A LIVING WORD YESTERDAY

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The Persuasion of Faith At the Closed Doors of Defeat, Exhaustion, and Ignorance

These words came unto me,

The responsibility laid upon you has not been given without me granting you everything to bear the responsibility. I have not called you and failed to include all that is needed to complete the work. I did not create fish and fail to give them water to swim in. I did not create fish and fail to grant them the ability to swim. Who taught them to swim?

Are you more important than fish?

Have faith in me. I am not a human planner or designer. I am the Chief Engineer. My plan was finished before the foundation of the world. Only believe. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Cease being moved by obstacles, complexities, and unusual wars against you. Rise up, and finish your course with joy. I have given you a ministry to testify the gospel of the grace of God. Do not try to anticipate what shall happen to you in the future lest you shun declaring all the counsel of God. Take heed unto yourself and to all the flock. Feed the church of God. I have made you an overseer. I did not make you an overseer without giving you the sight of a seer. Watch and you shall be able to sound the warning of grievous wolves that do not spare the flock. Watch and you shall be able to see aforetime those who arise speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after themselves. Watch and pray.

You have been commended to me and the word of my grace. Your teachers did not forget you. The one I sent to find you has not forgotten to pray for you. I have moved upon him with grace to cease not to pray for you. The word of my grace is able to build you up. Look ahead of you, and behold the inheritance that you have among those that are sanctified. A new confidence in me has sprung up in you. Your faith has risen up higher than the dark walls of yesterday and the past. Your faith has become a mighty river generating powerful, persuasive expressions that call those things which be not as though they were. There is a speaking faith within you that is forceful, effective, and convincing. Open your mouth, and speak that which is nigh you even in your heart and in your mouth, the word of faith. Speak no longer as a child. You are a man. Now put away your childish expressions, and take up the waters of faith that are compelling and influential in the presence of dark giants of impossibilities' domain.

Your faith is an authoritative winning faith. Its mighty waters are forceful and extremely stimulating. Go and speak the word of faith, and others shall be inspired to go beyond themselves. Allure no longer to the weak and beggarly elements of your tradition. Allow the persuasion of faith to work in you today, and you will be assured of the help within you and from on high. You have heavenly help and the greatest power in heaven and in earth working in you; therefore, be not discouraged by the dark glass of reality and humanity. You see through a glass darkly, yet faith, hope, and charity abide in you. These three are great enough to carry you over any wall of the enemy and any dark glass.

Many are entangled in yokes of bondage. Stand fast in the liberty of Christ. My liberty has deposited a profit that cannot be ruined. The enemy cannot bankrupt my liberty. Simply follow the guidelines of grace and faith. You are justified by faith, and faith works by love. Obey the truths of grace, and be not hindered by the leaven sown by ignorance. The faith of my elect and the truth that you have is after godliness. You have godliness. Now embrace contentment that is reaching for you this morning. Reach out, and embrace contentment. Cleave to it, and the door of victory and great gain will open wide for your admittance. Behold this mighty door as it opens for you. I promised you eternal life. I have not lied. I promised it before the world began. In this present time, you have received my word through preaching. Now believe the word. It is sure. Hold it fast, and do not allow it to slip from your heart.