We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! It is my humble pleasure to share the word of life with you family of God. I want to share about faith. First I want to talk about: " THE GOD - KIND OF FAITH!"
The Bible says, " And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, 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).
Jesus spoke these words as a way of encouragement to His disciples. These are some the most profound words voiced by the Master. A good marginal reference Bible shows that Jesus actually said, " Have faith of God." In other words, " Have the God - kind of faith." These words from the lips of the Master reveal to us that there are different kinds of faith. But the disciples were counselled to have the God - kind of faith. The Bible tells us in Hebrews 11:1 that " Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
I would like to define faith as the evidence of unseen realities. Faith gives you the reason to affirm that what you hoped for is yours, before you see it with your physical eyes. It is the proof of the existence of something that is not tangible to the physical senses. Faith is not in the realm of the senses; it transcends the realm of reasoning and the mind. It is a spiritual force, an attribute of the human spirit.
That is why I define faith as the response of the human spirit to the Word of God. Faith is not an irrational leap in the dark, but a leap on God"s Word. It is believing what God's Word has said concerning anything and acting that way, regardless of any contrary evidence around you. So it means whatever you may be believing God for, you can have it in the name of Jesus.
What is it that which is worrying you right now? The Word of God has assured us that you can ask anything and you will have it, by faith. Is it your health, marriage, employment, or business, claim it by fath in the name of Jesus and you will have it. ( Hebrews 11:6).
You need the " God - kind of faith" to claim and receive your blessings in the name of Jesus. ( 1 John 5:14-15). Just believe God"s word, and you will succeed and prosper in life.( Joshua 1:8, 2 Chronicles 20:20). Faith produces tangible substances. Having faith in God, is trusting God. ( Proverbs 3:5-6).
Secondly, there are:" TWO KINDS OF FAITH!" In a general sense, there are two kinds of faith. First, there is " the God -kind of faith" as revealed in Mark 11:22-23, which I mentioned in my previous message. Then there is " the human kind of faith." The human - kind of faith is based on knowledge or information obtained from the senses.
The type of faith calls real only those things that can be seen or touched physically. It doesn't produce any result; it gives you nothing. It is not true faith, because faith is the evidence of things not seen or perceived by the senses. A good illustration of someone who operated in this kind of faith was Thomas, one of Jesus's disciples. When he heard that the Master had risen from the dead, he said, "Except I see.....I will not believe!" ( John 20:25). Shortly afterwards, when Jesus showed up, He rebuked him saying, " be not FAITHLESS, but believing ......." ( John 20:27).
In other words, Thomas was actually faithless! So those who say seeing is believing are faithless according to the Scriptures. The human- kind of faith is not faith at all. It is zero faith. I like to call it " the Thomas- kind of faith." Jesus went on to declare to Thomas, " Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed " ( John 20:29).
The blessed person is the one who believes before seeing. Having faith in God is to believe what the word of God says it can do in your life and you accept it by faith. ( Romans 4:17). We need Abraham the Father of faith's kind of faith, in order to be able to believe and wait upon the Lord to perform what He promises in His word. ( Genesis 12:1-6, Jeremiah 1:12, Isaiah 40:31). Human- kind of faith does not produce results, but the God - kind of faith helps you to achieve and accomplish the impossible in life. ( Mark 11:22-24, Matthew 19:26). Just believe and don't doubt, because there is nothing too hard for God. ( Jeremiah 32:17,27).
Thirdly I want to urge you to:" GROW YOUR FAITH!" The Bible shows us that " faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" ( Romans 10:17). The more of God's Word you store in your heart, the bigger your faith becomes. The less of God's Word you receive in your spirit, the less faith you will be able to express when you are faced with challenges. ( Psalm 34:6, Matthew 12:34-37, Collosians 3:16-17).
There is no shortcut to growing your faith, feeding on God's Word is the only sure way. Hence, it is important that you cultivate the habit of consistently listening to, studying, and meditating on the Word of God ( 2 Timothy 2:15, Joshua 1:8).
If you are having problems in your health, or you are in a situation that seems hopeless, get to the Word! Become a student of the Word, diligently search and study the scriptures that apply to your peculiar situation. ( Acts 17:11). The Bible shows us in Hosea 4:6 that many of God's children are destroyed and brought down because of lack of knowledge of God's Word. Therefore inundate your spirit and bombard your mind with God's Word. Your faith will soar and you will be better equipped to unleash it against any obstacle and contrary circumstance in your life. ( Isaiah 54:17).
In 1 Timothy 4:15, the Bible says, " Meditate on these things, give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all." Keep meditating on God's Word until it takes charge of your mind, such that all you think and know is what the Word says. Do it until you become fully persuaded that nothing and no one can stop you from enjoying God's best for you. ( Romans 12:1-2).
The Bible tells us that Abraham meditated on God's promise so much until he became " fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able to perform " Romans (4:21). Abraham became fully persuaded ( convinced), because he kept his thoughts fixed on God's promise; he refused to consider all other contrary thoughts.
As you keep feeding your spirit with God's Word, your faith will grow and cause you to stand strong in the face of life's greatest challenges. Finally once again I encourage you to "Grow Your Faith" all the time by feedibg your spirit with the Word ( Bread of life). ( Matthew 4:4, John 6:35). Whatever situation or challenge you may be facing right now, declare the word of God against any negativity and obstacle, in the name of Jesus. ( Job 22:28-29). You can overcome trials, temptations and other opposing forces by the word of God. ( Matthew 4:4-14) Make the word of God the standard for your life in order to "Grow Your Faith!
Lastly, I want to say: "YOU HAVE FAITH!" When you were born again, you received the measure of faith. The Bible says in Romans 12:3, " ......according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." This means that every believer received the same measure of faith at salvation. However, that deposit of faith is not enough for everything; God expects you to grow it.
It is your responsibility to grow your faith strong. In all epistles, which are actually the revelation of the new creation, the Holy Spirit never expressly intructs the Christian to have faith in God. The reason is simple: to the Christian, faith is a lifestyle, for " the just shall live by faith" ( Hebrews 10:38, Romans 1:17).
It is the New Testament principle for the believer. The believer is never told to have faith in God, because our very life is by faith. In other words, we already have the measure of the God-kind of faith. So do not hesitate to exercise your faith in God in all circumstances of life. Be bold and declare the word of God by faith all things are possible if you believe.
You have a measure of faith in you. Exercise that faith to claim your blessings and breakrhrough in the name of Jesus! ( Matthew 19:26, Mark 9:23). Remember," Without faith it is impossible to please God......."( Hebrews 11:6).
May God richly bless you!
Evangelist Fanuel Masikati
Email:divinerevelations@gmail.com
Cell:263778495363
