Hosanna Restoration Church

We all run into places in our lives where faith seems way out of reach! Those times when we think we have done everything to stand, and we just can’t stand anymore, and we remember that Paul said we should keep standing. Put on that armor of God. At those times the armor seems really heavy, almost too heavy to lift. There is an answer. Choose Truth!

At the end of John15, Jesus tells them that He is going to send the Spirit of truth to help them. He immediately follows that by saying, “I have told you these things so that you won’t abandon your faith.” At the end of chapter 16 he reminds us that He has overcome all the things that will come against us.

We can always choose truth. Even if we do not understand everything, choose truth! We can be like the father who said, “I believe. Help my unbelief.” Keep believing. If we will only believe, all things are possible. Whatever the Lord says, we can say, ok that settles it. Do not abandon your faith. Do not let it drift away. Grow in the grace and knowledge of the words of God.

Be careful not to settle for just maintaining the spot where you are. Keep growing. Far too many end up abandoning because they run into something that appears too difficult. Remember, nothing is too difficult for Him.

God knows everything. There is no need to waver at any part of what He said, or what He says to you now.

I was recently reading Revelation chapter 11. The Lord speaks of a period of 42 months where evil is going to run rampant. I started counting and if I figured right, April is the end of a 42-month period where we have seen a lot that we thought we would never see. I am not saying this the same period revelation is referring to, but I am praying that things change in a big way.

The more we love the truth, the more we will stand no matter what comes against us. Jesus is the truth, and He is for us. The truth is given to us for us so that He can flow through us.

He is perfect, present, precious, and He is popular. I was telling the Lord this after a recent time of ministry. The more of His presence we experience, the more popular He becomes to us.

Be cautious when faithlessness comes around. Don’t get comfortable with it. Don’t excuse it. Fight it. Fight the good fight of faith. When you can’t see it or feel it and the enemy says it is easier to give up; don’t give up. Run to faith, not away from it.

Run to the truth. Hide in truth until you feel the safety of His presence. Our cat caught a bunny this week. I rescued the bunny. We tried to keep it alive, but in the end, it died. God told me loved my compassion as I sat with the killer on my lap. Yes, God has compassion for the killer and the victim. That is chewy! But then, Jesus had compassion on those who killed Him and mocked Him. Some truth digests easier than others, but it is worth the effort to not abandon our faith.