December 19, 2022 …Standing Firm In Faith …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 353 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Danny Gokey singing  … Stand In Faith… powerfully singing of how we Christians must stand in the faith we have in our relationship with Christ.

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Highlight Passage: … Isaiah 7:9b [NLT] …  

9b Unless your faith is firm, I cannot make you stand firm.    

… God calls on Judah, … His people, … to stand firm in faith when they face the enemies of God.                                                                             

Highlight Passage (Context): … Isaiah 7:1-9 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

…God, thru Isaiah, calls on His people to trust in the Lord to give them the strength to deal with their (our) enemies.                                                                                                                          

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Reference Passage: … Isaiah 41:10 [NLT] … 

10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.. 

…  God promises to lift us up in times when we feel weakened in faith.  

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God’s Spirit, thru Solomon, calls on believers to stand firm by trusting in God with ALL our heart.        

Reference Passage: … Matthew 24:12-14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  Jesus promises that those who stand in faith will prevail over the sin which will be rampant in the end times.      

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 16:13 [NLT] … 

13 Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. 

…  Paul exhorts fellow Christians to stand firm and be strong in their (our) faith      

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 6:10-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...  

… From his prison cell, Paul exhorts Christians, especially those who are persecuted to wear Christ’s armor and stand firm in their faith against the evil forces of Satan and the world.    

                                                                            

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread< author, Tom Felton … AT THIS LINK …   tells of Nokia, the Japanese company in the late 90s,  losing their very profitable market share in the creation and sale of digital watches because the technical staff in the company were too afraid to stand up and admit that their products has a design flaw.       

And if my readers have taken in the linked song and the Scriptures above, how many of us are convicted that we need to stand with more faith in the hope we have in Christ as we see the world crumbling all around us?  How many of us, knowing the truth of God’s word, need to take a stronger stance against the evils of this world and stand firm in our faith?  

Personally I think I need to trust God more in the battles we face every day.  How about you?      

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your empowering grace to stand firm in my faith.                 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to be strong and stand firm in our faith in Your, power, Lord to lift us up when we are weak.   …  Amen

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