"That Your Faith Fail Not"

What is faith?

• ·       Faith is not some button we push because we want something from God

• ·       Faith is not about chasing after things or chasing after blessings
  • It is about chasing after God 
  • It changes my pursuit from material things to Kingdom things

• ·       Faith does not stop believing God based on circumstances
  • It’s walking with Him regardless of the circumstances

Walk of Faith is about uncertain movement 

          Don’t always know where He will lead you

• ·       Valley – “God of Valley” – know about me
• ·       Wilderness – know about yourself
• ·       Sea – “not overflow you” – know control over circumstances
• ·       Midst of the Enemy – “Prepare a table – know about enemy

                              We can’t let our Faith fail

What happens when Faith meets failure? 

Luke 22:31-32

And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you,

that he may sift you as wheat. 

32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail;

and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren."

“Exaiteo”  Demanded the Test   (ex.  Job)

          Wants to prove you’ll fail and that you’re a failure

Sift like wheat – Shake you till you come apart

          Constant shaking – until you’re shaken into pieces & quit

Job 16:7a, 12

Now He has worn me out;

12 I was at ease, but He has shattered me;

He also has taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces;

He has set me up for His target,

Satan wants to see you & your faith completely destroyed

Jesus said, I have prayed for you! – Interceded

Heb 7:25.  He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God

through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

• ·       He died ‘once for all’ but He is still in the process of saving us

In this shaking process, there will be loss & even failure

          But I will not let your faith fail

If the enemy can get your faith to fail, it totally shakes up the relationship with God – Without faith it’s impossible to please Him

He takes what Satan uses to destroy you – Sifting

Turns the evil to good

Constant shaking in sifters until tares (weeds) appear on top,

soil falls below, and wheat on bottom

This sifting creates another issue

At first sight, all you see is the dirt at the bottom, and the weeds on top

“Accuser of the Brothers”

Points to the weeds & the dirt – what’s easy to see

Says that’s all there is to you

Satan tries to condemn you before God

        Wants you to condemn yourself

Jesus is still interceding !!!!

Rom 8:34.  Who is he who condemns?  It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God,

Who also makes intercession for us

God allows the process – to separate the stuff out of your life

There’s substance in there

Satan had plans to take you out…

God’s won’t let anything happen to you, unless

• ·      It makes you better
• ·      And it gives Him glory

Jesus says, I already have plans for your recovery

“When you are converted – have returned”

You are not disqualified because of your failure

        You become responsible

• ·      Strengthen your Brother
• ·      Feed my sheep – John 21:15