What a glorious time to be alive! While things on this earth may seem to be straining under the pressure of this fallen world – because we are in Christ – we have the privilege of standing our ground in faith and seeing Him lead us into victory on every front!
We want to encourage you to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus who is the author, developer, and completer of your faith! Together, as partners in the vision to see the Good News of the Gospel reach every nation of this world – we can get things wrapped up and ready for His return! Time is short and so we must put every effort into sharing the good news of God’s redemption for man, through Jesus!
Thank you for being faithful in your support, through prayers and finances, and telling others about this ministry! We so appreciate you!
We are extremely excited about our promised School of Faith programs that will begin to air this month! Starting Thursday, September 4th, the School of Faith classes can be viewed as follows: FAITH AFRICA 6pm CAT | FAITH UK 7pm BST | FAITH USA 7pm EST
We encourage you to REGISTER on schooloffaith.tv for all the online lessons, notes and answer keys. For those watching on the network on Thursdays, you can register as a tv student on the schooloffaith.tv website. You will have access to the notes and answer keys, by using an access code that will be displayed during the broadcast. Registering will give you the ability to track your progress and rewatch any sessions, as many times as you desire.
Today we want to encourage you in the Word, and remind you of how our faith in God will always result in the impossible becoming possible!
Let’s begin by looking at Isaiah 45:2, “I will go before you and level the mountains [to make the crooked places straight]; I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron.”(AMPC)
History tells us that Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Persian Empire. Even though he was a pagan ruler over Babylon, God anointed and used him to bless His people greatly. Cyrus freed the Jewish people from their Babylonian exile and allowed them to return to their God given homeland and rebuild their city of Jerusalem and the 2nd temple. Cyrus didn’t just make the decree to do all this for the Israelites, he provided support, funding and supplies for the project too.
Verse 2 of Isaiah 45 is part of a prophecy where God promises to clear the path ahead of Cyrus, making every obstacle, no matter how challenging, dangerous, or seemingly impossible – easy to overcome!
Now, according to Romans 15:4, whatever was written in the scriptures, long before the New Testament, we are to draw from to give us hope and encouragement, as we wait patiently for the fulfilment of God’s promises. Which means we can most certainly take this prophecy for Cyrus and make it our own. Just as God promised Cyrus that He would personally go before him and make the crooked places straight, you can be assured that the Lord will directly intervene in the need and care you have laid before Him.
Since Jesus has already won the victory for us, and has seated us with Him in a place of authority – as we draw close to Him, turn our attention to His Word, and His Presence within us – we will receive all we need to overcome. The supernatural wisdom, strength and power to speak what we hear Him say, and command any obstacles, difficulties or opposition to our victory, to be removed. When the Lord said that He would, “break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron”, He meant that He will use His power to break down and overcome any impenetrable barriers that stand in the way of God’s promise being fulfilled in our lives.
Understand today, as you place your trust in the Lord, commit your ways to Him (by obeying whatever He tells you to do), and roll every care over to Him – His power will go before you, clear the path, break down obstacles, and provide whatever is needed to see you walk in absolute victory!
We love and appreciate you dearly!