Faith Chronicles

July 2008

Partnership letter

No weapon formed against you will prosper

From the desk of Pastor Sing

Dear Partner,

I greet you in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Thank you for your faithfulness to our meetings and May God continue to favour you in all your endeavours through this month. My title for this month’s message is ‘No weapon formed against you will prosper’, my scripture reading is taken from Isaiah 54:17.

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn.This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.”
Isaiah 54:17

I doubt if anyone will ever reach the place where criticism will cease. But I believe it is possible to create an attitude that will in due time take the sting completely away. You must make up your mind to overcome criticism and learn a way out of it. When criticism comes, you can burn with anger or resentment or decide to be bigger. Don’t think of reasons to resent your critics by all the bad things they say about you. Begin to look for reasons why you should not be angry and resentful. This will free you from resentment and contempt. You will begin to feel free and light again.

When people criticize you, don’t allow it to sting your soul. When you make progress in your life and move upward you are bound to be criticized. People that are envious of your progress must speak badly of you. When you are promoted, they will slander you. Don’t mind them. Just remember, keep on walking.

Here are some simple rules to follow to overcome criticism:

Rule No. 1: When you are criticized, ask yourself this question: Is it true?

Rule No.2: When the criticism is not true, make a faith image of the power of the Truth over Error.

Rule No.3: Practice forgiveness of your critics, not resentment.

Rule No.4: Don’t allow yourself to be drawn from a web of hate.

Rule No.5: Refuse to strike back.

Rule No.6: Refuse to become discouraged.

Rule No.7: Use the Power of Prayer.

So begin to put these rules into practice and free yourself. Let it sustain you and remember that “No weapon formed against you will prosper.”

Make every effort to keep your spirit right and refuse to be distracted in your walk with the Lord.

Pastor Zubeda and I pray for you daily. We love you very much and thank God for you. May God continue to richly bless you and your family.

With Love...Pastors Roshan and Zubeda SingFAITH CENTRE INTERNATIONAL

Daily readings

31 readings this month: 20 by Dr RJ Sing and 11 by Pastor Zubeda Sing.

