The time in which we live today offers us ample opportunity to be troubled, to be afraid, to be easily shaken by bad news. The newscasts are filled with it. You can look at the trouble, listen to the bad news, and talk about it to other people; but you are only magnifying the works of the devil.
The Bible says that where sin abounds, grace does much more abound (Romans 5:20). Today, we are in the perfect position to have the grace of God manifested at its absolute greatest.
Psalm 112 is the description of a man who has his heart established in God’s Word. He is not afraid of evil tidings; he is not afraid of bad news; he is not moved by contradictory evidence; he is not moved by the woes and cares and pressures of this world. His heart is fixed and settled trusting in the Lord.
You must realize one very important fact: the believer can live today in the midst of all the turmoil and the pressures in the world without being shaken by them. You can live with your heart established, trusting in the Lord, and not be afraid of anything Satan can bring upon the earth.
In order to have your heart established in God’s Word, you must reach the point where you are not moved by anything – not by what you hear, not by what you see, not by what you feel. The established heart knows that in every situation, God is more than enough, and He will meet his every need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. I am convinced that this is the intention of the Father God to every believer.
The established heart trusts in the Lord. If you expect to trust in the Lord, you must trust His Word because God and His Word are one and the same. You will never be able to have your heart established except by the Word of God. It takes God’s Word to get the job done.
Find out what the Apostle Paul learned in the New Testament and you, too, can stand in the midst of Satan, demons, sickness, disease, and even death itself and say, “I am persuaded that nothing can separate me from the love of Christ. I am more than a conqueror in all these things!” Paul was established in the Word, and it made him able to stand victoriously, more than a conqueror!
I am not implying that living by faith and getting your heart established in God’s Word is easy. Satan will not simply lie down and let you get grounded in the Word. He will do his best to stop it. But don’t be discouraged. The more Word you get into your spirit, the stronger you will grow. It is to your advantage to become settled and fixed on the Word so that the floods and storms of life will not shake you.
The reason so many Christians are being robbed of the blessings of God is because they have failed to get God’s Word established in their hearts. If you pray according to God’s Word and follow the instructions outlined there, you WILL get results. If you miss it, then it is your fault, not God’s.
Study Scriptures: Psalm 112:1-8; Romans 8:31-39; Matthew 7:24-27
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