Faith School with Keith Moore

Week 148.1 - Faith For Provision: Reason #16: The Promised Land - III (Mon)
Date: June 30, 2025

Episode Overview

In this episode, Keith Moore continues his series on "Faith for Provision," focusing on the 16th reason—The Promised Land—why abundant provision is always God's will for all believers. Brother Moore explores scriptural foundations demonstrating that God desires His people to experience no lack, drawing parallels between the Promised Land given to Israel and the abundance available to Christians today through faith and obedience. He emphasizes the essential practice of renewing the mind, trusting God's plan, and using faith to overcome lack.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Foundation of Faith and Overcoming (00:22 – 04:30)

• Created for Victory:
  Keith opens by reiterating that believers are born to overcome and never intended to be defeated:

  “God did not create any losers through the new birth… we are created in his likeness and image… we’re supposed to win.” (00:36)

• Pathway to Triumph:
  Failures are common but not God’s plan; people commonly experience defeat because they don’t seek or follow God’s specific guidance.
• Necessity of Obedience and Trust:
  The victorious life comes from seeking, believing, and obeying God.

2. What is Faith (in God)? (04:31 – 09:00)

• Faith Defined:
  Faith is not faith in a principle, oneself, or "faith itself"—it’s faith in God (see Mark 11:22).
• God’s Kind of Faith:

  “A measure of the very faith of God is part of that new creation… All of us have a measure of the God kind of faith.” (05:18)

• Faith Must Be Fed and Used:
  Like muscles, faith must be nourished by the Word and exercised by action and confession.

3. Faith is Built and Tested (09:01 – 12:30)

• Feeding Faith:
  Only the anointed Word feeds faith—worldly messages or repeated negative news feeds fear instead.

  “There are some things you listen to… it will rob you of your faith… you don’t want to do that.” (07:16)

• Lifelong Test:
  Everyday life will test what’s learned—believers must put faith into action during challenges.
• The Power of Confession:
  Speaking God’s Word partners with Jesus, our High Priest (Hebrews), who works with what we say.

4. Replacing Fear with Faith (12:31 – 18:00)

• Fear Draws in Lack:
  Being fear-driven (expecting shortage) attracts the very lack one worries about.

  “If you’re afraid you’re going to run out… if you don’t get that fixed, you will run out.” (13:38)

• Mind Renewal:
  Most grow up expecting lack; the mind must be intentionally renewed to expect God’s abundance.
• Cultural Influence:

  “Most of the world and most churchgoing people do not think that way.” (16:22)

• Faith Confessions:
  Regularly confess abundance as God’s will.

5. 30 Scriptural Reasons for Provision: #16 – The Promised Land (18:01 – 23:40)

• Review and Context:
  Keith has been detailing thirty biblical reasons for confidence in God’s will to provide abundantly.
• The Promised Land as a Type:
  The Promised Land is repeatedly described as “a land that flows with milk and honey”—abundance, not lack.
• Deuteronomy 8 Emphasis:
  • Scripture Highlight:

    “The Lord your God brings you into a good land… a land in which you will eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it.” (Deut 8:7-9; paraphrased, 20:52)

• God’s Unchanging Will:

  “He wanted a good, rich place for his people to live, where there was no scarceness and no lack of any good thing in it… and he doesn’t change.” (21:40)

• Obedience is Key:
  Provision is experienced by following God’s plan, not just forging ahead and asking God to bless one’s own ideas.

  “Go to him, get the plan from Him. It comes pre-blessed.” (22:36)

6. Trusting God’s Plan Over Our Own (23:41 – 26:00)

• Warnings Against Self-Directed Plans:
  Making our own plans and ignoring God’s will leads to frustration and lack.

  “Your own plan will be riddled with problems… will never be truly successful.” (23:50)

• Faith to Obey:
  God’s plan often stretches our faith and calls for obedience in the unknown, but yields the best outcomes.

  “Walking by faith can be rough on your flesh at times… Oh, but it pays off.” (24:40)

• Encouragement to Seek and Submit:
  Keith leads listeners in a prayer to repent for disregarding God’s guidance and to realign with God’s perfect, pre-blessed plan.

7. Faith for Daily Life and Growth (26:01 – 27:30)

• Step-by-Step Guidance:
  God reveals the path “step at a time,” building our reliance and capacity for His plans.

  • “He won’t reveal the whole plan… you’re always going to have to walk by faith.” (26:45)

• Small Victories Build Big Faith:
  Believing in faith even for “small” provisions or healings trains us for greater steps.

8. Confession and Conclusion (27:31 – 28:03)

• Declarations:
  • “I live by faith. I walk by faith. I overcome this world by faith. I am strong in faith, giving glory to God.” (27:52)
• Encouragement:
  Changes start with heart adjustments and lead to new, abundant destinations.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On God’s Will for Provision:

  “Abundant provision is always God’s will for us all. Say it again. Abundant provision is always God’s will for me.” (16:32)

• On Expecting Abundance vs. Lack:

  “If you get your mind renewed, you don’t expect lack, you expect abundance… Any indication of lack is an alarm to you.” (14:47)

• On Following God’s Plan:

  “Go to him, get the plan from Him. It comes pre-blessed… He’s going to support His idea.” (22:35)

• On Living by Faith:

  “I live by faith. I walk by faith. I overcome this world by faith. I am strong in faith, giving glory to God.” (27:52)

Key Timestamps

• 00:22 – Class opens; foundation: Overcoming by faith
• 05:18 – “A measure of the very faith of God…” and defining faith
• 13:38 – How fear attracts lack; need to replace with faith
• 16:32 – Confess: “Abundant provision is always God’s will for us all.”
• 20:52 – Deuteronomy 8: Description of the Promised Land as God’s will for abundance
• 23:50 – Dangers of pursuing plans separate from God’s will
• 24:40 – “Walking by faith can be rough on your flesh…” but the reward is great
• 26:45 – God leads step-by-step, not decades in advance
• 27:52 – Strong final faith confessions

Episode Summary

Brother Moore uses the Promised Land—God’s prepared place of no lack for Israel—as a vivid illustration of His unchanging will for the abundant provision of His people today. The “land that flows with milk and honey” is both a historical and spiritual promise that, through faith and obedience, believers can expect and receive provision free from scarceness. Moore exhorts listeners to feed and exercise their faith, renew their minds from cultural expectations of lack, and always seek God’s unique, pre-blessed plan for their lives. He concludes with bold confessions of faith, encouraging the class to live by faith and expect God’s goodness every day.