There are times when we need to be reminded of who we are in Christ so that our expectations remain firm and not allow ourselves to be discouraged because of events happening around us. Each of us faces unique challenges but none of those challenges are unknown to Our Heavenly Father and Our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is well aware of every aspect of our suffering and has made provision for our success in overcoming every challenge we encounter.
Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Ephesians chapter 3:
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—
19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
As our revelation of Love grows, so will the fullness of GOD within us be comprehended thus empowered. Believers spend so much time in all other facets of the Kingdom, they tend to overlook the critical nature of being rooted and grounded in Love. Jesus explained that faith only needs to be as a mustard seed in order to move mountains. On the other hand, Love is the primary motivation of FATHER and as we seek to comprehend what is the width and length and depth and height of HIS Love, we will tap in to the riches of HIS Glory.
There is much upheaval expected soon in the financial, religious, and political systems. If this happens to the degree predicted, many people will have their foundations of trust and reliance shattered. How you and I respond will depend on our level of trust in FATHER and our foundation of Love. There will be those of us who will be a light unto the world when their Babylonian structures fall and they lose everything. Fear will grip their hearts when those whom they trusted are found to be in utter lawlessness. They will turn to those who have true solutions to the problems at hand.
In Matthew chapter 7, Jesus spoke:
26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:
27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
How many people do you know that fall into this category? What would happen if they lost their life savings over a weekend? FATHER continues to prepare a remnant whose foundation is Agape Love and will not be moved when Babylon comes tumbling down. Our trust in in FATHER and HIS storehouse of riches. In FATHER’S Kingdom there is no lack or turmoil but has a foundation of Love, peace, and joy. We must not allow our expectations to wane because of any apparent delay but continue with our eyes fixed on HIS purpose in us. FATHER has the timing under control.