IF YOU CAN SEE IT…YOU CAN BE IT! - Part III
Our current life-situations neither
define our present, nor predict our future.
Not now; not ever. However, for
ultimate success, we must diligently activate tenacious
faith – faith that absolutely will not let go of God’s promises – faith
that steadfastly refuses to surrender to doubt, fear, or sensory perceptions,
no matter what comes and no matter who goes. This is the God-kind-of-faith
that (for every believer) is tantamount to sustaining CONFIDENCE in God’s Word. Bottom-line: CHRIST’S WORD NEVER FAILS! (Matthew
24:35 - I Peter 1:23 – Colossians 3:16)
The Apostle Paul concisely captures our prerequisites for success:
Hebrews 10:35-36 (NKJV)
35 Therefore do not
cast away your confidence, which
has great reward.
36 For you have need
of endurance, so that after you
have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
Others around you may perish due to
a lack of knowledge or clear vision. (Hosea 4:6 and Proverbs 29:18) But YOU are a true believer, a world system
survivor and a bona fide achiever. YOU
have learned how to activate the Logos,
the Living Word of God seeded inside you, on a daily basis. So at all costs, you must not be tempted to
worry or stress if someone nearby cannot SEE what you have seen through the
eyes of faith. Just stay focused, with
full assurance that Christ-in-you,
“the hope of glory,” will bring to pass every single thing that He has
promised. GOD cannot and will not fail!
(Colossians 1:27 and Philippians 1:6) Jesus
Christ declared “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass
away.” (Matthew 24:35) Sisters and
brothers, IF YOU CAN SEE IT…YOU CAN BE IT!
Some years ago, an unforgettable
horse named Sunday Silence graced The Kentucky Derby. This horse was doubly amazing because all
odds were against him and he should never have made it into the elite ranks of
The Derby. As a young colt, he developed
an advanced case of colic, typically a career-ender for race horses. Additionally, he was involved in a near fatal
accident when his trailer driver had a heart attack on a busy highway. As a result, nobody believed in or wanted to
purchase Sunday Silence. As far as they
were concerned, his future was a dead-end street.
Nevertheless, after two unsuccessful
auctions, a visionary thoroughbred horse trainer named Charles Whittingham
bought Sunday Silence, sight unseen. He
reasoned that if this horse had survived all of that trouble, he must be very tough
and determined. Incidentally, Mr.
Whittingham was 76 years old when he conceived this idea, so you are never too
old to pursue your dream! The owners of
the million-dollar horses mocked and laughed at him. Even his jockey, a man named Pat Valenzuela,
had major issues, having recently been rehabilitated from drug abuse. Most people would not have bet one dollar on
that crazy trio: a damaged horse, an addicted rider and an old foolish trainer.
But Charlie and Pat had great faith in
Sunday Silence, so they labored quietly and untiringly to get him ready for The
Kentucky Derby.
Something quite miraculous happened
on Derby day. At the starting gate, Sunday
Silence looked utterly confused. He
wobbled back and forth at the gate and could not manage to run in a straight
line once the race started. But all of a
sudden, it looked like Sunday Silence woke up and realized ‘I’m in a race, and
I want to win!’ He straightened up and
streaked down the track like a bolt of lightning. On that day, history was made by a team of
three unlikely champions who had been counted out long before the starting gun.
To everyone’s surprise, Sunday Silence
won the Kentucky Derby because he was unconditionally loved and supported; and,
because he had sufficient heart to recognize, ‘I’m in it to win it!’
Undoubtedly, the owner/trainer, Charles
Whittingham, possessed tremendous VISION.
Dictionary.com defines vision as “the act or power of anticipating that
which will or may come to be.” VISION
emerges from (and is the product of) FAITH. And “faith is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) The scriptures advise us that faith comes by
hearing…and hearing by the Word of God. (Romans 10:17) Carefully consider. What have you ‘SEEN’ (in your past) that
positioned you to become discouraged, deactivated or discarded, based solely on
the attitudes or actions of others? Most
importantly, what are you seeing now?
This is your Rhema Word for today: Go back and reclaim your VISION. Reclaim your PROMISE! Reclaim your POWER! Reclaim your ANOINTING! Reclaim your DREAM! IT’S YOURS…and though it might have been
delayed, it shall not be denied. It is
your GOD-GIVEN HERITAGE, and it WILL come to pass! Prayerfully consider these powerful Words from
the Lord – and be encouraged to continue.
Habakkuk 2:2-3 (NKJV)
2 Then the Lord answered
me and said: “Write the vision and
make it plain on
tablets, that he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Sisters and
brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE
READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha! Stay tuned…more to
come tomorrow.
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