*Unchallenged Speaking!*
`A false witness will perish, But a man who listens to the truth will speak forever and go unchallenged. Proverbs 21:28` AMP
In order to beat the devil at his game, we must follow the pattern. Apostle Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit, wrote, “Since we have the same spirit of faith [The same as who? Jesus!], according to what is written, ‘I believed and therefore I spoke’; we also believe and therefore speak” (2 Corinthians 4:13–14). We, too, must speak what we believe.
There are principles in God’s Word that are imperative for you to understand because your life and the lives of your loved ones truly are at stake. We are in a great spiritual war. We cannot afford to be complacent in using the weapons God has made available to us. If we remain apathetic, the devil will most surely chew us up and spit us out! If you have been experiencing one crisis after another, the reason may be lack of interest.
Paul learned that, even in the midst of perils, he could experience the life of Jesus by speaking out the Word he believed. He had learned that speaking releases the resources of heaven into the situation.
Not only do you speak once you believe, but speaking will help you to believe! Does not the Scripture say, “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17)? So, if you need “bigger faith,” you need to hear more of the Word. As you speak the Word of God out loud, your ears hear it, causing your confidence in the Word to grow. God makes this so easy for us! Faith is not hard, as long as we follow His pattern.
Your brother in Christ,
Apostle Ashok Martin