{"id":18704,"date":"2026-04-04T20:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T19:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=18704"},"modified":"2026-04-12T20:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:10:17","slug":"holding-forth-unto-faith-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/holding-forth-unto-faith-4\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLDING FORTH UNTO FAITH\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HOLDING FORTH UNTO FAITH: FOR YOU ARE – “GOD’S BATTLE AXE AND WEAPONS OF WAR”!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There\u00a0are LIFE BATTLES, knowingly or unknowingly. And these\u00a0BATTLES are real\u00a0for everyone. But the greatest life battle is the BATTLE\u00a0for\u00a0your FAITH in Christ. And\u00a0there’s\u00a0an ENEMY and CHORTS fighting daily, going to and\u00a0fro, roaring aggressively,\u00a0looking for any avenue\u00a0to devour\u00a0your FAITH\u00a0in Christ.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You need to know\u00a0the ENEMY and COHORTS\u00a0know\u00a0that if\u00a0they\u00a0get hold of your FAITH, EVERYTHING about you will be DEVOURED.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your FAITH in Christ Jesus\u00a0is the VICTORY and\u00a0TRIUMPH\u00a0that overcomes the WORLD’S SYSTEM\u00a0\u2013\u00a0that’s\u00a0controlled\u00a0by the ENEMY and COHORTS against your\u00a0wellbeing.\u00a0\u00a0When they\u00a0attack,\u00a0their\u00a0PRIMARY\u00a0aim\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0your MONEY, FAMILY, CAREER, RELATIONSHIP,\u00a0BUSINESS\u00a0or MINISTRY.\u00a0It’s\u00a0to make you\u00a0DENY, GIVE UP,\u00a0and QUIT on your FAITH. Why?\u00a0because\u00a0your FAITH is the\u00a0divinely instilled\u00a0DEFAULT MECHANISM\u00a0that\u00a0ENACTS\u00a0your REDEMPTION,\u00a0letting you\u00a0live\u00a0life\u00a0in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus stead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are enjoined to\u00a0HOLD\u00a0ON FAITH\u00a0to\u00a0FIGHT a GOOD FIGHT of FAITH in\u00a0life BATTLES.\u00a0So, BUILD UP your most Holy FAITH in Christ Jesus by constantly affirming and enacting your\u00a0GRACE\u00a0stands\u00a0in\u00a0REDEMPTION.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a way\u00a0to\u00a0PREPARE\u00a0for daily CHALLENGES\u00a0and BATTLES.\u00a0By\u00a0effectually exercising your rights and privileges\u00a0in\u00a0Christ Jesus, you\u00a0will\u00a0rule and reign in DOMINION IN REDEMPTION in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SELAH-PAUSE AND THINK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour. 9 But resist him, be firm in your faith [against his attack\u2014rooted,\u00a0established, immovable], knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being experienced by your brothers and sisters throughout the world. [You do not suffer alone.] 10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be]”\u00a0<\/i>1 Peter 5:8-10 (Amplified).<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The HORSE is PREPARED for the DAY of BATTLE,\u00a0But\u00a0deliverance and victory belong to the Lord”<\/i>\u00a0Proverbs 21:31.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them\u00a0mightest\u00a0WAR a GOOD WARFARE; 19 HOLDING FAITH, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning FAITH have made shipwreck: 20 of whom is\u00a0Hymen\u00e6us\u00a0and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme”\u00a0<\/i>1 Timothy 1:18-20.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“FIGHT the GOOD FIGHT of FAITH, lay HOLD on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses”<\/i>\u00a01 Timothy 6:12.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“For everyone born of God is VICTORIOUS and OVERCOMES the world; and this is the VICTORY that has CONQUERED and OVERCOME the world\u2014our [continuing, persistent] FAITH [in Jesus the Son of God]. 5 Who is the one who is VICTORIOUS and\u00a0OVERCOMES\u00a0the world? It is the one who believes and recognizes the fact that Jesus is the Son of God”<\/i>\u00a01 John 5:4-5 (Amplified).<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Further\u00a0Scriptural\u00a0Reading:\u00a0Jeremiah 51:20-23; Jeremiah 12:5; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; 2 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 15:57-58;\u00a0Romans\u00a08:35-39.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SUMMARY:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The message is a call to believers to hold on to their faith in Christ Jesus,\u00a0emphasising\u00a0its importance in overcoming life’s battles and achieving victory. It highlights the enemy’s primary aim to devour faith, which is the divinely instilled mechanism that enacts redemption and enables believers to live in God’s blessedness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Key points include:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n