Message from Scripture: 5/13/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today is 1 John 5:4. “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith.”

 

How can we help strengthen our faith so it can be what God intends for us, so it can help us overcome life’s negative situations, rather than be controlled by them? You have probably heard the story of the oyster. The pearl is an abnormal growth resulting from the invasion of the body of the mollusk by a minute irritant. The particle creates a response from the mollusk, which coats it with layer upon layer of nacreous material, which is the substance forming the inner layers of the mollusk’s shell. It takes an irritant for an oyster to make the beautiful and valuable pearl.

 

The application is obvious. When we are faced with irritants in life, we need to cover them with the love of God, knowing He is at work in all situations of life to accomplish His goal in us, of maturing us in Him, growing us in His image, preparing us for eternity.  Remember the words of Paul to the church at Rome; “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8:28).

 

We will encounter no temptation in life but that God offers a way of escape to endure without yielding to it (1 Cor. 10:13). We will face nothing in life but that God goes with us (Matt. 28:20). Nothing will come our way that will cause God to stop loving us (Rom. 8:38-39). Through the avenue of prayer, He is always there to hear our concerns and give us strength (2 Thess. 1:11).

 

Don’t let life determine your response to God, what is the measure of your faith. Allow God through faith to help you through life, and find a life worth living. Today, live by faith as you go out to serve your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God bless.

 

Robert