Through my trials and testings I am: 1- going to reaffirm my position in Christ.
2- I will profit from them.
3- My faith will be tested and proven.
4- In times of testing and trial, I will learn what is valuable in my life.
5- My faith will mature.
6- I will be purified by the Lord.
7- My faith throughout the trial will bring glory and honor to God.
8- I will learn to love God even more.
9- I will learn of the faithfulness of God.
10- As a result, my life will become more useful to God.
This confession of faith is based upon 1 Peter 1:3-11
A CONFESSION IN TIMES OF TRIAL
THE TRIALS WE FACE
Sometimes it is very difficult to maintain our courage during times of trial. Satan loves to discourage us and to put fear on us. Let none of us imagine that we will have smooth sailing merely because we follow Christ. Trials will come to each believer.God allows us to go through so that we can get to.
We must often go through something in order to get to something.
We grow spiritually as we encounter trials and learn to trust the Lord through them.
Allow me to share some things that I have learned about trials.
1-Trials and hardships can be used by God to build our character and purify our faith. [1Peter 1:3-7]
2-The trials that we go through can be used of God to help us have compassion on others and comfort them in their times of trial. [2 Cor. 1:3-7]
3-If we keep our eyes on Jesus and look for the eternal perspective, trials and tough times are survivable. [2 Cor. 4:7-18]
4- Our trials often cause us to examine ourselves and allows our foundation to be tested. If we are grounded firmly in the Lord Jesus Christ, we can make it through with our faith intact. [ Luke 6:47-49]
5-No matter what we are called upon to go through, no matter how hard or difficult: Jesus is always with us in the storms of life. We are never outside His watchful eye, His caring and compassionate embrace, and His holy, awesome, abiding presence. [Mark 4:35-41] and [ Matt. 28:20b]
6-God gives us hope right at the time when our heart is so very, very troubled. We can have the peace of Jesus in the midst of our greatest trials. [ John 14:1-7]
7- We must endure and persevere through our trials.
Read the following verses of Scripture.
Luke 8:15
James 1:2-4
Hebrews 12: 1-3
2 Timothy 4:7-8
In the times we are living in I believe that trials are going to increase, but so will our peace. Calamity is coming but so is our Lord. Dark days are truly ahead, but so is the finish line. As Christians, we should not fear what lies ahead but we must put our trust in the Lord.
Some Results of Deliverance from Sin
Lets take a look at Romans 8:14-16. ” For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Ab’-ba, Father. The Spirit Himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.”
We see listed here 5 immediate results of deliverance from sin.
1-We are led by the Spirit of God.
2-We are the children of God.
3-We no longer have the spirit of bondage.
4-We have received the Spirit of adoption.
5-The Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit to these facts.
When the great Apostle Paul said that we are led by the Spirit of God, he was also saying that we are no longer led by our old sinful nature. Even though the sinful nature still abides within our lives, it no longer controls us if we are led by the Spirit of God.
We cannot be led by the Spirit and the flesh at the same time. It is one or the other at any given moment. We must learn to walk in the Spirit on a consistent basis. We do this by placing our faith 100 percent in what Jesus did for us at the Cross. If we look to our own ability, our own strength, our own efforts; that is walking in the flesh. Being led by the flesh is any system, rule, or law, that we or someone else originates that is intended to lead us into victory.
Most of the time, these little laws and rules sound very religious and appear very good. But God will never honor that which man devises. The Spirit of God will always lead us to victory. The flesh will always lead us to defeat.
When Paul mentions the spirit of bondage that causes fear, he is saying that when we resort to the flesh to serve God, we will be automatically placed in bondage to the flesh. We do not wish to be in bondage to religious rules, regulations, and man-made laws. This brings fear because we will consistently fail if we attempt to live by law and walk in the flesh. To stay under man-made laws is an evidence of pride. Just like Cain, we want God to accept whatever we offer Him. The proper offering is faith in the shed Blood of Jesus, not our religious shibboleths.
The very moment we came to the Lord Jesus Christ, we received the Spirit of adoption. We are to now walk in the Spirit by placing our faith in what Jesus did for us at the Cross. Whereas we were once the children of Adam’s fallen race; Now, by our faith in Jesus death on the Cross, we are adopted back into the family of God. We now can say, “Father God”… Hallelujah!!
The constant bearing of witness with our spirit by the Holy Spirit tells us and keeps on telling us, you are a child of God.
The key to all victory for a Christian is to put their faith in what Jesus did at the Cross and then, leave it there. Do not transfer your faith to any formula, ritual, law, rule, or anything else; Keep your faith solidly anchored in the Cross of Calvary and the work that Jesus there did.
by Rev. Len Paxton
The Cross of Calvary: a great Breakthrough
CALVARY: THE GREAT BREAKTHROUGH
Calvary is a place of triumph and victory. What Jesus accomplished on the Cross of Calvary is the culmination of God’s Divine plan to redeem mankind from sin and death. It is here that we find the central point of new life. Jesus said “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.” [St John 12:24] Jesus was that seed that died and brought forth many into the Kingdom of God.See Isaiah 53:10-11 The sacrifice for the sins of all mankind was provided for and completed by Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary. This was and is redemptions plan. In Galatians 3:13 we read; “Christ hath [ that means has already] redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree.” Our redemption that Christ paid for is complete. It is a finished work. If you have been born-again then you are God’s redeemed child. At the Cross, Jesus paid the full price for the penalty of man’s sins and He also forever broke the grip of sin over mankind. Jesus Christ is the double cure for the double curse. This is our message at Acts 26:18 Prayer Chapel Fellowship. Nothing needs to be added to what Jesus Christ has done for us at Calvary. We, as belevers, can walk in freedom from the grip of sin in our daily lives as well as knowing that our penalty of sin has been paid by Jesus Christ upon the Cross. If we are “In Him” then we don’t have to try to be victorious, we ARE victorious because He is. Refer in your reading to Romans Ch.6 In order for us to live out this great redemption reality, our faith must be properly placed in what Jesus has done for us at the Cross. Remember this, Do Not Make A Christ Out Of Your Faith. But rather place your faith in Christ. Look at this Scripture: ” Who hath [has already] delievered us from the power of darkness, and hath [has already] translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son: In Whom we have redemption through His Blood, even the forgiveness of sins” [Col 1:13-14] This was and is a great breakthrough for mankind. It was all done for us by Jesus Christ on the Cross. The message of the true church is the message of the Cross. Jesus broke us out; ” delievered us from the powers of darkness” And Jesus broke us through ” hath translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son”. Praise the Lord. This is our breakthrough into Divine favor and newness of life. Our redemption is more than a mere promise, it is a settled fact. When we place our faith in the finished work of Christ upon the Cross, the Holy Spirit then brings to pass in us what Christ has already done for us.
JESUS CAN CHANGE YOUR WORLD 