Under Consideration

And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. —Romans 4:19–20

This verse refers to Abraham’s relationship with God. Abraham was strong in faith, and this gave glory to God. All Christians want to give glory to God, and the way to do it is by being strong in faith! Here is a choice for you to make: live your life strong in faith or live it weak in faith. What will make the difference in how you live? It depends on what you consider. Abraham had strong natural evidence for not having a child: he was one hundred years old, and his wife was barren. There was no possible way for him to have a son without supernatural intervention. God gave him a word, a promise, in order to give him a chance to move beyond the natural impossibility into the supernatural ability of God. It takes the Word of God—the promises of God—to move into the realm of miracles. Abraham did not consider his age. He did not consider his wife. He refused to stagger at the promise in unbelief because of this. He was strong in faith. What are you strong in today: “He meets my needs,” or “What shall I eat”? Are you strong in your symptoms and the doctor’s report, or are you strong in “By His stripes I am healed”? Are you strong in “This is going to be a bad day,” or “This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it”? What are you considering today? What are you thinking on today? Find yourself a promise and stop living in unbelief. Become strong in faith, in health, in wealth, in peace, in joy, and in love, and let your life give glory to God. Consider the Word!

Pastor Tom Kehres

It’s a Spiritual Law

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. —Romans 3:27

The Word declares that we are saved by grace through faith—not of ourselves; “it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). Salvation was a free gift, but it had to be received through faith. Faith is a spiritual law. When put into operation, it will manifest the things freely given to you through the Cross into your life. Faith is a spiritual law! It will work when it is put to work. Gravity is a natural law. It is a law that is in operation all the time. If you jump off the top of a ten-story building, the law of gravity will work. You can claim that it is not working, you can believe that it is not working, but if you jump, you will soonfind out that it is working! Just because you do not believe in gravity does not stop it from working. People say they have “tried” faith. They say this faith stuff does not work. But faith is a spiritual law, and it works all the time. Just like the law of faith brought you salvation by grace, it will also bring all the other promises into your life! Whether you feel like it is working, whether you see it working or not, it is working! Do not change your confession because you do not see instant results. Do not use faith just to try to receive something material from God. The just shall live by faith. Think, live, and talk faith all day, every day, and you will see results. The law of faith is in operation for you today!

Pastor Tom Kehres

Miracle-Grow

Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. —Acts 6:8

Stephen was a man, a deacon in the church, but something separated him from the other Christians. He was full of faith and power. Because Stephen was full of faith, we can determine that Stephen was full of the Word, because “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17 nkjv). The results of him being full of faith were that he did—notice, not God did, but he did—great wonders and miracles among the people. Why did he do wonders and miracles? Because God chose him to do them? Because God decided to use him in wonders and miracles? Because Stephen was specially called by God? No! Because he was full of faith and power! Every born-again believer has “the measure of faith” (Romans 12:3). Every believer has the opportunity to allow their measure to grow and increase. You decide how much Word you hear and how much Word you act on. The same spiritual position of being full of faith is available to you. You, too, can be a person full of faith and power. You, too, can be a person who does great wonders and miracles among the people. There is a need for miracles in the world today. Sickness, disease, fear, and demons are running loose. God needs people full of faith and power like never before in the earth today. Will you be a Stephen? Will you be full of faith and power? Will you do great wonders and miracles?

Pastor Tom Kehres

Pleasing God

But without faith it is impossible to please [God]. —Hebrews 11:6

You can go to church to please God, pray to please Him, and give money to charity to please Him, but without faith, it is impossible to please God. If faith is the way to please God, then it is essential to study and live by faith so that we may be God-pleasers. When God gave you the measure of faith (Romans 12:3), He gave you the ability to please Him. As you hear the Word and study the Word and act on the Word, your faith will grow. As your faith grows, your ability to please God will grow with it. Once again, you will determine how much you please God by how much you develop your faith. Faith is pleasing to God because it is pleasing to God for you to live a victorious lifestyle. The freer you become through faith, the more God is pleased with your life. You are His child, the love of His life. He desires that you live on top, full of joy, full of faith. Faith is “the victory that overcomes the world” (1 John 5:4, emphasis added). God desires that you live as a world-overcomer. The more faith you have, the greater the victory you have, and the more pleasing to God you become. If faith is pleasing to God, then doubt, worry, and fear would be displeasing to God. Faith is having God’s Word in your heart and in your mouth. Fear and doubt is having something other than God’s Word in your heart and in your mouth. Am I walking by faith? Am I pleasing to God today? Just check what is coming out of your mouth, and you will know if you are in faith or in fear. Your words will tell on you if you have been hearing the wrong things. I will walk by faith! I will hear the Word! I will live in victory! I am pleasing to God!

Pastor Tom Kehres