THE GLORY OF GOD AND POWER OF FAITH IN ACTION:

SUBJECT: THE MONTH OF MANIFESTATIONS OF GODS POWER AND GLORY DATE: EXHORTATION FOR MONDAY MAY 19, 2014 READING SCRIPTURES: HEBREWS 11:1-40 TOPIC: THE GLORY OF GOD AND POWER OF FAITH IN ACTION: 1. To walk in Gods glory and power, you must be confident to receive whatsoever you ask for and also have the assurance in God that it is done without doubt. God himself showed us the example on how to walk in faith through creation by speaking the words to situations to be. Abel brought better offering to God by acting in faith; Enoch pleased God by faith in action and did not see death. See verses 1-5 2. I want you to know that without putting your faith in action, it is impossible to please God no matter how you pray and fast. You must step out of the comfort zones to the unknown, unseen, the impossible the irreversible to prove that God is God. You must believe that God exists and he will confirm every word you speak in faith. Noah stepped out of the comfort zone to the Ark; Abraham stepped out of the comfort zone to an unknown land, the land of promise all by faith. Put your faith in action. See verses 6-10. 3. You have to know that it is not only men that walk in faith; there are powerful women of God who walked by faith and reversed the irreversible in their lives. Sarah was considered faithful even though she has passed the age of Child bearing, the glory of God came down upon her and she put faith in action and her seeds are like the stars of the heavens today. If you walk in faith, you must admit that you are a stranger on earth; you live by the promises of God for the things not seen and die by faith. See verses 11-15. 4. When you put faith to work, otherwise known as faith in action, you do not consider the earth your home, because you have already made the heavens your home by your actions, the things of the earth are no more important to you but the heavenly kingdom. God himself prepares a place for those who walk by faith in heaven as their home, but not without a test. Abraham was tested with the promised child; Isaac was tested to break the earthly law of the Jews and blessed Jacob instead of Esau. Have you been tested in your walk with God with that which is precious to you? If yes, Glory. See verses 16- 20. 5. When the glory of God is upon your life unmerited favour comes upon your life and your generation by breaking barriers that will disqualify you of what has been promised to you from creation. At old age, by faith Jacob blessed the Children of Joseph instead of that of Reuben his first child, by faith Joseph talked about the exodus at his old age, by faith Moses refused to be called the Prince and heir to the throne of Egypt, the first civilization of the world ruler, by faith he choose to be mistreated with the people of God than the fleeting pleasures of sin. See verses 21-25. 6. By faith Moses regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days. See verses 26-30. 7. When the glory of God is put together with faith in action, the neglected, the abused, the marginalized, the oppressed, the down trodden, and the sinners comes back alive, By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient. And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. See verses 30-35 8. Finally, it is interesting to note that the walk of faith may come with pains, sorrows, sufferings, accusations and counter accusations, but the glory after it cannot be compared to the glory that comes with it on earth and in heaven. Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground. These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. See verses 36-40. Receive the glory and faith in action Anointing. Amen. Watch out for our MAY 2014 daily words of Exhortations on "EMPOWERMENT FOR THE MANIFESTATIONS OF GODS POWER AND GLORY" TOMORROW MAY 20, 2014. Be blessed as you receive EMPOWERMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MANIFESTATIONS OF GODS POWER AND GLORY, THAT WILL ESTABLISH YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. For updates join our conversation on tweeter @lwfmpower and like us on Facebook at Living Water Foundation Ministries (LWFM), you can also contact us at info@lwfm.us or lwfm@cox.net