FAITH CAPSULE: Stand firm in Christ is to know Christ.

Philippians 3

Challenging trouble of today will make a believer to move into avenue of faith failure. Keeping eye on God is way to not to become a faith failure. Will you allow challenging trouble of today move you from remaining in faith? Jesus questioned faith situation when He returns as stated, “…when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)
Focusing on the Word of God is crucial not become a faith failure. Jesus prayed for Peter not to be a victim of challenging trouble that was going to move Peter into faith failure, “But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail (Luke 22:32) Challenging trouble of today is bound to any believer when keeping eye on low prize in the place of keeping eye on the highest prize in heaven.
How are you taking step in the face of challenging trouble of today?
Take note that living in life today is like a race that delivers prize for how race is engaged.
1 Corinthians 9:24 admonished us about race and it is prize stating, “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.” 2 Timothy 4:7 recorded, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Paul identified what it takes not to be moved out of faith into failure as stated in Acts 20:24, “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”
Like Paul, it is possible to disallow any challenging trouble and not move out of the right track of the race of life. Without doubt, to complete the race for the highest prize is to be keeping eye on God.
Keep eye on God by:
Stand firm in Christ
Standing firm in Christ is to know Christ and know to come out of the ignorance of knowing about Christ. Standing firm is to know that Jesus is coming back. Standing firm should be directly related to where to sit and how to walk in this wicked world. Paul said it all in Philippians 3:20-21, “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body…”  Know Christ in the midst of challenging trouble of today; give self entirely to the Word of God. God does not ask from us what cannot be done. We are to do His word and not be a vessel of faith failure.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace not to be a faith failure.