God on Trial
Faith is simply the verdict we render of God. Either we testify of His salvation, goodness, power, and provision or we press charges against Him as being aloof and indifferent. At all times you are standing at the witness podium declaring what God is in your life. Your reaction to life is your testimony. Most have rendered God as being an absentee Father. Others have testified that He is the perpetrator of the circumstances they wish to be free from. But from the lips of the faithful streams a constant sworn testimony that convicts God of being their strength. God is always on trial in the court of your opinion. The verdict you render of Him there will determine what He becomes in your life.
Hebrews 11:11 says, “Through faith also Sarah herself RECEIVED STRENGTH to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, BECAUSE SHE JUDGED HIM FAITHFUL THAT HAD PROMISED.” When Sarah, Abraham’s wife, was well stricken in years she became pregnant with the son that God promised to Abraham. The circumstances were grim. Her body did not function like that of a young woman. Every natural circumstance said that she would never be a mother. But, in the realm of God, there was another reality available to her. The natural circumstances acted like a fierce prosecutor. The truth of God’s Word was her only defense attorney. God was on trial in the court of Sarah’s opinion. Which side would she testify for? Do you see that your life is a collection of moments just like this?
Most modern Christians would have looked at the facts and then turned to a traditional form of rhetoric like, “Well if it happens then God must have willed it and if not then it wasn’t meant to be.” No! For Sarah HER JUDGMENT was needed for God to move on her behalf. God needed her verdict of His power. So many people are missing these moments in their lives and they are becoming convinced that God doesn’t hear them. What did Sarah do?
It says, “Sarah received strength…because SHE JUDGED Him faithful that promised.” The word “judgment” means to render an opinion, to decide after deliberation, and to determine. Sarah delivered a powerful testimony that said, “God is strengthening my body, God is faithful, I will have this child.” As she judged God, He became exactly what she judged Him to be. Speak the words, “The Lord is the strength of my life.” (Ps 27:1) Many people take the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior but few have received Him as Healer. Say, “The Lord is my Healer.” You must pass this judgment for God to become these things in your life. Sarah received because Sarah judged properly.
“God is my peace, my joy, my provision forever!” Pray this: “Lord, I judge you to be faithful. You are my Savior, Healer, and Provider.” Don’t be deceived to believe that God decides alone what He will be in your life. He is waiting for your verdict.
Pastor Tim
Family Church Jamestown is a non-denominational church located in Chautauqua County in Jamestown between Lakewood and Busti, NY. The senior pastor of Family Church is Pastor Tim Stahlman a native to the Jamestown, NY area.
