Trusting And Acknowledging God First

30 Sep Trusting And Acknowledging God First

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Preacher Huijun - 7 May 2015

The Path Of Happiness

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Many people desire to be happy, yet they often find themselves having all but still unhappy. The very first chapter of Psalm has already given us the key to happiness. Blessed are you who avoid the slippery path of the wicked through relying on the Holy Spirit inside you, always delighting and meditating on God's laws for you know it's His protection to you against the Evil one. Yet the key to knowing and to be able to live in the reality of the path of happiness depends on our prayers with God. Prayers are simple yet fundamentally important to translate what we know about the truth to heartfelt conviction; it is easily done yet often overlooked as we withdraw ourselves from meditating on His word when we've fallen short of His holiness. We can be weak, but in your weaknesses, you can still meditate and delight in the Lord - that's truly a blessed (and happy) person, for he surely sees the intercession of Jesus in every turn!

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We humans tend to trust our eyes, hearts and wisdom, and seek our own benefit, more than trust God and seek His glory. Thus, God sometimes leads us to certain situations where it is clear that we cannot depend on ourselves, so that we will be driven to trust and acknowledge Him. Indeed, when faced with spiritual warfare and the bondage of sin, the one whom we need most is Jesus, because He is our Great King-Priest. By faith in Him, we can win the spiritual battle and be freed from the condemnation of sin. And because God is Provider of everything we owe, it is only right that we dedicate our lives and what we have for His use and glory. When we trust and acknowledge God first, above all else, we will see God’s blessed evidences in our lives.

Verses to Read: <Genesis 14:8-24>

1. Believers will be involved in WARFARE.

1) Within and without.

2) Sometimes not for ourselves, but our loved ones.

3) Impossible to win >>> fight by FAITH.

Not a “waiting faith”.
Abram gave God the full credit and trust, as if he could not achieve anything on his own; BUT he also did everything he could, as if all depended upon his faithfulness (to obey God).

4) Nothing is random; even problem is fulfilment of promise.

2. A critical test: WEALTH.

1) Abram passed because he received “financial healing”.

2) No financial healing, no financial blessing.

“Greedy Lack”.
“Relative Lack”.
“Wasteful Lack”.

3) Tithing

Declaration of faith.
Dedication of self.
Means to fulfill gospel work.

3. “Melchizedek”: KING-PRIEST.

Prefigures CHRIST.
Christ: The Superior Priest.
Won’t die, forever can intercede for us.
Once and for all, instead of repeated sacrifices.
Guarantor of a better covenant.
Comes to meet us too, with bread and wine: Nourish. Comfort. Bless.

Reflection:

Do you see yourself as actively or involuntarily engaged in spiritual warfare? Are you having a “waiting faith”, or how have you been doing your part in fighting this battle?
How much financial healing do you think you have received? Any struggles or testimonies in this area (finances and tithing)?
In dealing with warfare and sin, how have you seen the help of the King-Priest Jesus in your life?

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Preacher Hui Jun

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Huijun serves as Secretary of The Blessed RUN Ministries. She is also the Preacher at The Life Church and Missions (Singapore). She graduated from Singapore Bible College and currently lives in Singapore with her husband, Chengji.