6 But without faith it is impossible to please him (God): for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. (And, so on…)
By faith Mark and Ann, when we were getting beat up by the enemy in Oregon, finally took up The Word of God and began memorizing it, applying it to their daily lives and “standing” on it…
Hebrews 11:6-8
Yes, go ahead and add your names to the list in Hebrews chapter 11. Stand. Keep the list of the faithful growing and growing…
While living in Oregon, I gave up and gave in to the devil all the time. We became so weak that it didn’t take much for me to cave into any pressure he brought against me and my precious family. Finally, when it seemed we had nothing left to lose (all hope was gone by that time), God began to show us how to “stand” – how to not give up and to not give in to Satan’s lies and it all started with God showing us how to “DO” His Word. He told us to apply The Word to our everyday lives. Hence, “Choosing Jesus (Who is The Word) Every Day.”
God did allow us to get to the point where we got sick – really sick – of taking the devil’s lies on the chin and not knowing how to fight back.
Yes, you may stumble in your faith, you may get a stomach ache, shed tears, get migraines, deal with sickness, weakness, experience loss, etc, standing for God. But, still stand. See it through with Jesus. God is faithful!
I think a lot of us have to come to the point where we finally stand up to the devil’s bullying. I pray that “point” comes sooner than later for all of us. For Ann and me, that was where “faith” really began to take hold on our lives. We stood up to the bullying with The Word of God – With Jesus!
Never Give Up, Never Give In
By Ernie Haase and Signature Sound
Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego… The king said bow down they said no.
No, they had to endure the burning flames…
But they were soon delivered when the fourth Man came…
Oh, never give up. (Never give up)
No never give in (Never give in)
Never will He fail you, leave you, turn you away. You can always count on Him.
The very same God of the Bible days is answering prayer like He did back then.
So, never give up (No, never give up)
No, never give in
Rough spots, roadblocks, troubled times…
Trials, let downs, uphill climbs.
No matter what test you have to face,
You will overcome it if you keep the faith!
Never give up. (No, never give up)
No, never give in (No, never give in)
Never will He fail you, leave you, turn away, you away…
You can always count on Him.
The very same God of the Bible days is answering prayer like He did back then
So, never give up, (No, never give up)
No, never give in
No, never give up!
No, never give up!
No, never give up!
No, never give up!
No, never give up!
Never give in (Never give in)
The very same God of the Bible days is answering prayer like He did back then
So, never give up (No, never give up)
Never give in (No, never give in)
No, never give up (No, never give up!)
Come on boy. Sound off.
Never give up
Never give in.
No, never give up!
God bless,
Mark
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.