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please Him, and I wanted to operate in the highest form of faith. That’s not to say I refuse visions and dreams—I’ve had both—but they are no longer my focus. God’s Word is supernatural enough. If the Lord chooses to use an angel or some other means to speak to me, I’ll listen, but I no longer require these things. God’s Word needs no additional confirmation; it is the absolute authority in my life.
    Today why don’t you decide to walk in faith and believe God’s promises no matter what you see or hear or experience. Have faith like the centurion, the faith that made Jesus marvel.
    January 16: Satan’s Power Is Limited
    Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13
    And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
    Luke 4:13
    The wording of this verse implies that Satan exhausted his arsenal of temptations on Jesus and then had to leave. We have mistakenly given him too much credit. He does not have a limitless number of temptations to pull on us. As 1 John 2:16 says, there are three areas where the devil tempts us: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Jesus’ three temptations correspond to these three categories.
    By giving Satan limitless powers and abilities, we have made him bigger than he is. The truth is, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Cor. 10:13).
    Satan would like you to think he is tougher than he really is. One of his greatest weapons is intimidation, but Jesus defeated him on every score. His teeth have been pulled! Now he can only roar as a lion seeking to devour uninformed souls who don’t know their authority in Jesus Christ. (1 Pet. 5:8.)
    Today, walk in the truth that whatever Satan is fighting you with is only temporary. Don’t quit-and the devil will have to quit. In due season you will reap, if you faint not. (Gal. 6:9.)
    January 17: Sharing Your Faith
    John 1:37-42
    He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
    John 1:41
    Andrew was the first disciple of Jesus to share his faith and bring another to Christ. Look who it was that he brought—Peter, who became one of the greatest apostles of Jesus. He preached on the day of Pentecost and saw three thousand people born again. He healed a lame man at the gate of the temple and five thousand were born again as a result. He raised Dorcas from the dead, introduced Christianity to the Gentiles, and wrote two books of the Bible that have ministered to millions of people through the centuries.
    Just think how many millions of people Peter touched, and how Andrew was responsible for it all. The accomplishments of Peter recorded in Scripture far outnumber those of Andrew, yet without Andrew, Peter would not have known Jesus. In the eyes of God, what Andrew did was just as important as what Peter did.
    As the one who introduced Peter to Jesus, Andrew had a part in all Peter’s exploits. Therefore, on the Day we receive our rewards from the Lord, Andrew will share every reward Peter receives.
    You may not ever shake your world as Peter did his, but God has called you to share your faith with others as Andrew did. Who knows, one person you lead to Jesus could be another Peter.
    January 18: God Abides by His Laws
    Romans 3:19-31
    Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
    Romans 3:27
    Paul speaks here of “the law of faith.” Faith is a law. Just as there are laws in the physical world, there are laws in the spiritual realm also. Failure to understand this is at the heart of many Christians’ frustrations. They don’t understand why God doesn’t do something to end their pitiful situation or that there are laws they must learn to obey.
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