Dr MARTIN VASQUEZ

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Mesa, Arizona, United States
EDUCATION: Holt High School, Holt Mich., Lansing Community College, Southwestern Theological Seminary, National Apostolic Bible College. MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE: 51 years of pastoral experience, 11 churches in Arizona, New Mexico and Florida. Missionary work in Costa Rica. Bishop of the Districts of New Mexico and Florida for the Apostolic Assembly. Taught at the Apostolic Bible College of Florida and the Apostolic Bible College of Arizona. Served as President of the Florida Apostolic Bible College. Served as Secretary of Education in Arizona and New Mexico. EDUCACIÓN: Holt High School, Holt Michigan, Lansing Community College, Seminario Teológico Southwestern, Colegio Bíblico Nacional. EXPERIENCIA MINISTERIAL: 51 años de experiencia pastoral, 11 iglesias en los estados de Arizona, Nuevo México y la Florida. Trabajo misionera en Costa Rica. Obispo de la Asamblea Apostólica en los distritos de Nuevo México y La Florida. He enseñado en el Colegio Bíblico Apostólico de la Florida y el Colegio Bíblico Apostólico de Arizona. Presidente del Colegio Bíblico de la Florida. Secretario de Educación en los distritos de Nuevo México y Arizona.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

BELIEVING THE PROMISES

"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.   With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation." Psalm 91:14-16
 
There are some great benefits to loving God. Psalm 91 details some of God’s promises to those who love him. God promises that if we love him, he will rescue us, protect us, answer our prayers, be with us in trouble, deliver us and honor us, give us a satisfying long life and show us his salvation. 

We can stand in faith on these promises and face any struggle in life that comes our way. The faith part is sometimes very difficult because the circumstances may not confirm that God’s promises are in action. Persisting in belief that God will honor his promises is the secret to being transformed into the new person Christ has made us to be. Such faith can actually bring the physical manifestation of the promises into existence. 

The Apostle Paul wrote about how Abraham’s faith brought about his transformation into the father of many nations in Romans 4:16-22: “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be."Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead--since he was about a hundred years old--and that Sarah's womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." Notice how Abraham faced impossible circumstances, yet continued to believe God’s promise to him. The scripture also mentions that God strengthened Abraham’s faith along the way. 

You may be facing seemingly impossible circumstances in your own life. If you are struggling in your life, you can start claiming God’s promises for rescue, restoration and protection, just as Abraham believed God. The Word of God tells us in Matthew 19:26 that all things are possible with God. Just as God fulfilled his promises to Abraham, he will fulfill his promises to you.  

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