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Vital Signs Of An Energizing Faith
Contributed by Matt Black on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: We have a LIVING FAITH! A living faith cannot be compartmentalized. It screams from the depth of our soul that God is living and Jesus Christ is raised from the dead. It shakes our conscience and demands that we know the God who is alive in our own so
Tho’ exiled from home, yet, still I may sing:
All glory to God, I’m a child of the King.
--Hattie E. Buell
The fourth and final VITAL SIGN OF AN ENGERGIZED FAITH IS PROSPERITY
IV. AN ENERGIZED FAITH IS PROSPEROUS
a. Because of our CONFIRMATION 12 a Blessed is the man that endureth temptation:
Matthew 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
APPLICATION: There is no greater reward than hearing the confirmation of the Lord! Well done! We shall each hear! We are blessed!
Psalms 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
b. Because of our CROWN 12 b for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
CONCLUSION: Yes the prosperity of our ENERGIZED FAITH will conclude with a crown, and with this we will also conclude our message this morning. I have often wondered why we shall wear a crown. The scripture says we shall be kings and priests! But there is one who has conquered all.
When Isaiah saw the Lord in the sixth chapter of his book, he said that he saw the Lord, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. The long trains of the robes of the kings in ancient time would grow even longer each time another kingdom was conquered. Each conquered kings train was placed on the end of the conquering king.
Jesus’s train FILLED all the heaven, for heaven is God’s temple. Why is that? Because HE HAS CONQUERED ALL KINGDOMS AND ALL KINGS.
Revelation 4: 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
And so we shall cast our crowns before His throne and proclaim him King of Kings!
