IF YOU CAN SEE IT...YOU CAN BE IT! (Part III)

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)

Therefore, do not cast away your CONFIDENCE, which has great reward.  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 bona fide achiever, a world-system survivor.  YOU have learned how to daily activate THE LOGOS, the Living Word of God seeded within.  So, at all costs, you must not be tempted to worry or stress should someone somehow fail to 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 surely bring to pass everything 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) 

 My 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 while traversing a busy highway.  As a result, nobody believed in Sunday Silence, and nobody wanted to purchase him.  As far as most were concerned, any future involving that horse 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 that trouble, he must be extremely tough and determined.  Incidentally, Mr. Whittingham was 76 years old when he conceived this idea, so you are never too old to pursue your life’s dream!  The owners of the million-dollar horses mocked and laughed at him prior to The Derby.  Even his jockey, a man named Pat Valenzuela, had major stability issues, having recently been rehabilitated from drug abuse.  Most people would not have bet one dollar on that crazy trio: a damaged horse, an addict rider and an old foolish trainer.  But Charlie and Pat had great faith in Sunday Silence and labored quietly and untiringly to prep him 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 and could not manage to run in a straight line once the race started.  But suddenly, 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 were counted out long before the starting gun.  To everyone’s surprise, Sunday Silence won The Kentucky Derby because he had been unconditionally loved, trained and supported; and, because he had sufficient heart to realize: ‘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 has adversely 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 may 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)

Then the Lord answered me and said: “WRITE THE VISION and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.  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.”

 Stay tuned…more to come tomorrow!

 Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET YOUR SOON COMING KING.  Maranatha!