Our Convictions – Our Defense – By Iwalola(Lola) Ademodi

Beloved, Biblical conviction is an important is an important part of our successful Christian walk.

💥Biblical conviction is strong belief or persuasion based on a commitment to the Bible. It’s the result of three things:

👉🏾Commitment to Scripture: A person’s authority is Scripture.

👉🏾Beliefs based on Scripture: A person constructs beliefs based on Scripture.

👉🏾Action based on convictions: A person acts on their convictions in faith.

💥Biblical conviction can be experienced in different ways:

For non-Christians

👉🏾Conviction can help people realize their sinfulness, God’s holiness, and God’s judgment of sin.

For Christians;

👉🏾Conviction can lead to confession, repentance, and renewal of a person’s relationship with God.

👉🏾As an opportunity for growth

When the Holy Spirit convicts someone of something wrong, it’s an opportunity to make it right.

💥As a deep personal belief

👉🏾A person can have a deep belief in Christ, his life, death, burial, and resurrection.

👉🏾The word “conviction” comes from a Greek word that means to confute, admonish, convict, convince, rebuke, or reprove.

💥A person of conviction is confident his or her beliefs are true.

💥In contrast, many people choose to believe something based on conditions and circumstances. And if those situations change, so do opinions and loyalty.

💥Let’s look at two men from Scripture who remained firm in their convictions.

✝️Despite years of unfair treatment, Joseph never wavered in his commitment to godly principles. As a result, he was in the right place at the right time to ensure the survival of Israel (Gen. 50:20).

✝️Daniel, another righteous man living in an idolatrous land, earned the trust of foreign kings by standing firm in his beliefs (Dan. 1:19-20).

💥As these heroes of the faith show, godly convictions withstand the changing winds of opinion and the persuasive arguments of opponents.

💥If we’re grounded in the Word and trust what God has said, we can stand firm.

💥Confidence breeds the courage to remain strong amid the conflicts that arise in our lives and around the world!

💥Instead of following our own preferences, as Christians we must choose to live a life based on godly convictions and the values Scripture says are most important.

💥Through prayers and bible study, the heavenly Father will firmly root us in solid biblical convictions that will withstand the pressures of any trial thrown at us by the enemy of our souls.

(Ref: In Touch Ministries)

NOW LET US PRAY

🔥Great and Mighty God, Father thank You for the gift of Your Word which gives us the convictions we need in our Christian walk.

🔥Jesus, I pray that our convictions will be established by You as we submit and surrender our lives to You.

🔥Help us to be guided by these convictions as lead by the Holy Spirit to the center of Your will for our lives.

🔥Lord, help us to treasure these convictions in our hearts as they shape our values and guided to make chosen that glorifies Your Holy name.

🔥In the majestic name of Jesus Christ. I have prayed. Amen 🙏🏾

Have a blessed day ❤️

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