Tuesday – March 3, 2026

FULLY PERSUADED

Romans 4:17 KJV (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before Him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Sometimes we need to learn something by reading into it what is not stated. If you want to learn to live by faith, you also need to know what faith doesn’t say or do. Faith does not call things that be, as though they are not.

For instance, some may have adopted the teachings of Christian Science or metaphysics and say that sickness does not exist because it’s only a state of mind.

If that were the case, God would never have called Himself Jehovah Rapha (The God who heals you), if sickness didn’t exist. Sickness, lack, poverty and unhappiness are all the result of the curse on planet earth because of Adam and Eve’s sin and rebellion.

When facing problems such as sickness or lack, many Christians have mistakingly said that those things don’t exist. They say things like: "It's not there, or I'm not broke" etc.. If they didn’t exist, then why are people even dealing with them? Here’s what the Bible says about those things.

2Corinthians 4:18 KJV While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

First, where it says: “we look not at the things which are seen", does not mean they don’t exist. It means that we are not going to focus on or allow those things to dictate to or intimidate us. It said: “Things". Things here mean something that is a lie or something that isn’t in God’s plan.

It also said they were temporal or temporary, meaning they are subject to change because they manifest in the temporal, natural or physical world. God deals with eternal things that should be and are not seen naturally at first but are seen first by faith.

The Bible doesn’t tell us to call things that be, as though they were not. It says to call things that be not as though they were. If health is not in your body, then you call health as though it should be.

If sickness or poverty is there, then you had better deal with it, or you may die or go broke. If you're not fully in faith, then you'd better get help from a doctor or a finance consultant.

I heard about a man who didn’t want his child to receive medicine for the fever his child had. That is foolishness, because the child may not have the ability to believe yet. The man’s ignorance about faith put the child in jeopardy.

Hosea 4:6 KJV My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

There are a lot of well-meaning Christians who have suffered and even died because they didn’t take the time to learn the truth about God’s Word. Our confession should be based on what God’s Word says and not on the circumstances.  

Let’s look at Abraham and Sarah’s life. It took them approximately 25 years from the time they received the promise of a child until the child arrived. Once Abraham was fully persuaded, from that point on, he didn’t stagger in his faith.

Romans 4:18-21 KJV Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, He was able also to perform.

The key to making faith work is found in verse 21: “being fully persuaded". Faith works when a person is fully persuaded. Remember, it took Abraham 25 years to become fully persuaded. Hopefully it won't take any of us that long.

Many people are frustrated or some have even died because, through fear, they focused on what was seen, the temporal, as 2Corinthians 4 said. They kept saying it wasn't there, and instead the problem grew worse (Mark 5:25-26).

It’s important that when you speak, that you speak or call things that be not as though they were, based on what God says, and not the circumstance.

Yes, we desire to be healed when sick, or desire finances when we lack them, but desire is not faith. Second, every mountain is not the same size. That means some things require a higher level of faith than others (Mark 11:22-23).

Hebrews 10:23 KJV Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised;)

Let me close with this; see yourself fit to receive God’s best as you believe and speak His Word. Jesus (God’s Word—John 1:1), has made you fit through His sacrifice. Become fully persuaded as you continue to confess Him as your Lord and His Word as the final authority in your life.

Romans 4:22-25 MSG That’s why it is said, “Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right.” 23 But it’s not just Abraham; 24 it’s also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. 25 The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God.

Friday – February 27, 2026

WHERE IS YOUR FAITH?

Luke 8:22-25 KJV Now it came to pass on a certain day, that He went into a ship with His disciples: and He said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed He fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to Him, and awoke Him, saying, Master, Master, we perish. Then He arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 And He said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for He commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey Him.

Have you ever wondered why Jesus was asleep? Could it be that He was tired? That’s a good reason. Or could it be that His disciples were boring Him? If you want to see Jesus get excited, start saying and doing what His Word says.

God wants you and I to live a Christ-centered life. We can have great music, great worship and nice buildings, and yet not be Christ-centered. I believe many people bore Jesus because they are self-centered and not Christ-centered.

Luke 6:46-48 KJV And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

The Word of God will always say: “Let us go over unto the other side”! The disciples should have put their faith in what the Word of God said. They should have put their faith in what Jesus (The Word of God) said.

Instead, they were fearful of the storm that was attacking their boat. Are the storms of life attacking your boat (your family or career etc.)? Today Jesus is asking the same question: Where is your Faith?

Is your faith in yourself, your own ability, your job or career? Or is it in Jesus, who can take you to the other side? In the Old Testament there’s the story of Elisha and his servant.

His servant went out in the morning and saw that the Syrian Army had surrounded them. He screamed out in fear.

2Kings 6:17 KJV And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

In life, you will be surrounded by two realities, the natural world and the spiritual world. If you only rely on or depend on the natural realm, you are going to fail.

God wants you to put your eyes on His spiritual provision like His Son Jesus did. When Jesus was surrounded by 5,000 hungry men plus women and children, what did He do?

Luke 9:16 KJV Then He took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Looking to Jesus, the Word and Heaven multiplies your provision, you're healing and calms your storms. If you only look at the pain or the natural, you won’t receive. Again, the Word of God always says: “Let us go over unto the other side".

