Circumstance and Promise

Pt XI of XI

Continuation of Inheritance

Romans says Abraham grew strong in faith as he gave glory to God (Ro 4:20). How do we grow stronger in faith? Through worship. Revelation 12:11 says, “We have conquered him by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony.” This isn’t something that is going to happen. It already happened. John is recounting what already happened. We already overcame the devil by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. We get to say, “Look, Jesus already overcame you and He lives in me and I in Him so therefore I will overcome you as well. And look, these are the other times I’ve already overcome you by the power of Jesus living in me so I know I am going to win again.”

Our praise has an influence on our level of faith. The more we worship God, the more our faith rises and we increase our ability to overcome. We are focusing on God in these moments and his power not on the problem and our inability. When we take our eyes off our circumstances we become enraptured with whom God is, then suddenly it doesn’t matter that my circumstances don’t match my promise. I know that God is faithful and he will make His promises come true.

David is a great example of this. He was told he was going to be king then shortly after this he escapes into the desert as an exile because the king is trying to kill him. He is in the desert for some 10 years but knows that God will get him to the throne. You circumstances may not match your destiny yet but that doesn’t mean you aren’t to go from being hunted to ruling. The wilderness prepares us for the throne. It is in the wilderness we get an upgrade and step up to a new level of authority so we can enter the Promised Land knowing we can rely on God as He tells us. There are giants in this land that we get to conquer and slay. We have a promise—this is our land. God even called it the Promised Land.