Many Christians are crying out for more faith, love, and power; but God has already given us these things. The problem has been that many people have just let these forces of life lie dormant. God has given us these forces (or fruit) designed to work in our lives and produce great results.
It is like a guy who has a million dollars in the bank and never learns how to write a check. He is living in poverty, not being able to take advantage of his resources.
The Bible says that God has already caused the love of God to be shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost. Where is God going to get any more love? He has filled us with Himself, and the Bible says that God is love.
There are people who pray for more faith. The Bible says that God has dealt to every man the measure of faith. We have received faith the moment we were born again.
In Proverbs, we see that we are to protect our spirit. It says to keep your heart with all diligence. It did not say to be a lazy Christian. I have seen many lazy Christians who are mad at the ones winning. They have the same potential that any of us have, but the difference between us is that we tap into our potential, and they don’t.
It makes no difference to God where you came from, what your name is, or your background. He doesn’t have one child in His family who was born a loser. Every child of God is a potential winner.
If God has given us the potential to win, how do we tap into it? The Bible is not a “you ought to” book, but it is a “here’s how you do it” book. Proverbs 4:23 says, Keep thy heart with all diligence. Diligence is a word that many people do not like because it means work. You’ll work much harder when you start living by faith, but you’ll also find that you are headed for the greatest adventure of your life.
Proverbs 4:23 goes on to say, “…out of it (the heart or spirit) are the issues of life.” Another translation says, “Protect thy spirit with all diligence, for out of your spirit flow the forces of life.”
Look at Galatians 5:22,23: “But the fruit (or the forces) of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.”
Love is a powerful force. The Bible says that the love of God never fails. The flesh wants to retaliate, but if you let the force of love flow out of you, you will always come out the winner. Love is already dwelling in you, but you need to learn how to tap into it. It is an act of your will.
The Bible says that God is long suffering. If He wasn’t, He would have given up on us a long time ago. We have blown it so many times, but God is LONG suffering. The Bible says that we are partakers of His divine nature; therefore, we should be men and women of patience.
The force of joy is very powerful. It is the thrust behind faith. The Bible tells us to count it all joy when we fall into divers temptations. He is saying that the force of joy will really pay off when you are under pressure. Yes, that is the hardest time to have joy, but just try it. You’ll see.
The devil hates it when he comes against you with a trial, and you have joy during it. You cannot be defeated when the force of joy is being released in your life.
Every one of these fruit are spiritual forces, and they reside in you. You do not have to pray for them, they are already yours. You have to tap into them. You have to learn how to exercise them and release them. The Word of God develops these forces. Don’t let the forces of life lie dormant in your life—be diligent!
Today’s Scriptures: James 1:1-2; Hab. 3:17-18
Excerpt permission granted by Jerry Savelle Ministries International
Dr. Jerry Savelle was an average, blue-collar man who was struggling and needed God's help. While he considered himself a "nobody," when he became a believer God told him not to worry about it because He was a master at making champions out of nobodies. God has since taken Dr. Savelle from being a constant quitter to a man who knows how to stand on the Word of God until victory is experienced. Because of the life-changing combination of God's faithfulness and Dr. Savelle's "no quit" attitude, his life is totally different than it was thirty-eight years ago.
Since 1969, Dr. Savelle traveled the world teaching people how to win in life. Dr. Savelle ministered in more than three thousand churches and in twenty-six nations, and has overseas offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
God used Dr. Savelle to impact people who are burned out on religion and who have backslidden in their walk with God, as well as Christians who have a need to hear the Word of God presented in terms applicable to their lives, dreams, and destinies. He hosted the Jerry Savelle Ministries television broadcast which airs in two hundred countries worldwide.
Dr. Savelle authored more than forty books, including his bestsellers, If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy, He Can't Keep Your Goods and You're Somebody Special to God. He served as one of the founding Pastors of Heritage of Faith Christian Center in Crowley, Texas.
Jerry J. Savelle, 77, went home to be with the Lord on April 15, 2024. He spent his last day on earth fulfilling his purpose teaching people the Word of God