THE POWER
OF FAITH
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Mark 11: 20-24
King
James Version (KJV)
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 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.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Taking Authority and Victorious Warfare. FAITH’S
WARFARE.
Our
Savior’s action in cursing the fig tree indicates a passion in prayer and faith
that we need to learn. When the
disciples later noticed with surprise that the tree had withered completely (v.
20), Jesus responded with a sharp command, “Have faith in God.” Then, calling His followers to “speak to mountains,” He led them to prepare for situation in which they would find it
necessary to take direct authority in the spiritual realm to impact things in
the natural realm. (Rev.
12:7-11/Num.10:1-10)
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your
Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
KINGDOM DYNAMICS
Jesus on “Faith’s Confession.”
FAITH’S
CONFESSION.
From Jesus’ own lips
we receive the most direct and practical instruction concerning our exercise of
faith. Consider three points:
1)
It is to be
in ″God.″ Faith that speaks is first faith that seeks. The Almighty One is the Source and Grounds of
our faith and being. Faith only flows to Him because of the faithfulness that
flows from Him.
2)
Faith is not
a trick performed with our lips, but a spoken expression that springs from the
conviction of our hearts. The idea that
faith’s confession is a ″formula″ for
getting things from God is unbiblical.
But the fact that the faith in our heart is to be spoken, and thereby
becomes active and effective toward specific results, is taught here by the
Lord Jesus.
3)
Jesus’ words
″whatever things″ apply this
principle to every aspect of our lives.
The only restrictions are (a) that our faith be ″in God″ our living
Father and in alignment with His will and word: and (b) that we ″believe″ - not
doubting in our hearts. Thus, ″say unto this mountain″ is not a vain or
superstitious exercise or indulgence in humanistic mind-science, but instead
becomes an applied release of God’s creative word of promise.
Our Faith in God Is the Key to
Our Receiving
SEED FAITH
Believing can take
opposite forms. It can be faith or it
can be doubt. When we believe that God
exists and that He loves us and wants to meet our needs, then our believing
creates faith in our heart.
On the other hand,
doubt is just as real. The reverse of
faith, doubt tells us that God does not exist or that He is unloving and
uncaring about our needs. Doubt gives
rise to fear, which brings torment, not peace.
Fear actually keeps one from
receiving t he good things God desires to send our way. Capture this truth: Doubt and do without;
with faith believe, and receive.
″EXPECT A MIRACLE!″
Expectancy opens
our lives to God and puts us in a position to receive salvation, joy, health,
financial supply, or peace of mind-everything good our heart longs for, and
more!
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ear Friends, The positive lesson
to be learned from the cursing of fig tree is the power of believing prayer. A mountain is symbolic of an obstacle,
hindrance, or insurmountable problem.
Faith is the key that releases the resources of heaven into our
situation (v.24).
Janet
Irene Thomas
Director,
Playwright, Gospel Lyricist, Screenwriter
Founder/CEO
Bible
Stories Theatre of Fine & Performing Arts
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