Daily Bread – February 7, 2022 (The Second Day – Genesis 1:6-8) 2 Corinthians 5:7 – For we walk by faith, not by sight. God is doing more things around us and in us than we realize. There is a greater interaction going on between us and the things of the Spirit than what we are aware of – so let’s start living by the Word of God and make what God said our living reality, and not the things that we believe we can prove through our own observations. It’s time to speak the Word, and let your faith be effective and powerful by the acknowledgment of every good thing that is in you (Philemon 1:6; 2 Corinthians 4:16). We must boldly proclaim the Word of God as it has been delivered to us in the Bible. Satan is the master of deception: with his lies and tricks, he has deceived many. As God’s people, we must not walk by sight, but by faith! We must be confident in the working power of God fulfilling everything He has promised – whether we think we see it or not! Satan’s propaganda is to testify of all that opposes the truth; he attempts to hide transformation of heart and spirit and all that is good! Demonic forces focus on running interference with the truth and producing some kind of distraction to prevent that which God is doing from being magnified. The demonic lie will produce every slanderous and accusing thing to convince men that Satan somehow still has the upper hand in the lives of men. Whether it is the message of Christ in you or healing for the body, you will find Satan saying it is not so. If five people received a healing or a miracle, and one does not, Satan is very effective at magnifying the one that did not get healed. If the sea just parted before you and the cloud of glory is over your head, the demonic forces will be screaming that it would have been better to die in Egypt (Exodus 16:3). The powers of darkness fight against every faith-producing action and faith-producing word. God’s people are going to have to wake up and begin to aggressively lay hold of the truth, see the truth, and focus on what God has both promised and is doing. The only way not to be deceived by the tricks of Satan is to believe the Word of God and call it done. It is time to stop being discouraged and influenced by doubt and uncertainty. Believe those things which God has said whether you see them or not; know that what God has promised and you have believed has taken place – and time will bear out the testimonies of God. Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 2/7/2022