Tuesday, 1 July
We Are from a Supernatural Class
“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not carnal?” 1Corinthians 3:1-4
The Corinthian’s were living in the realm of the senses. They had never developed their recreated spirit and Paul had to address them on their level. When a believer is born again, he has…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Wednesday, 2 July
Your Spirit Must Be Developed
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,” Ephesians 1: 17 – 18
Let us look at the meaning of Developed: To come or bring to a later or more advanced or expanded stage: grow or cause to grow more gradually; work out in detail. To disclose…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Thursday, 3 July
Partakers of the Divine Life
“Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3
We are now partakers of the Divine life. The believer has limitless possibilities in the Divine life. Ephesians 1:3 gives us a picture of the recreated life. In Ephesians 3:8, Paul preached to the…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Friday, 4 July
Clothed with God’s Ability
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.” Mark 16:17
We are clothed with God’s power and ability. 2 Corinthians 3:4-5 “And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Saturday, 5 July
Sons of God
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.” Romans 8:14-16
If a man is willing to be led by the spirit, he will be led into sonship. We are now the family of God, we are one. We are what the Spirit calls the…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Sunday, 6 July
Faith Equals the Word of God (1)
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1
Therefore, all things were made by faith. In other words, everything you see around you was made by faith. The Word is the substance or essential ingredient needed to bring the things we desire…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Monday, 7 July
Faith Equals the Word of God (2)
“And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” Genesis 1:31
Here God saw the manifestations of what He had spoken. Now let’s look at; Hebrews 6:18, “That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Tuesday, 8 July
Faith is a Law
“Then what becomes of [our] pride and [our] boasting? It is excluded (banished, ruled out entirely). On what principle? [On the principle] of doing good deeds? No, but on the principle of faith. For we hold that a man is justified and made upright by faith independent of and distinctly apart from good deeds (works of the Law).[The observance of the Law has nothing to do with justification.]” Romans 3:27-28
Notice here that faith is a law. What is a law? A law is an established principle, a rule of action or conduct established by authority, society, or custom. Therefore we are justified, put…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Wednesday, 9 July
Faith Gives You Authority
“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].” Mark 11:24
Many believers never see the end of their faith because they don’t understand their covenant rights as the children of God. They believe that the Holy Spirit inspired the writing of the Word of…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 1 min read
Thursday, 10 July
Faith Works by Love
“For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love.” Galatians 5:6 (AMP)
If you are not walking in the love of God, then your faith cannot operate. You can pray and sow offerings into your local church, but if your love walk is not working, then…
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
Friday, 11 July
Jesus the Author and Finisher of Your Faith
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith.” Hebrews 12:2
When you desire something that is in line with God’s Word, look to Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith. He is willing to make sure that you receive the end…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Saturday, 12 July
Faith is a Way of Life
“Let us hold fast the profession of [our] faith without wavering; (for he [is] faithful that promised.” Hebrews 10:23
Faith is more than a belief; it is a way of life. To be a Christian means to be Christ like, or a follower of Christ’s example. You are anointed to remove burdens and…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Sunday, 13 July
Developing a Faith Image (1)
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,” Ephesians 3:20-21
Jesus had a Faith Image. He knew what the Future held for Him. The way we think is very important. This vision will equip us to succeed in the battle of the mind. This…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Monday, 14 July
Developing a Faith Image (2)
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,” Ephesians 3:20-21
We must come to terms with the powerful resource we have in Christ, so that we can ‘ask or imagine’, it takes a revelation of God’s greatness to motivate you to dream beyond your…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Tuesday, 15 July
Developing a Faith Image (3): (See the complete you)
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,according to the power that worketh in us,” Ephesians 3:20-21
Your faith image should encapsulate what God wants you to become. As kingdom citizens we need to see what God can and will accomplish in, and through us, before we die. Your God given…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Wednesday, 16 July
Developing a Faith Image (4): (A Sobering Start)
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” 1 Peter 1:23
At your spiritual birth a ‘seed’ was deposited or planted within you. The Word seed is derived from the Greek word ‘sperma’ from which we derive our word sperm. At spiritual rebirth the seed…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Thursday, 17 July
Developing a Faith Image (5): (Assess your measure of faith)
“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith”.” Romans 12:3
What can you believe God for right now? As you use the faith you already have, it will grow until ultimately you will by faith be able to take hold of and experience the…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Friday, 18 July
Developing a Faith Image (6): (Feed your faith image)
“But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone,and not in another.” Galatians 6:4
Having taken stock and established a sober starting point, you now need to start pressing on towards developing your faith image. Develop a strategy that causes your faith to grow, your gifts to develop…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Saturday, 19 July
All Things Are New
“Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
As believers, we are a new race. A race or group of people with the life of God within us. Men and women were created by God to be an expression of Himself. In…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Sunday, 20 July
The Breath of Life
“And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7
The life of God was put into man. This is the same life that takes place when one is born again and filled with the Holy Spirit. The Life of God goes into that…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Monday, 21 July
“And God Said…”
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Genesis 1:2-3
Just as God’s Power created the universe in the beginning, we as New Creation beings are given the authority to believe God, to imagine and to create things as God did. In Genesis 1:1-31…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Tuesday, 22 July
Living by the Word
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” John 1: 1 – 14
The revelation of the New Creation is found in God’s Word. God’s Word reveals our position in Him. God’s Word also reveals Jesus to us. Now, the New Creation Man has to adopt a…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Wednesday, 23 July
“That the Man of God May Be Perfect…”
“All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” 2 Timothy 3: 16, 17
The Bible is not a collection of the thoughts of man. No, the Bible is the Word of God, authored by God. It is God breathed and God inspired. God breathed His Life into…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Thursday, 24 July
Attending to God’s Word
“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.” Proverbs 4: 20 – 22
That is why it is so important to give attention to the Word of God. As you do this your language changes. As you do this your life changes. As you do this the…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Friday, 25 July
Hearing by the Word of God
“So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” Romans 10:17
Now we know by the writing of the apostle Paul that faith comes by hearing and hearing by God’s Word. We hear the Word of God, by reading it to ourselves and through good…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Saturday, 26 July
The Power of Confession
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10: 9 – 10
The moment we believe, we are to speak and confess what has been revealed to us. 2 Corinthians 4:13,” We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Sunday, 27 July
Having the God Kind of Faith
“And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” Mark 11: 22- 24
Refuse to be average and accept whatever is thrown at you in life. You are a King and a Priest. I would also like to add that you are a Prophet of your life.…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Monday, 28 July
Translated into the Kingdom of Light
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son.” Colossians 1:13
We were delivered out of the dominion of satan, his power and kingdom of sin and was placed under the government of the Son of God’s love. This transfer was made possible through the…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Tuesday, 29 July
The Glorious Gospel of Christ
“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” 2 Corinthians 4:4
You are one that is transferred out of satan’s authority. However we are still in a world ruled by satan. Ephesians 2:2, “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this…
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 2 min read
Wednesday, 30 July
The Three Fold Greatness of That Name
“Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.” Hebrews 1:2
There is authority in the very Name of Jesus. Why? Firstly: He inherited that Name. Secondly, He achieved the authority of His Name by conquest. Colossians 2:15“[And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he made…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read
Thursday, 31 July
A More Excellent Name
“Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” Hebrews 1:3-4
Jesus received greatness of His Name after the resurrection from the dead. He inherited His Name when He was made alive out of spiritual death. Acts 13:33,”God hath fulfilled the same unto us their…
Dr RJ Sing · 2 min read