One of the more prominent attacks that the enemy launches against us is the attack against our faith and confidence in God and His word. If he can get us out of faith and confidence, we lose our boldness. This is why it is so vital that we connect with God every day. When we call upon God, and in some cases, cry out to God, He hears us, and His Spirit and His word reassures us that He is with us. He never leaves nor forsakes us. King David said this in Psalm 138:3: “In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul”. He knew that his strength came from God. When He cried out to God, He would receive boldness and strength in his soul. When we go through difficulties in life, we need boldness and strength in our souls. We cannot effectively fight if we are defeated on the inside. Today, cry out to God. He promises that He hears his children. By His Spirit and His word, He will restore your faith, boldness and confidence, and renew your strength on the inside. Your soul will be refreshed and encouraged so that you can finish strong!
Access granted!
Access is a powerful privilege. It is not automatic. Someone needs to pay for it, or someone needs to have a great relationship in order to get access. We have to pay for our tickets before getting access to a ballgame. We have to pay in order to see a movie. I always have permission to enter my mother’s house because of my unique relationship with her. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, access is: permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing, freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something. Ephesians 2: 18 says: “For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.” This is a privilege! The Lord Jesus paid the price for access to the Father. The original Greek word for access means: “To lead or bring into the Presence. By God’s favor, we have the privilege of acceptance in Christ, and by this we have access to His Presence. We have freedom to enter THROUGH His assistance. We could not do this on our own.” This means that not only do we have access to the Father in Christ by faith, but it also means that He helps us to enter in. He gives us assistance. He wants for us to be close to Him, and He wants to be close to us, so He gave us access! Jesus already paid the price, so cease from any struggle that you may be going through and enter in. This is part of our inheritance as sons and daughters!
