our path. Give God Praise for the Praise He has made in your life. But begin to focus your thoughts, your heart, and your very being on the victories in this year. |
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| | + | I believe that this year will be one of the greatest years in your life. |
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| | + | Do not let the enemy try to intimidate you but WIN in JESUS! satan only works through your five senses and affects your emotions which has the biggest effect on your life. If you learn not to walk by your five senses then you can Overcome these areas that have been and are being shaken. Remember the Spirit is first and then the physical. |
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| | + | The only areas that satan will attack you in is your physical, emotions and financially. |
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| | + | We must begin to separate ourselves from old life styles and learn to Overcome. God has given us power over the enemy! Every evil spirit, every dumb spirit, every infirmity, every spirit of divination, every perverse spirit and spiritual blindness must fall by the wayside. Everything not of God must be shaken out of us! |
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| | + | If we are going to walk victoriously in this year, we have to believe that we can Overcome. |
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| | + | Colossians 3:8 refers to the old way or the old man. We must put away anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language, and lies so as not to fall into those traps or fall into unrestrained spiritual hypocrisy. (DELIVERANCE is needed here.) |
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| | + | Unclean spirits give us unclean thoughts and actions. According to Mark 7:25 I believe the devil comes in at a very early age. Do not turn your back on the devil. Be wise and look at the situation. Do not be afraid to face your problems. You are made to be more than a conqueror and an Over comer. |
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| | + | ''In JESUS we WIN!'' |
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| | + | Let this year be your year of victory. We want to encourage you that no matter what you have been facing, your God is bigger than any problem. HE has made us to overcome every unclean spirit!"('''CAST THOSE DUDES OUT IN THE NAME OF JESUS!''') |
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