Daily Bread 3/4/2022

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Daily Bread – March 4, 2022 (The Sixth Day – Genesis 1:24-31) Luke 8:25 – And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And being afraid, they said to one another, “Who is this that commands even the wind and the waves, and they obey Him?” Faith & God’s Will For Us  All of the many lessons on moving in faith find their climactic resolve in the words of Jesus when He declared, “Nothing shall be impossible for you” (Matthew 17:20). Whether commanding a fig tree to dry up, or for a mountain to be cast into the sea, those who have faith will say what they will and it will come to pass (Matthew 21:21-22). God has called and elected us to have this kind of a relationship with Him – that whatever we ask, He will do (Matthew 21:22; John 15:16, 14:12). We can be confident the things God has promised will surely come to pass if we remain faithful and hold fast to our confession of faith; for God is faithful Who promised – Who will also do it (1 John 5:14-15; Hebrews 10:23; 2 Corinthians 1:20). If we ask anything according to His will, He will do it! His will is expressed in His words which can never pass away (Mark 13:31; Matthew 24:35; Luke 21:33). His Word declares His will is that the blind see, the deaf hear, the crippled walk, the devils go out of those who are afflicted by them, and the dead be raised to life again! God’s will is that we prosper and be in health, even as our soul prospers. His will is that we walk in righteousness, holiness, and purity! His will is that we have the power of proof for the message we proclaim: that Christ Jesus has risen from the dead. His demand is that we be His followers, and imitators of His deeds and conduct (Ephesians 5:1; Luke 10:19; John 14:12; Mark 16:17-20). To do so, then, we must give ourselves to the same message of the Kingdom of God that He preached and the miracles which He performed. If we will give ourselves to living by His Word, speaking and doing those things which He has declared, then we will have His results. If we refuse to waver or to be moved by doubt, and instead recognize Who Jesus is and the gift of God He has given us, then we will surely see all the miraculous realms of faith produce what otherwise would have been impossible. Jesus says to us today: “Only have faith!” (Mark 5:36). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen