To Strengthen Your Faith
BENNY
HINN
Have you noticed how
every day seems to bring a new crisis?
While the media and
others speak of looming political, social, and financial woes, I have a mighty
Word for you from Scripture that contradicts those predictions and establishes
a remarkable wave of blessings coming your way!
This is not to merely remind
you of the frightening news that is bombarding you and me all the time.
I personally want to remind
you of what God has said to us all along. I want to strengthen you in your
faith.
The Bible is our
Source for faith, and God has laid it on my heart to share this account that
you’ve undoubtedly heard before. Maybe it will help you look at what happened
in a new light.
God’s Hand Revealed
During Famine
According to God’s Word, His hand is often revealed in
times of trouble, for those are the times that reveal our overwhelming need for
Him.
For example, as
recorded in Genesis 26, Isaac prospered supernaturally and miraculously while
King Abimelech and the Philistines all around suffered great loss and famine.
Isaac was not affected, not even for one minute!
Look at Genesis 26:14
“For he had possession
of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the
Philistines envied him.”
This happened after
Isaac sowed seed during famine, an unnatural thing to do, yet he received a
hundred-fold harvest within months! And King Abimelech and the Philistines
experienced financial disaster daily.
They were so envious
that finally the king came and asked Abraham’s blessed son to leave:
“And Abimelech said
unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we” (Genesis 26:13)
After Isaac left, the
Philistines realized more than ever how much Isaac had been blessed, and
without the blessing upon him, they would have lost their own lives. King
Abimelech and the leaders came to him:
And Isaac said unto
them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from
you? And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said,
Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make
a covenant with thee; That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched
thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away
in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD (Gen.26:27-29).
What God did for
Isaac, He did with Abraham previously, and He did again with Jacob afterward,
and repeatedly with His people Israel.
As a result we are
told:
“He shall deliver thee
in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. In famine he
shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword…At
destruction and famine thou shalt laugh” (Job 5:19-22).
The Righteous in the
Face of Famine!
The Bible declares
that God will satisfy us, both spiritually, physically, and financially, even
in times of famine and financial chaos:
The LORD knoweth the
days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be
ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied
(Psalm 37:18-19).
What God has done He
still does!
What God has done He
will continue to do!
This is not the time
to fear! It is the time to trust and rejoice in the Lord, for His promises are
“yea and amen”—they cannot fail.
The Bible goes on to
tell us:
“Being enriched in
everything to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God”
(2 Corinthians 9:11).
God Almighty wants to prosper and bless you. It is His
plan for you. All He is looking for is your obedience. As you trust only in the Lord, the Bible
tells us:
Blessed is the man
that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a
tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and
shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be
careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit
(Jeremiah 17:7-8).
Did He not promise
that he would open the windows of heaven that “that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (Malachi
3:10)?
Did not the Son of God
Himself also tell us?
Give, and it shall be
given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running
over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete
withal it shall be measured to you again (Luke 6:38).
These are not promises
of lack, frustration, or failure. These are pledges of supernatural abundance,
plenty, and blessing far beyond our comprehension!
The Door
The way to
supernatural provision, even during famine and chaos, is through obedience and
faithfulness to God’s Word. As long as believers support the work of God, they
have nothing to fear; but those who do not support this work and the spreading
of His Gospel do not enjoy that same protection and have much to fear.
Giving to the work of
the Lord is the secret to abundance!
When we join hands
with Jesus Christ and spread His Gospel to the ends of the earth, He has
guaranteed that we cannot and will not lack financially! The same cannot be
said of those who do not give; so I encourage and urge every believer like you
to protect yourself and your family by being generous in the Kingdom.
All you have to do to
secure your present and future is give to the Lord’s work and let your faith be
established in God’s Word. The Lord even promises to bless and prosper and
protect your children and your children’s children.
When you give to God,
you build a wall of protection around your family. You cannot lose! Your
guarantee comes from the highest authority in heaven and on the earth.
This message is meant
to remind you of God’s promise and to tell you that as long as your trust is in
the Lord, you stand on solid, unmovable, unshaken ground!
Do not let the world
or the news weaken your faith in the mighty God of heaven and earth. God is not
a man that He should lie. His promises are eternal, and your life and future
are safe. You will be safe forever as long as you trust the Lord.
So today, as you obey
His precious Word and give to His glorious Gospel, He promises to increase you
“on every side” (Psalm 71:21).