”For when im weak, then im strong”
2 Corinthians 12:10
“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”
God’s power is made perfect in weaknesses. But only if you have faith.
Faith is the key.
Is easy to say that you have faith but what matters the most is actions. What does your actions tell about you?
(Not talking about you personally but everyone, including me)
God bless you brother in Christ.
Beloved one, many concerns how they may have faith. Though they may have heard a lot about faith, yet when they are weak — they considered themselves not to have faith.
Why ? Because they have not perceived contrary thoughts ! They have not perceived that thoughts that they didn’t have faith, are not their thoughts. They have not considered that the demons disguised as their thoughts.
Have we not heard this:
“casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”
2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV
So thought that we didn’t have faith, we ought to bring that thought into captivity— LOCK THAT THOUGHTS AWAY ! For we ought to bring every thought to obedience of Christ.
How we stay assured that we have faith ?
This is what we have heard:
“Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them
that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:”
2 Peter 1:1 KJV
Beloved ones, confess as apostle Peter confess ! For we are servants and elects of Christ Jesus that have obtained like precious faith with holy apostles through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen
Beloved ones, we ourselves are assured that we have faith because we have heard the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, that is revealed to us from Christ’s faith to our faith.
For we also heard:
“For I am not ashamed of
the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:16-17 KJV
So in the gospel of Jesus Christ, the righteousness of God is revealed from Christ’s faith to our faith. We whom the Father has made righteous through His Son, live by the righteousness of God and Savior Jesus Christ.
So how have we lived ? This is what we have heard:
“For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.”
Romans 10:3 NKJV
For we are not to be ignorant of God’s righteousness, and we don’t seek to establish our own righteousness and we submit ourselves to the righteousness of God. This is how we should live by. We whom the Father has made righteous through His Son, live by the righteousness of God and Savior Jesus Christ.
How about actions ? Many are troubled about this, seem to go in loop and trapped. Because they have not perceived what the Lord have said through apostle James:
“
But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and
is not a forgetful hearer but
a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.”
James 1:25 NKJV
Beloved ones, we should look into the perfect law of liberty, that we should perceive as we see into the gospel of Christ. And we who continue in the gospel of Christ and is not a forgetful hearer, that means, we should not forget what we have heard. So we who remember what we have heard is the doer of the work. If we forget what we have heard, we can’t be doer of the work. So we should hold fast what we have heard and we will be blessed in what we do.
Beloved one, we hold fast what we have heard Christ have spoken Himself and through His holy apostles— we hold fast the Spirit and Life !
For we heard our Lord Himself said:
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all.
The words that I have spoken to you are Spirit and life. -John 6:63
Also, apostle Paul have said:
“
Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.”
II Timothy 1:13 NKJV
Beloved ones, we hold fast the sound words which we have heard from the Lord and His holy apostles, we hold fast in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus — we live by the Spirit.
Also, apostle Paul continued saying:
“That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.”
II Timothy 1:14 NKJV
That good thing, is the faith and love in Christ Jesus — which was committed to us, we keep by the Holy Spirit who dwell in us.
So that good thing, which we have heard from the Lord and His holy apostles, we keep by the Holy Spirit who dwell in us.
So that good thing, which we have heard from the Lord and His holy apostles, we obey by the Holy Spirit who dwell in us.
Having heard of faith and love that is in Christ Jesus, we are strengthened through the Holy Spirit who dwell in us, to obey the gospel of Jesus Christ. For we are strengthened by the Holy Spirit, work by faith or live by faith. For the just live by faith. For those who work faith— work by the righteousness of God and Savior Jesus Christ.
To God be thanksgiving through Christ. Amen.