Call UsOutside The Sense Realm – Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional January 8th
(The Faith-Life Of A Christian)
TO THE BIBLE: 2 Corinthians 5:7
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
LET’S TALK
Everything a Christian does must be by faith to be accepted by the Lord. Romans 14:23 says, “…whatever is not from faith is sin.”
Romans 1:17 tells us that “…the just shall live by faith.” So, faith is the conscious lifestyle of the Christian.
The Word of God teaches us that faith is the victory that overcomes the world (1 John 5:4). There’s a system in this world with tests, trials, and temptations that we must overcome on a daily basis, and our faith is what guarantees our victory.
Through study and meditation on the Word, your faith grows and prevails; your focus, therefore, must always be on God’s Word and not on circumstances.
Refuse to be moved by what you feel or what your senses tell you. Man became a slave to his senses through Adam’s transgression; his spirit became subject to his senses.
Romans 8:8 tells us that those who are controlled by their senses—the flesh—cannot please God. But thank God, the ninth verse says, “…you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you….”
If you’re born again, you’re born of the Spirit and are therefore required to walk in the Spirit; that means living the Word and seeing only from God’s perspective.
Your outlook on life should be from the standpoint of faith and of the Word. A man can either walk by faith or by his senses.
The Bible says, “…those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God…” (Romans 9:8). The children of the flesh are those who are ruled and dominated by their senses.
Instead of walking by faith, they’re controlled by what they can physically see, hear, touch, taste, or smell.
The Bible says we “…do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18).
You must live as a man or woman of faith every day by disregarding temporal circumstances and focusing on the eternal realities of our heavenly Kingdom. Remember, without faith, it’s impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6).
Go Deeper
Romans 8:12-14; Romans 9:8; 1 John 5:4
Speak:
I refuse to let my feelings dictate the circumstances of my life; rather, I choose to be controlled by the Spirit, being led by Him and motivated by the Word, which I live by, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Matthew 6:19-7:6, Genesis 20-22
TWO YEAR
Matthew 4:12-25, Genesis 8
Act:
Let God’s Word be your guide in all your decision-making today.
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