Belief Means Corresponding Action
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1Devotional Series: Preparing for Persecution
Teaching: Preparing For Persecution pt. 7 (WED 2021-05-05) by Pastor Star R Scott
The day’s coming. What are we going to do until it comes? “Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” (Ephesians 6:10) Realize who our enemy is. It’s not flesh and blood, it’s not government policies. It’s demonic powers that are behind the scenes, that are using these puppets in these different positions. Some of us think, “Yeah, they’re wanting to set up socialism!” No, what’s happening is they’re releasing the power of Antichrist, that’s what’s going on. The man, Antichrist, is on the verge of being introduced at any moment. One thing is holding him at bay. He that now restrains will continue to restrain, the force that’s holding Antichrist back, until he be taken out of the way; amen? That’s the church empowered by the Holy Ghost.
When the rapture takes place, the Holy Ghost doesn’t leave the earth, the Holy Ghost is still here. People are still being drawn from every nation, kindred, tongue, and tribe; amen? God’s people are still being represented in power as the two witnesses stand and do all kinds of signs and wonders by the power of the Holy Ghost. The church, being empowered at this time by the Holy Ghost. When we depart, that man of sin will be revealed, the son of perdition whom God will destroy with the words of His mouth. We’re sitting here right now, that tells me one thing. We, the church, are the power of God at this moment, not the devil, not the Antichrist, not even the democrats.
We, the church, are the authority. Beloved, I give you all power and all authority over all the power of the devil, and nothing shall by any means harm you! Do we have on the armor of God? If you do, you should be living in zero fear. Are you anxious about anything? Are you anxious about getting sick with this COVID‑19 stuff? Dear God! People are living in fear because of all these lies that are being promoted. Are we living lives of faith? Do we believe that we’ve been given all power and authority? Do we believe that the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will raise them up? Praise God!
The word belief means “corresponding action.” You have to live what you say you believe! That’s what the word belief means. If there’s no corresponding action, we’re not living in faith because faith is the substance of things hoped for, it’s the evidence of things not seen. It’s the force that’s within us that says what God has promised is greater than, more sure than, more reliable than what I’m perceiving with my own natural senses. That’s why a 100‑year‑old man and a 90‑year‑old woman could have a baby. You say, “People can have babies long into their old age, some people.” Yeah, but she was barren the whole time. Where’s your faith? It goes beyond the natural, everything that man says. Listen, there is nothing impossible to those that believe God; amen? Where is that church today? Where are we going to find these folks? We’re part of them that say we believe it, and yet it’s hard to find those people that will finish up Hebrews 11 who are willing to die in faith. There’s nothing wrong with taking medicine, but do we too readily give ourselves to that?
When the rapture takes place, the Holy Ghost doesn’t leave the earth, the Holy Ghost is still here. People are still being drawn from every nation, kindred, tongue, and tribe; amen? God’s people are still being represented in power as the two witnesses stand and do all kinds of signs and wonders by the power of the Holy Ghost. The church, being empowered at this time by the Holy Ghost. When we depart, that man of sin will be revealed, the son of perdition whom God will destroy with the words of His mouth. We’re sitting here right now, that tells me one thing. We, the church, are the power of God at this moment, not the devil, not the Antichrist, not even the democrats.
We, the church, are the authority. Beloved, I give you all power and all authority over all the power of the devil, and nothing shall by any means harm you! Do we have on the armor of God? If you do, you should be living in zero fear. Are you anxious about anything? Are you anxious about getting sick with this COVID‑19 stuff? Dear God! People are living in fear because of all these lies that are being promoted. Are we living lives of faith? Do we believe that we’ve been given all power and authority? Do we believe that the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will raise them up? Praise God!
The word belief means “corresponding action.” You have to live what you say you believe! That’s what the word belief means. If there’s no corresponding action, we’re not living in faith because faith is the substance of things hoped for, it’s the evidence of things not seen. It’s the force that’s within us that says what God has promised is greater than, more sure than, more reliable than what I’m perceiving with my own natural senses. That’s why a 100‑year‑old man and a 90‑year‑old woman could have a baby. You say, “People can have babies long into their old age, some people.” Yeah, but she was barren the whole time. Where’s your faith? It goes beyond the natural, everything that man says. Listen, there is nothing impossible to those that believe God; amen? Where is that church today? Where are we going to find these folks? We’re part of them that say we believe it, and yet it’s hard to find those people that will finish up Hebrews 11 who are willing to die in faith. There’s nothing wrong with taking medicine, but do we too readily give ourselves to that?