"Consequently,
faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through
the word of Christ."
This word of Christ serves as the divinely ordained
travel agent for
all persons who are travelling through life from the cradle to the
grave in all generations of human existence.
The star offer
for all times and seasons is 'Rhema Island'!
This is the only island where all the dreams of God in the human heart
get really and fully fulfilled.
But the island cannot be located on any physical map or using the
latest satellite technology, yet its
existence has been proved by those who found it.
It has even eluded the realms of magic, mythology
and mysticism, yet those who find it
accomplish 'the impossible' in fulfilling their divine destinies.
This island is surrounded and hidden by the seas of ancient and modern
human philosophies and traditions which mankind has sought to achieve
fulfillment in life!
Mankind has suffered turmoil and frustration even when sailing on the
ships as 'invincible' as 'the Titanic' in order to get to this island!
The enemy of mankind has always provided an alternative to this star
offer but those who has accepted such an offer have ended up in a
complete mess(Prov.14:12). The alternative seems right to the human
intellect because it comes in a very attractive package that hides its
real evil nature. The enemy of mankind has never had any interest in
any person's fulfillment in life. Therefore if anyone refuses his
offer,he proceeds to discourage those who make the right choice to seek
'Rhema Island'!
Hebrews 11:6 (New
International Version)
"And
without faith it is impossible to
please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."
Through the word of
Christ
anyone can hear the message of God relevant to his/her situation, and this message generates faith which is the
dynamic element in man that turns the dreams of God into realities.
Real faith never denies or belittles God's existence and God's ability
to impartially respond to anyone who seeks him. Faith counters and
neutralises the lies of the enemy of mankind-these lies only
sabotage man's destiny both temporally (in
this life) and eternally (in the life to
come). Through faith, anyone can get access
to 'Rhema Island' and it is only by faith that one's place on the
island is secured in spite of the onslaught of the enemy's storms.
Real faith is not 'faith in faith' but 'faith in God(Mark 11 :22)'. The
former (faith in faith) is only an alternative to real faith but gets
no one anywhere and offers no security against the enemy. The
latter(faith in God) believes in who God is,and in what he says!
Jeremiah 33:3 (The
Message)
"Call to
me and I will answer you. I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things
that you could never figure out on your own."
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 (New
International Version)
"However,
as it is written:
"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him"
"but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things,
even the deep things of God."
Psalm 119:18 (New International
Version)
"Open my eyes that I may see wonderful
things in your
law."
Real faith is expressed in love(Gal 5:6),and the evidence of love is
obedience to God(John 14:15). In obedience to God,real faith humbly
seeks God,who then reveals by his Spirit in the bible(his law)all
things(2 Peter 1:3) relevant to the fulfillment of destiny. Faith then
proceeds to use those revealed things to fulfill destiny,for faith
without works is dead(James 2:26)!
Where then is 'Rhema Island'?
It is that wonderful place in God where anyone can find, pursue, and fulfill
his/her divine destiny both now and in eternity!
It is a global network of people who appear to be 'superheroes'
when they are just heroes of faith (Heb 11)!
To get to that isle, each person must be
born again through a personal encounter with Jesus Christ (John 3: 3). This process of 'rebirth' (the new birth) involves repentance (Mark 1:14-15) from sin,and faith (John 3:16, 5:24) in Christ as one's personal
Lord and Saviour. And this process is initiated by the word of Christ
preached in the power of the Spirit by those (both
clergy and laity) that he sends to the world as his witnesses (Rom 10:15).
For anyone on 'Rhema Island' who is facing challenges
(storms even to the scale of a tsunami),victory has
been secured at Calvary where Christ died for mankind of all
generations, and this is the victory that
should be enforced by faith in order 'to ride the storm' and win unto
the glorious end. Therefore be
encouraged for the Lord within is much more greater than the
enemy without(1 John 4:4)!
1 John 5:4-5 (King
James Version)
"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh
the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our
faith."
"Who is he that overcometh
the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?"