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The Just Shall Live by Faith


The Just Shall Live by Faith
Habakkuk cried out from the watchtower. Violence and spoiling filled the land. The law was disobeyed, yet judgment did not go forth. The wicked compassed the righteous. Then the Lord answered from His holy temple.
“Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.” (Habakkuk 2:4 KJV)
This was the word that came to the prophet. A word of life. A declaration of how the righteous would endure until the appointed time. Not by strength. Not by human intellect. By faith.
The soul that sins finds no standing. Only the just find life. Life sustained by faith.
Faith is assurance. Conviction. Substance. The evidence of things not seen. Never a feeling, nor a wish but a spiritual reality. Not by sight. Not by reason.
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17 KJV)
The just live by the Word of God.
Apostle Paul declared this in Rome. The righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith. As it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” The wrath of God is revealed against ungodliness. Mercy is revealed to the faithful.
Abraham believed God. It was counted to him for righteousness. He staggered not at the promise of God. Strength came through faith.
In the beginning, God spoke worlds into existence. By faith, the worlds were framed by the word of God. Things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Faith perceives the invisible.
The shield of faith quenches fiery darts of the wicked. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. He that comes to God must believe that He is. He must believe that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
Faith moves mountains. Faith commands the sun to stand still. Faith shuts the mouths of lions. Faith quenches fire. Faith turns weakness into power.
The just walk in this faith through trials, temptations, troubles, and persecutions. The world sees trouble; the just see glory. The world sees lack; the just see provision. The world sees death; the just see resurrection.
Christ is the Author and Finisher of faith. For the joy that was set before Him, He endured the cross. He despised the shame. He sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
The just live by faith in God. The Son of God loved the church and gave Himself for it. To sanctify and cleanse it. To present it holy and without blemish.
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God…” (Galatians 2:20 KJV)
No weapon formed against shall prosper. Every tongue that rises in judgment shall be condemned. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord.
The just stand fast and the just overcome the world.
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. (1 John 5:4 KJV)
Victory by faith. Through the life of faith.
LET US PRAY
Lord, increase faith. Let life be lived by Your Word alone.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen!
Devotional
There is Glory at the break of Day
Isaiah 9:2 speaks of a great light that shatters the shadow of death. God’s glory breaks through historical darkness to bring fulfillment to the life of men today.


There is Glory at the Break of Day
Prophet Isaiah spoke of a people who walked in deep darkness. They had walked there for so long. The Assyrian boot pressed the northern tribes unto dust. The glory of Solomon lay in ruins. The temple stood in Jerusalem, yet the visible presence of God was withdrawn from the holy place. Silence filled where praise once abounded.
Prophets spoke words of judgment because the people would not turn. Kings led rebellion instead of righteousness. People who once sang joyful hymns in the courts of the Lord now sat down and sang songs of lamentation by the rivers of Babylon. “How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?” The shadow of death covered everywhere. Then,
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” (Isaiah 9:2 KJV)
God gave the promise. They saw the light.
“Great” in Hebrew means gadowl. Immense. Mighty. Exceeding. Something far beyond a candle in the wind. Overwhelming. A light that possesses power sufficient to withstand any darkness. Chains breaker. Healing for the broken heart. His transforming light.
Scribes of Israel knew God. Knowledge existed of the God who called Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees, away from idolatry and into covenant. They knew the God who brought Israel out of Egypt, parting the Red Sea to make a way where there seems to be no way. The scribes knew the One who sent manna in the wilderness and water out of the rock.
In the beginning, the earth was without form and void, and darkness covered the face of the deep. Then God said: “Let there be light.” And Light came forth instantly!
The psalmist declares that the heavens declare the glory of God. Where His light shines, His glory is revealed. And the glory of the Lord God filled the tabernacle. The glory revealed through Christ Jesus.
The glory that lives in the life of men today. The glory of God, the same yesterday and today. The glory of the Father shining in the break of day.
The light of His glory shining in marriages, in finances, in health, in businesses, in projects, in deployments. The glory, the scepter of dominion. Darkness may try to subdue, yet the Glory rises, and darkness flee.
There is Glory at the break of day as the mercies of the Lord are new every morning and in every new month.
Seasons of lamentation turned into dancing like David danced.
He who sits in heaven shall laugh. He holds the mornings in His hand. The mornings of fulfilment. The Lord God calms the storm. He controls the sea. He shines His glory upon the life of the faithful.
Isaiah saw this Light whose existence was before the sun, and before the stars were made. The Light of the World, Jesus Christ. The Light for the revealing of glory. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. (Romans 8:19 KJV)
The manifestation of Glory. The glory of the Father.
Though the night may be far spent, there is glory in the break of day. The glory of the Lord.
LET US PRAY
Lord, thank You for Your glory.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen!
Devotional
Heaven Is Not Far Away
Stephen saw the heavens open while stones flew. Heaven is near, the Lord watches over the faithful. He watches over all.


Heaven Is Not Far Away
Stephen stood before the council, his face shining like the face of an angel. The men who sat in judgment stopped their ears. They gnashed their teeth, rushed in one accord, but Stephen looked up.
He looked and saw something men do not see. He said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.” (Acts 7:56)
They cast him out of the city.
The executioners laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
As stones flew, Stephen knelt and prayed “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.”
The cross still speaks redemption. The old rugged cross still stands. Stephen saw heaven opened and saw the Son of man standing.
The faithful saw home.
Jacob experienced this. While in the wilderness, his head on a stone, fleeing a brother. As he dreamt that night, a ladder stood on the earth, top reaching heaven. Angels ascending and descending upon it.
Jacob awoke and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.” (Genesis 28:16)
In the wilderness, in the place of his exile, in the moment of his deepest loneliness, Jacob found that heaven was nearer than he had ever known.
The psalmist wrote, “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2)
From the LORD who sits above all comes help. Neither from the north nor south, east nor west, but from above. From heaven, from the right hand of the Father, from the throne of grace, from where mercy flows.
Though the faithful may see the sickness, the troubles, the broken relationships, the unfinished business, the unanswered prayers.
The whisper of an effectual fervent prayer goes up to heaven. The Lord is near.
“Our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 3:20)
“Conversation” could mean citizenship. Citizens of heaven with streets made of gold, sons and daughters of the kingdom, heirs of the Father.
Behold, the Lord‘s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear. (Isaiah 59:1)
Heaven is no distant planet. I do not know what tomorrow holds but l know the one that knows.
Stephen saw heaven open when stones flew. Jacob saw the ladder as he lay on the ground with nothing. John saw the open door when he was exiled on the island of Patmos. In moments troubled on every side, heaven came nearer.
Heaven watches over all. The Lord God watches over the faithful. He hears and He heals.
Let Us Pray
Father, thank You for You are near.
In Jesus’ name, Amen!



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