A steadfast heart is secure in Christ, and not even the devil can drive it from its devotion and commitment to the Lord. Beloved, you can be steadfast because your Savior is steadfast. Markets may crumble and economies erupt in uncertainty, but a steadfast heart stays fixed on the faithfulness of God.
A steadfast heart understands its sufficiency is in Christ, so it goes there first by faith. Sometimes you climb to praise God by the ladder of prayer, and at other times you bless the Lord for the past, so in prayer you have faith to plead with Him in the present. The Holy Spirit seizes our steadfast heart so we can pray our way up to praise, or so we can patiently praise the Lord until we are ready for prayer.
You know the heart is steadfast when the allure of sin loses its luster in your life. You do not want to go to the playground of pride, because you know it will bully you into bad behavior. A steadfast heart sees the consequences of disobeying God and does not go there. Because you are anchored in the fear of God, He stabilizes you in the face of fear.
Grace gives the gumption to tame our at times fickle nature, and it develops the discipline of a resolute and determined frame of mind. Your steadfast heart results in your soul exploding in joyful songs of worship and praise to our God and King. Paul exhorted this high degree of faith focus when he said:
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord” (I Corinthians 15:58, KJV).
Therefore, do not waver in your commitment to Christ and your promises to people. Circumstances may have changed causing you great consternation, but you remain steadfast of heart. Stay true to what you said, for your faithfulness is not contingent on your circumstances but on the integrity of what’s right.
Therefore, do not waver in your commitment to Christ and your promises to people. Circumstances may have changed causing you great consternation, but you remain steadfast of heart. Stay true to what you said, for your faithfulness is not contingent on your circumstances but on the integrity of what’s right.
Be steadfast in your heart by giving what you said you would give, by going where you said you would go, and doing what you said you would do. When your faith begins to flicker, go to God and He will reignite its bright flame. Christ creates and blesses a steadfast heart.
Our prayer: Father grant us the strength and unwavering faith to remain steadfast in the purpose and calling that you have placed on our lives. Through the power of your Spirit makes us to be the influencer of our environments as opposed to being influenced by our environments. In Jesus name Amen.
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Pastor Todd A. Brown
First Baptist of Chesterbrook
1740 Kirby Rd. Mclean Va. 22101
First Baptist of Chesterbrook
1740 Kirby Rd. Mclean Va. 22101
Vision:" Disciples Making a Kingdom Impact"
Mission: Exalting, Evangelizing, Equipping, and Encouraging every soul in Christ
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