"What Activates God's Promises for Your Life?"

"Because of faith also Sarah herself received physical power to conceive a child, even when she was long past the age for it, because she considered [God] Who had given her the promise to be reliable and trustworthy and true to His word." -Hebrews 11:11, Amplified Bible

As a young man in my early 20's, credit card companies wrote me and wanted me to apply for their credit cards. Many of you know this same feeling today. In the meantime, upon applying for a credit card and eventually getting approved, the company would send you your new credit card in the mail. Before you could use the card, you had to call a 1-800 number to activate your card. Upon following those instructions on the 1-800 number, your card became activated and ready for use. Within the Kingdom of God, God has some promises bottled up in Heaven awaiting you. Today's question being posed is how do we activate the promises that God has for our lives? Let's examine a Biblical hero to understand what is needed.

Our main scripture for today is found in the book of Hebrews. Within this particular book, we learn about Jesus being the Chief Priest in the order of Melchidezek, His authority over the angels, and most importantly, how faith is defined, and who exhibited faith within the Bible who was worthy to enter the "Faith Heroes Hall of Fame". Within this faith chapter, Chapter 11, we learn about someone who found out what activated the promises for their life.

The author begins the text by telling us what is needed to activate the promises God has for your life. He writes, "Because of faith …". I remember hearing a song as a young man where a trustee at church use to sing, "Prayer is the key, but faith unlock the door". The code to activate God's promises for your life is f-a-i-t-h, faith! If you can step out on faith and believe God for His promises, they will come to pass! The great spouse you desire, with faith, God will send you him/her! The job with the financial and other perks you desire, with faith, God will send it to you! The peace you desire in your home, with faith, God will send it there! Whatever you desire, God will send it to you and activate His promises into your life if you show Him that you have a little faith!

Today's example of faith in action is Sarah. The writer goes on to say, "Sarah herself received physical power to conceive a child, even when she long past the age of it". Brothers and sisters, when you have faith in your life, there's no age limit on the things God can do for you! You can be 15 years old and be a great preacher! You can be 65 years and be a great teacher! You can be any age you desire, but God can make things happen for you! Not only that, He will provide you the power to make it happen! If you need mental power, God can deliver it to you! If you need emotional power, God can deliver it to you! If you need spiritual power, God can deliver it to you! Sarah was barren, but God gave her the physical power to conceive Isaac! How many of you are striving and trying to conceive a miracle in your life? If so, use your activation code, faith, to get it done!

The author closes the text with some valuable information. He says, "because she considered [God] Who had given her the promise to be reliable and trustworthy and true to His Word". Her faith activated God's promises, but she knew God to be reliable, trustworthy, and true to His Word. Ladies and gentlemen, He lets us know in His Word that "He is not a man that He would lie" and "He is not slack concerning the promises He has for you". When you use faith to activate the promises, you understand how dependable God is! He woke you up this morning! Closed in your right mind! Able to get your clothes on and get to work! You understand how trustworthy He is! You give Him praise, glory, honor, and smile on the inside because He has been so good to you! You understand how His Word is true! You have seen the oddities of the weather! You have seen children rebelling against parents! You have seen men becoming boasters of themselves. You have seen people that have a zeal of God, but deny the power thereof! Most importantly, you know that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever more! When you know these things about your Father, you can place the code faith to activate His promises for your life!

In closing, we get credit cards in order to take care of bills and any other luxuries of life. Aren't you glad that God has His promises readily available to bless you? All you have to do is have a little faith. Look what it did for Sarah! Old woman, but God blessed her to have a promised child, by the name of Isaac! Activate the promises that God has for you by exercising a little faith!