FAITH CAPSULE: Jesus came to take over our challenges.
John 14
Jesus is always watching on us to move on our behalf when we trust to wait on His name as our shield. Jesus, during one of His passing by, He restored a blind man’s sight in a questionable way to His detractors when, “…He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.” (John 9:6-7) The point here is that, the blind man did not question or doubt the word of God when he took off and went to wash. The fact that the blind man did not know Jesus at the time of direction was not an excuse for him to question or doubt the word of God. Doubt is dragging faith and not moving by faith. Jesus came to take over our challenges and He is the same yesterday and today. When God takes over on your behalf, do not overtake God. What He said should be considered done and settled. To unsettle by doubting sets one out of His promise. Jesus won our battle over 2000 years ago. He has given us victory but many continue to be victimized because of doubt.
To know Jesus is to know Him and not doubt Him.
One has to know God for who He is and what He can do. What is it that you do not know about Him? The work of God is everywhere for man to know Him and not doubt Him. He is unfailing. He is a mighty warrior. It is important to know personally that Jesus came for a purpose. Jesus confirmed the purpose of His coming when He said, “…I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) Jesus came to give abundant life. He also stated another place that, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27) Jesus did not stop talking about peace when He further stated, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”(John 16:33) In all of the words of Jesus above, it is clear that having abundant life is encased in the peace that Jesus brought. This is to say that receiving and having Jesus, the gift, the reason for the season into our life is where abundant life is. Challenges will come and the enemy will roar but with Jesus, the Peace of God, the enemies will fail to rear its head against one.
Prayer for today: Bless the name of God for Jesus the gift from God for salvation.