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WHAT IS FAITH #4
Faith is an Active Force
Foundation Texts: Romans 3:27, 10:1,17, Heb. 11:1-6, Mark
11:22-26
WHAT IS "FAITH"? We do not mean the denomination, etc. to which
you belong but ... FAITH .. THAT ACTIVE FORCE
THAT RELEASES THE POWER OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE &
CIRCUMSTANCES.
HOW DOES FAITH WORK?
FAITH COMES FROM GOD Mark 11:22, Eph. 2:8,9
FAITH IS THE LINK BETWEEN ME (in the seen
world) AND GOD (in the unseen) 2 Cor. 4:18
FAITH TAKES THE PROMISES OF GOD FROM THE
UNSEEN REALM & BRINGS THEM INTO THE REALM OF
THE SEEN
THE SPIRITUAL FORCE OF FAITH COMES FROM GOD Rom. 12:3 IT
COMES THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT TO OUR SPIRITS Rom. 10:17
INTO OUR MIND & IS SPOKEN OUT OF OUR MOUTH (Mark 11:23,
AND IS FOR DAILY LIVING. (Rom.1:17; 2 Cor.5:7) Rom. 10:
8-1 0)
FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE .. THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN (Heb.
11:1)
NOW FAITH IS FAITH IS NOW! PRESENT TENSE ... not past, not
future! Hope is future tense! Hope is
important to set the goal but it is not the
same as faith!
FAITH IS an active spiritual force to release the power
of God in our lives, changing what is seen!
FAITH brings into this physical world that
which is available in the spiritual world ..
those things that are profitable for a
believer's godly life!
FAITH IS ACTION It is not enough to know something but you
must act on that knowledge if it is to bring
results in your life. (You can know that
eating good food prevents malnutrition but
unless you act on that knowledge and eat good
food, you will die from malnutrition!)
FAITH IS ALWAYS ACTING ON THE WORD, BELIEVING GOD'S WORD,
CONFESSING THAT WORD, AND SEEING IT COME TO PASS IN YOUR LIFE.
Jesus said, in Mark 11:24, "Therefore I say to you, all things for
which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and
they shall be granted you.' (NASB) The King James translation says
"What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye
receive them, and ye shall have them."
WHAT ARE DESIRES? A craving . . a longing . . to ask for, to call
for! Jesus said - it is what YOU desire ... not HIS desires!
JOHN 15:7 says "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, YE
SHALL ASK WHAT YE WILL, and it shall be done unto you."
PSALM 37:4 says "Delight thyself also in the Lord,, and He shall
give thee the desires of thine heart."
As we compare Mark 11 :24, John 15:7 and Psalm 37:4, we see the
emphasis on delighting yourself in the Lord to obtain the desires
of your heart, lines up with "abiding in Christ and His words
abiding in you" to ask what you will and it shall be done unto you!
In view of this comparison of verses, we could then say "Delight
yourself in the Word and He shall give you the desires of your
heart".
GOD'S PROMISES ARE CONDITIONAL .. Every promise given by God in His
Word carries a condition! God always does His part when we do our
part!
Mark 11:25,26 The condition is that we must FORGIVE.
James 2:13 The condition is that we must have MERCY ON
OTHERS.
1 Peter 5:7 The condition is that we must cast ALL our
care upon Him.
Isaiah 26:3 The condition is that we must keep our minds
fixed upon Him!
To keep your mind on God means to keep your mind on His Word! We
need to DELIGHT ourselves in the Word! Then when you delight
yourself in God's Word, God has promised to give you the desires of
your heart.
Romans 12:2 clearly indicates that when we are transformed by the
renewing of our mind, we will prove what is that GOOD, ACCEPTABLE
and PERFECT, will of God.
God has given us a free will. He has never taken away the POWER OF
CHOICE, (Deut. 30:19,20). He has declared "CHOOSE LIFE in order
that you may live BY...... loving the Lord, by obeying His voice,
and by holding fast to Him....
When our will is in line with His will, WE WILL NEVER ASK ANYTHING
CONTRARY TO HIS WORD .... we will never desire anything that brings
reproach on the Name of the Lord; we will never desire anything
that brings shame on His church; we will never desire anything that
conflicts with God's Word; we will never desire anything that
causes our brother to stumble!
John 15:7 IF His Word ABIDES (lives permanently in,
takes up residence) in us and we abide (live
permanently in, take up residence in) in His
Word, WHATEVER WE ASK shall be done for us!
WHATEVER WE ASK ... SHALL BE DONE FOR US by God If we live in
that Word and that Word lives in us.
GOD CAN TRUST US WHEN WE HAVE HIS WORD LIVING IN Us. He knows that
if we are bound by His Word, we will never ask for anything that is
in opposition to His Word .. we will not want anything that does
not please Him!
PERHAPS YOU ARE SAYING, --WHAT IF WE ASK FOR THE WRONG THING?"
As born-again, Spirit-filled believers, walking in line with God's
Word, we could never ask for something that is wrong for us ..
something that is worldly, ungodly, evil or selfish!
When we trust our husband, wife or child, we know that we can trust
them with our Credit Card or-Charge Account card, knowing that they
will not spend recklessly or foolishly because we have proved them
in this area! Based on past experience, we know they will not come
back having bought useless items or having spent foolishly.
CAN GOD TRUST YOU? Do you pay your tithes and offerings? Some
people always promise God the tithe when they get richer or have
all their bills paid, etc. but God needs to see that we are
trustworthy! Do you live in God's Word? Do you pray always?
GOD KNOWS NO LIMIT
Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do EXCEEDING
ABUNDANTLY BEYOND ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK,
according to the power that works within
us..."
(Notice the fine print in the contract!) Allow His Word to
govern your thoughts and actions, and you will prove that GOD
CAN! WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE .. Matthew 19:26