1 Corinthians 15:57-58 But thanks to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, immoveable, always aboundin... more
1 Corinthians 15:57-58 But thanks to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, immoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
James 1:12-13 Blessed the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither temp teeth he any man:
1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
A. Everyone at one point or the other in our journey of faith with God had experience temptation to quit. To quit praying,to quit dreaming, to quit serving,to quit giving ,to quit coming to church, to quit living righteously in a world full of sin and distraction.
# Temptation to quit is normal ,never think it is abnormal . Jesus was tempted to quit ,so also were his disciples but they never quit.
• Psalms 34:19 Many the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD deliver ETH him out of them all.
• Psalms 71:20 , which hast showed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
• 1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
# No temptation is unique. Many times,when we go through hard times,devil makes us believe that our trouble is unique.
• its a lie of the devil. Your trouble is not unique to you alone
1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear .
•There is nothing new under the sun
•When we stay on course, in spite of the temptation to quit that is when we release the power of God into that situation.
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, immoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
# It is not a matter of the word not working,it is a matter of timing
• Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
• Every seed sown will produce………it is a must so don't quit.
Genesis 8:22 While the earth remain ETH, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
• The devil is a cheat and a deceiver.
Tells you nothing is happening,but that's a lie things are
happening . It is first the blade,the ear ,then the full corn.
Mark 4:28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
1 Kings 18:41-45 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for a sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare , and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
• It is not a matter of the word not working, It is a matter of timing.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He hath made every beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.………Beautiful means to glorify God, there is a time the word of God must glorify God.
Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper whereto I sent it................Once a seed is sown,you loose control of it. you cant control it any more ,but if u still have it in your hands you have control of it. Jesus was in control of his life until he let go of the seed........it is FINISHED!
B. HOW TO WIN OVER THE TEMPTATION TO QUIT
1. You must understand that this is your specific time of temptation.
• Everyone will have his or her own evil day.
•So don't quit
•It is not strange
1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
2. You must know that when you are been tempted to quit is an attack of the enemy,and that is when you are closest to the victory.
1 Peter 5:8-9 ( AMP) Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring , seeking someone to seize upon and devour. Withstand him; be firm in faith , knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world.
• If you are not well - balanced and cautious you will fall for the temptation to want to quit.
3. You must know that the battle is won or lost in your mind.
• You give up first in your mind before giving up in yourself
• The mind is the place of fainting
Galatians 6:9(AMP) And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.
•The devil works with suggestions,he suggest thoughts to your mind that makes you go faint.
• You fights thoughts with thought …………You fight thoughts with words( Gods word)
4.You must know the word of God and have fellowship with him to experience his strength and victory during temptation.
• Jesus knew the word,and that was why he was able to overcome the devil
• Know the word for yourself .
Acts 12:1-5 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it ... more
Acts 12:1-5 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) And when he had apprehended him, he put in prison, and delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
A. The devil is the number one enemy of the children God, if their is anything a child of God must learn to do always has an habit ,is that you must learn how to take a stand of faith against the devil.
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have more abundantly.
# The devils primary assignment is to steal,kill,and destroy,and thats why you must be watchful and not take chances.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
•When you take chances you become the devils victim.
• The devil becomes powerless,when we understand the position we are fighting from.
Colossians 3:1-2 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Ephesians 1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set at his own right hand in the heavenly ,
• Believers take chances when we don't understand our position in Christ.
1 Peter 3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
• The devil also become powerless, when we understand the weapon we are using in fighting him the devil.
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
# Whatever the devil is doing in your life and you do not challenge will gain more grounds
• Believers do not play with the devil ,believers challenge the devil.
• You don't tolerate the devils attacks( sickness,poverty,lack etc) ,You attack the devils attacks.
Acts 12:1-5 He rod was a type and shadow of the devil here, after that he killed James he decided to kill peter because he saw that he pleased the apostles
•Whats the devil doing in your life now that you are pleased with or You are tolerating ?
Genesis 27:40 By your sword you shall live, And you shall serve your brother; And it shall come to pass, when you become restless, That you shall break his yoke from your neck."NKJ
Genesis 27:40 You'll live by your sword, hand-to-mouth, and you'll serve your brother. But when you can't take it any more you'll break loose and run free. MESSAGE
Genesis 27:40 You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. But when you decide to break free, you will shake his yoke from your neck." NLT
B. HOW DO I TAKE A STAND OF FAITH AGAINST THE DEVIL
1. Know who you are.
•you are not who you use to be .you have change identity .
when you gave your life to Christ a substitution occurs
Colossians 1:12-23 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all he might have the preeminence. For it pleased that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, , whether things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
2. Know that you have all the power of God at your disposal for use.
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 4:36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out
# Difference kinds of Gods power that believers has :
• Dunamis :power of the holy ghost that can reproduce itself
• Exuosia : delegated authority
• Kratos : power that enforces authority
3. Understand the dynamics of how this power works.
• This power works with words declaration
• Gods words are anointed. JNH 6:63
Psalms 18:43-44 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people I have not known shall serve me. As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
• The devil is only waiting for you to issue out command
........As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey ! they are waiting for you to command and declear.
4. Exercise your authority
• The devils attacks is an opportunity to exercise your authority and not an opportunity to run away.
• until you are subject to Gods authority you can not use that authority
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. less
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