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Re-visiting Faith #4

By Revd 'Remi Tejumola

Shalom! Faith has a way of bringing the scriptures into reality in our lives. Let's look into a familiar verse in the Bible. It's familiar only to those who are studious:

Philemon 1: 6
6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

There are a lot of things that Jesus has provided for us through His sacrificial death, resurrection and glorification. The provisions are there, but will not become a reality in our lives untill,

1. We find out what they are in the Bible; and,

2. Untill we believe them; and,

3. We communicate them by faith.

People likes it when things are easy to do. I am one of them. But things don't really work like that in God's kingdom. The Bible tells Christians, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).

God expects us to study His Word so that we can rightly divide it. For pastors, to rightly divide means to teach it subjectically, and that's true.

Primarily, it means to rightly apply it to your life. But you have to study it, and then do what Philemon said - communicate it.

How do we do that? By acknowledging every good thing that is in us which we discovered while studying the Word. The Bible says that we're more than conquerors and I affirm it and say, "According to the Word of God, I've been made more than a conqueror!" I believe it, confessed it, and it becomes real in my life. I studied further and learnt that by His stripes I was healed, and confessed it, healing becomes a reality in my life. As many discoveries as you made, and confessed will become manifest realities in your life.

Till next posting, God bless.

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