THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE NOT AUTOMATIC

Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. (KJV)

There are many times in my life when I wished and hoped God could just do for me whatever I want without me having to believe or stand on the word or wait to see it come to pass. This often happens when I think I have believed yet are not seeing the results. (This is not how we should live).

After receiving some encouragement later, I choose to believe again and often receive what I believe for. But my point is, humans naturally prefer things given to them on a silver plate without the effort of having to believe or wait, and yet it is impossible to please God without faith.

The promises of God, the benefits Jesus died on the cross for you to have, do not happen by accident! If God’s will came to pass automatically, everyone would be healthy, rich, prosperous, righteous, happy, good, name it. In fact, there would be no evil in the world, and you would live in perfect peace and prosperity. Unfortunately, we live in a fallen world that has been corrupted by sin and suffers the negative effects of the poor choices made by mankind. So, for any promise of God to come to pass in your life, you have to cooperate with Him in faith and take it by force!

When you find a promise in the word of God, you have a responsibility to take it, believe it, declare it, and act on it. See that promise coming to pass in your life, and surely it will because the Bible says, as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. You are what you are seeing and believing in your heart.

Take your authority today, command those things that are not right to align themselves rightly, command that sickness to die and leave your body, force those lies out of your life and enforce the promises of God in your life!

FURTHER STUDY: 2Corinthians 1:20, Proverbs 23:7

PRAYER Thank you, Father, for opening my eyes to areas in my life that I have been reluctantly believing you. Thank you that you empower me to use my authority today to enforce your power in my life. I take your promises by force and see them come to pass in my life in Jesus' name, Amen!