July Word of the Month:

“Believe”

Galatians 3:6-7, NIV
6 Consider Abraham: “He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. 7Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham.
Romans 4:18-19, NKJV
18 Who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be. 19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

I. Biblical definition of believe: Greek word – “pisteuó”

     A. To be fully persuaded
     B. To have fixed confidence
     C. Total trust and commitment
     D. To know to be true with the God-kind of faith.

II. Spiritual impartation of believe:

     A.  Abraham had issues coming to an understanding that God had chosen him to build a nation from. He made several attempts of making this happen apart from God. All that was required was his belief or faith in God and not himself.
     1. Make a commitment this month to “Only Believe.”
     2. The moment Abraham came into the God-kind of faith (to believe), that
canceled all doubt that may have existed prior.
     3. Starting now, take a stand and believe God right where you are. No
matter how great the test or trial is, God is greater.

        A. The stand that you take today will cancel out all doubt and fear
that has tried to rule your life.

     B. Abraham kept his hope which is a confident expectation that what God said would come to pass. Even though it seemed impossible to be the father of
many nations without a seed, he still believed God. Don’t lose your hope, it is
your lifeline through faith to see you through!
1. Don’t consider your past or current situations concerning God’s plan for
your life. Abraham did not consider his body being dead or the
deadness of Sarah’s womb. Don’t consider any deadness or dry areas of
your life as well.
2. You shall see the hand of God move on your behalf. Whatever God asks
of you, believe and call those things that be not as though they were!