Live in Faith and in His Word

Live in Faith and in His Word

God’s Word – “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18

The encouragement: “ There is no fear in LOVE.”… Jesus washes away shame! Yes we must live in full confidence through the confidence that God has poured in us. [Hebrews 10:34-39] Yes beloved sisters your confidence in Him will be rewarded. Trust in His word and be a woman who is bold and stout hearted for the “Faith” through the word of God spoken to you. The anointing of God and our love, trust and obedience to him and our love toward others takes away the shame, pain and the offense. Jesus took on the scorn and shame for us-at the cross at Calvary.

Live in Faith and in His Word:

Our part is to live by faith, and remain in the spirit, and no fear. If we are living by faith, and remaining in the spirit by the word of God spoken to us we remain clean. John 15 Living within God’s will and not relying in our self sufficiency’s in our own strength. The danger comes into our lives when we are moving outside of God’s will and strength add to that not being in the spirit and just living according to our very own passions and desires. The result of living according to our desires and passions led by the flesh brings us the pain of shame. It brings emotional distress and we live in a constant state of offense.


The Blessing of Willingness and Obedience:

We must be willing and obedient to ask those questions: What is it that entangles me to live in the lie of those things that keep us from running the race in perseverance? What is it that so easily entangles us in the very same sin that robs me of the joy set before us?

The power of SIN:
Acronym for SIN SELFISHINDIVIDUALNEEDOur selfish individual need is a powerful motivation to deviate us from God’s will and purpose for our life in Christ. It brings us pain and shame that keeps us entangled in chains. The Good News; The Lord is faithful and he will reveal to us the root of our pain, it will give us victory over the shame, the pain and the offense that comes with it. The writer of Hebrews states: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:1-3 It’s our very own sin that entangles us, the offenses that remain on us… Most times we are not even aware of our behaviors that entangle us in pain, that is why we are encouraged to keep our eyes on Jesus the Author and Perfecter of our Faith…

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance,

Love in Christ,

Jennifer Pettiford