The Pillars of Faith in God 3

The Pillars of Faith in God 3

We have seen how love is the fundamental basis of our Faith in God and how it gave birth to God's will, plan and predestination for us. And how that understanding automatically strengthens our faith in God irrespective of contradictory situations life presents to us.

In that same stride we can see the fourth pillar of our faith in God: The abilities of God!

This is that pillar of our faith in God that encompasses the recognition of all that God can do to bring His will to pass. This recognizes the grace and the gifts of God given us as equipment. It recognizes the omnipotence and His omnipresence. It recognizes His wisdom and all the possessions He has created for Himself which are within His reach to bring His will to pass in a person, a people, a place, a prevalence and in a period of time.

It's easy to find someone who loves you and desires good for you but not many have what it takes to bring their desires for you to pass.

The impotence of man in being able to express his love to his loved ones in practical terms is a major life's frustrating phenomenon.
[My Offline Bible] Psalms 49
6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

With men lots of necessary things are impossible but not with God, with God all things are possible. [My Offline Bible] Mark 10
27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

There's no plan, no matter how lofty, which God has concerning anyone or anything that God doesn't have power, wisdom or people to bring to pass. That's why God need not consult us before He concludes on His will or destiny for us.

He equipped us to do what we have to do to attain destiny and also has in store all He'll need to do His part to bring His will concerning us to fulfilment.

Though eyes may not have seen, nor ear heard nor has the mind conceived what He has prepared for us, yet He got installed in us a working power to do exceedingly above all we can ask or think. 1Cor 2:9/Ephesians 3:20

Jesus Christ indicated that God won't start a project He doesn't have all that'll be needed on ground already. Luke 14:28-32
He wouldn't have started the journey to Canaan if He didn't have what it'll take to bring them into the land.

God doesn't have after thoughts, He preplanned His actions with allowances for whatever man or Satan could bring up in the process.

For each of our destinies, God has all the resources necessary to bring the vision to pass. In the building of the tabernacle in the wilderness, He knew what He wanted and also made sure He had wise people who didn't just have what was needed but also had the wisdom and willingness to give. The result was that they had more than was needed even with the offerings being a freewill offering.

When God is in it, no need to use satanic tactics to do what God desires.

The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell within it... Psalm 24:1. All these things were made for His pleasure and His will for you and I are His pleasure. He will use anything to bring His will to pass. They all belong to Him.

Not only does God have all what it takes to bring His will for us to pass, He also will work out His part in bringing that purpose and plan to pass.

With the power working in us, He'll do beyond all we can ask or think to fulfill His will in us. With the Holy Spirit leading mostly unconsciously, our steps are ordered sometimes beyond our intelligence and ability to make correct choices to bring His will to pass.

When we submit to the winds of the Holy Spirit, He carries us upon eagle's wings to the place prepared for us. Many times, we have to force ourselves out of God's leading through unbelief, doubt, impatience, lusts and lack of self control. He creates serendipity on our paths to bring us to the promised land.

Yes, we face oppositions on the way to destiny but the power, wisdom, resources both human and otherwise made ready took cognizance of the difficulties and the opposing giants on the way before we ever met them. Whenever we meet them we should always remember that they were in God's foreknowledge and He had taken care of them before they showed up, no need to worry!

Yes, we make mistakes too, by following our own plans, making wrong decisions, taking wrong steps as we hustle to bring God's plan to pass by our own power, walking in ignorance, walking in lack of understanding or in whatever way out of so many options of error daily, yet God makes all these work together for our good as we return to Him in recognition of our errors and in repentance towards His will. Romans 8:28.

Since time is in His hands, He possesses eternity past, present and in posterity, He can redeem time lost and restore the years eaten up by cankerworms, locusts and caterpillars. Our past mistakes are not strong enough to stop His workings... Joel 2:25

Because when we turn to the Lord in submission to His lordship over our destinies, He works it out beyond our wildest imaginations irrespective of what opportunities we thought we had lost due to personal errors.

[My Offline Bible] Ephesians 1
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

He works all things after the counsel of His will and we have a right of inheritance to that phenomenon being so predestined. He works out His purpose according to the counsel of His will! He is working things out in your life to be conformed to all that He died for! To be conformed to Jesus Christ, who is both the wisdom of God and the power of God... 1Corinthians 1:24

And that's why we were prayed for in Hebrews 13 this way...

[My Offline Bible] Hebrews 13
20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

And this prayer every believer needs to pray often. That God will supply all we'll need to do His will as He works in us that which is well pleasing in His own sight.

He has all the wisdom and power to make it happen in every situation!

When we have this knowledge and understanding, our faith becomes strong. Our faith rises once we know what the will of God is, knowing He has resources in store to bring it to pass and that He will work it out!

He loves us, He made plans for us and He is executing that will to our benefits! Hallelujah!

So as I do my part, laboring with God's grace and gifts, I take my rest in faith knowing that He is working out His original plan for me in every area of my life, family and ministry without any opposition strong enough to stop it! I see myself standing perfect and complete in all the will of God! Hallelujah!

This is the third of the four pillars of our Faith in God, I hope they are strengthening our Faith... Watch this space for the fourth!

Have a great weekend! Good morning!