Putting Faith In Action
Great Miracles are wrought by those who act upon God’s Word. In the Old and New Testament and today those people who act on God’s word use their faith and increase both their faith and those around them. It takes humble men willing to put their faith in an al powerful God who has given us His Word to follow, in simple believing faith.
God told Joshua that he had given him Jericho and its king and mighty men of valor, Joshua 6:2-5,16,20
He gave him specific instructions of how to take the city, but even though God gave him the city, he still had to believe , have Faith, and put the faith into action. What God was asking sounding sounded crazy to any army leader, in the natural. Go out walk around the city that is the strongest fortified in the land, and without a fight, but with a shout you will take the city? That takes strong faith to act on. God Gave His Word, Joshua and the Israelites believed, they acted on that faith, God moved and preformed His Word.
Too many “Christians” are sitting on their faith waiting for something to come to them. They are more or less inert with a passive faith instead of an active faith, so pray, believe, and then act on the word that God brings to you, that you have faith in.
In the New Testament there are many stories of people acting on their faith to receive a miracle, like Luke 5:18-20, 24,25 Talking about the man with the palsy that his friends lowered him throw the roof because they could not get him inside because of the crowd. They knew by Their Faith that if they could get him to Jesus he would be healed. But when Jesus told him to take up his couch and go home he demonstrated great faith, he got up he proved his faith by acting on it. If he had refused to act on the word of Jesus the Master he would not have received his healing.
Today we must seek God’s Word by reading it, hearing it preached, and listing to the Holy Ghost who lives in us, as our teacher, guide and so much more.
There was a healing and revival meeting someone was telling me about. This evangelist was praying for people and there was a great anointing and presence in the house, she called for all those who were in wheelchairs to come forward that God wanted to heal them, because The Holy Ghost was speaking to her at that time giving her words of knowledge. Four men in wheelchairs were brought forward in front of her. She Laid hands on them and anointed them and called them all to stand and walk. One by one they each stood and walked some for the first time in years,. When she reached the last she repeated the same Stand and Walk in Jesus Name, the man look at her and said you don’t understand I can’t walk! She said neither could the others, but they believed and received their healing and acted on it. He went away still in his wheelchair not because healing wasn’t there, but because he did not act on faith.
One of the best definitions of faith is: If you believe, you will act. If you believe God’s Word, you act as if it is true. “ Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”(Heb. 11:1)
We must learn that confession is important to build our faith. Our next blog will be about the many types of confession. Most people think of confession as a negative thing but there is more in the Word about positive powerful confession than negative confession.
Remember confession is key to unlocking Faith for confessing the Lordship of Jesus Christ is the very heart of the Gospel or Good News.
Brother John
Great Miracles are wrought by those who act upon God’s Word. In the Old and New Testament and today those people who act on God’s word use their faith and increase both their faith and those around them. It takes humble men willing to put their faith in an al powerful God who has given us His Word to follow, in simple believing faith.
God told Joshua that he had given him Jericho and its king and mighty men of valor, Joshua 6:2-5,16,20
He gave him specific instructions of how to take the city, but even though God gave him the city, he still had to believe , have Faith, and put the faith into action. What God was asking sounding sounded crazy to any army leader, in the natural. Go out walk around the city that is the strongest fortified in the land, and without a fight, but with a shout you will take the city? That takes strong faith to act on. God Gave His Word, Joshua and the Israelites believed, they acted on that faith, God moved and preformed His Word.
Too many “Christians” are sitting on their faith waiting for something to come to them. They are more or less inert with a passive faith instead of an active faith, so pray, believe, and then act on the word that God brings to you, that you have faith in.
In the New Testament there are many stories of people acting on their faith to receive a miracle, like Luke 5:18-20, 24,25 Talking about the man with the palsy that his friends lowered him throw the roof because they could not get him inside because of the crowd. They knew by Their Faith that if they could get him to Jesus he would be healed. But when Jesus told him to take up his couch and go home he demonstrated great faith, he got up he proved his faith by acting on it. If he had refused to act on the word of Jesus the Master he would not have received his healing.
Today we must seek God’s Word by reading it, hearing it preached, and listing to the Holy Ghost who lives in us, as our teacher, guide and so much more.
There was a healing and revival meeting someone was telling me about. This evangelist was praying for people and there was a great anointing and presence in the house, she called for all those who were in wheelchairs to come forward that God wanted to heal them, because The Holy Ghost was speaking to her at that time giving her words of knowledge. Four men in wheelchairs were brought forward in front of her. She Laid hands on them and anointed them and called them all to stand and walk. One by one they each stood and walked some for the first time in years,. When she reached the last she repeated the same Stand and Walk in Jesus Name, the man look at her and said you don’t understand I can’t walk! She said neither could the others, but they believed and received their healing and acted on it. He went away still in his wheelchair not because healing wasn’t there, but because he did not act on faith.
One of the best definitions of faith is: If you believe, you will act. If you believe God’s Word, you act as if it is true. “ Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”(Heb. 11:1)
We must learn that confession is important to build our faith. Our next blog will be about the many types of confession. Most people think of confession as a negative thing but there is more in the Word about positive powerful confession than negative confession.
Remember confession is key to unlocking Faith for confessing the Lordship of Jesus Christ is the very heart of the Gospel or Good News.
Brother John
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