Notice that Jesus said: "Let us go over". That means He will always be with you (Hebrews 13:5-8). He didn't say let us sneak under the radar to the other side. Deuteronomy 28:13 says you are the head and not the tail. That means that in Christ Jesus you overcome, you go over not under!

Allow The Holy Spirit to anoint your eyes to see. He anoints them when you hear The Word. You’ll have to close your natural eyes (so to speak) in order for God to open your spiritual eyes so you can see the Supernatural Power of The Holy Spirit.

Romans 10:17 ESV So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Tuesday – February 24, 2026

DON'T BE CONFORMED

Romans 12:2 AMPC Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].

Life is often restricted by the channel it flows through. If a person feels limited or restricted, they are only limited by the restrictions they have inwardly.

We’ve often heard the proverb that says: “as he thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7).

It's a very popular quoted verse in Christianity that perhaps is not taken as seriously as it should. Although this proverb was speaking about a deceitful ruler, we can glean from the principle. Our thoughts, words and actions do impact our lives.

Before The Apostle Paul wrote Romans 12, Jesus had already prayed to The Father God that His followers would think and act independently of the system of the world.

John 17:15-16 MSG Just as I didn’t join the world’s ways. I’m not asking that you take them out of the world But that you guard them from the evil one. 16 They are no more defined by the world Than I am defined by the world.

A simple interpretation of this prayer in the Message Version is: “Don’t allow the world to limit or define who you are, what you can have and what you can do". Christianity is rich in the powerful promises of God. Some of them are mind-boggling to unbelievers. Read on:

Philippians 4:13 AMPC I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].

Mark 9:23 MSG Jesus said, “If? There are no ‘ifs’ among believers. Anything can happen.”

Through these scriptures and others, God opens up the way for you to receive divine power and abundance, if you don’t allow the world system to define or limit you.

The world defines Christianity as some weak, passive, milquetoast, pious religion. Here’s how Jesus defines it.

Matthew 11:12 NIV From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.

This next scripture has agitated many unbelievers because they don’t want you to live according to God’s standard. If you’re going to advance, they want you to advance along their ways and their schools. They see Christians as perennial beggars.

Romans 5:17 AMPC For if because of one man’s trespass (lapse, offense) death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive [God’s] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the free gift of righteousness [putting them into right standing with Himself] reign as kings in life through the one Man Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

There are movie stars now on TV who offer to show you how to pray and invite you to join their little prayer APP. The only thing they’re going to show you is how to become a passive Christian.

But if you allow the Holy Spirit to pray with and through you, He will make great power available to you and make things work for you.

Romans 8:26-28 KJV  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God (the word of God). 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

So don’t be conformed, be transformed! Be transformed into the person God intended for you to be. No person or APP can do this for you, only God working through His Son (The Word) and The Holy Spirit can.

Romans 8:37 NKJV Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

Friday – February 20, 2026

CHECKLIST

Psalm 37:23 NLT The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.

Today’s teaching may sound elementary, yet if you’re going to enjoy life and possess what God says belongs to you, it will be the most profound principle you’ll ever learn. Good airplane pilots don’t rely on their memory to fire up and fly a plane or jet, they go through steps called a checklist.

Flying a plane or jet without a checklist may turn out disastrous. In the same sense, for many, life can turn out disastrous if they have no checklist or moral compass for it.

The best checklist for life is found in God’s Word. There, people can learn the direction for their lives and the steps needed to take to arrive at their destiny successfully.

Psalm 119:105 MSG By your words I can see where I’m going;  they throw a beam of light on my dark path.

God likes to take things in steps not leaps. He tells you that if you follow Abraham’s steps you’ll end up with the blessings promised to him. We find this in Galatians 3:29 and in the following scripture.

Romans 4:12 KJV And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham...

There is a checklist found in God’s Word that I’ll call: “THE LAW OF POSSESSION”. This checklist for “THE LAW OF POSSESSION” or pattern, is found at the very beginning of the Bible and is seen woven throughout the rest of it.

Recently I had a conversation with someone who stated that everyone had turned on him (this isn’t someone in our congregation). He stated that he saw some Christians that he thought acted other than loving Christians.

I simply said this to him: “Throughout the years, I’ve seen Christians who have never learned a simple lesson in Christianity, and it is this: They haven’t learned to see, believe in or look for the best in every person. Instead, they often look for some fault or the worst in them”. Only God’s love for you and for others can teach you this.

1Corinthians 13:7 AMPC Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].  

This scripture isn’t “THE LAW OF POSSESSION” but it fits right into it because it basically covers all the steps. If I were you, I would read the entire chapter of 1Corinthians 13 in the Amplified Bible. Then begin a checklist of each scripture to see if you can check each box as fulfilled in your life!

I won’t outline “THE LAW OF POSSESSION” in this email, which is for Sunday, but I do encourage you to go through a checklist.

2Corinthians 13:5 MSG Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith. Don’t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourselves regular checkups. You need firsthand evidence, not mere hearsay, that Jesus Christ is in you. Test it out. If you fail the test, do something about it.

As the seed of Abraham, you have been promised a great and enjoyable life, if you follow the steps (Job 36:11—John 10:10). The good news is that Jesus will walk with you every step of the way!