Doors Are Opening!

Happy Sunday!

Bishop Alexis A. Thomas preached, "Doors Are Opening!". He used Revelation 3:8 as his reference scripture.

Life is good, and yet sometimes life can be hard. Each day we must struggle for our own personal faith. The Apostle Paul wrote to his Son in the faith, Timothy and said, "Fight the good fight of the faith!" 1 Timothy 6:12 (Voice Translation)

What is the good fight of faith? I'm glad you asked. Hebrews 11:1 says, "Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see." (New Living Translation)
So the Good Fight of Faith is fighting to keep believing, no matter what it looks like. 2 Corinthians 5:7 says, "For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7 (King James Version)

The enemy doesn't really want your money, the enemy doesn't really want your health, and the enemy doesn't really care if you go to church every Sunday! The enemy ultimately wants to get you to stop trusting GOD! He wants to alter your High Opinion (Worship) of God. Think about it. The serpent in the Garden of Eden said to Eve, “Do I understand that God told you not to eat from any tree in the garden?” Eve said to the serpent, “Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It’s only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, "Don’t eat from it; don’t even touch it or you’ll die." The serpent told Eve, “You won’t die. God knows that the moment you eat from that tree, you’ll see what’s really going on. You’ll be just like God, knowing everything, ranging all the way from good to evil.” Genesis 3:2-5 (Message Translation)

The enemy has always wanted you to take your eyes off God. He has always wanted to be worshipped. Isaiah 14:12-15 says, "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit." (King James Version)

Doors Are Opening! Doors are opening! Doors are opening, for YOU! The enemy will fight your faith. He will whisper in your ear, and ask you to question what God has said. He will torment you at your lowest point, and try to get you to give up. But don't give up! Never give up! Numbers 23:19 says, "God is not a man—He doesn’t lie. God isn’t the son of a man to want to take back what He’s said, Or say something and not follow through, or speak and not act on it." (Voice Translation) God's Word and His Promises are TRUE!

Philippians 4:19 says, "You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus." (Message Translation)

2 Corinthians 9:8 says, "God is ready to overwhelm you with more blessings than you could ever imagine so that you’ll always be taken care of in every way and you’ll have more than enough to share." (Voice Translation)

Philippians 1:6 says, "There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears." (Message Translation)

Isaiah 54:17 says,"No weapon that has been made to be used against you will succeed. You will have an answer for anyone who accuses you." (God's Word Translation)

Even Jesus had to fight the good fight of faith, but he knew the secret! In Matthew 4, the enemy tried to tempt Jesus. "But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say..." (New Living Translation) Jesus knew that this fight can be won by using the Word of God to defeat the enemy! Study the Word, Memorize the Word, and use the Word against the enemy.

Love and prayers, Cynthia