Faith

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Faith

Hebrews 11:1-3

1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.

3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Unseen yet Existing

We understand from the verse one here that faith is the substance of this hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen.

Now the fact that you haven’t seen it does not mean that it doesn’t exist. In your mind, you are hoping for it, in your spirit, you are hoping that it works, but in the mind of God, it has already been created.

The substance of things that you are hoping for, but the evidence you have not yet seen does not mean that it is not in existence. According to scripture it exists. For example, you are praying for a spouse. The fact that you haven’t located that spouse does not mean that that spouse doesn’t exist. You may not see any evidence now but in the mind of God it exists.

So now, faith is to believe that, that which God has spoken to you or that which you dream about is already in existence. I always say this, if you can dream it, if God can put it in your spirit, if God can put it in your heart, then it exist. It is just a matter of time that it will appear.

Testimonies by Believing

Hebrews chapter 11 verse 2 says “For by it the elders obtain a good report”.

By faith, the elders, the fathers, those that went before us obtained a good report. That means that without faith, without you believing that what you don’t see now exists, you cannot look forward to it. And once you cannot look forward to it that means that there is not going to be a testimony or a good report.

The Bible says we should go into the world, preach the gospel to all creation and these signs shall follow them that believe and one of the signs is that you will lay your hands upon the sick and they will recover (Mark 16:17).

So as a Christian, you lay your hand upon the sick person and you pray maybe for the person to be healed of a headache but the person says the headache is still there. As a believer who has prayed, what must be your attitude now?

You should know that the word tells you that you will lay your hands upon the sick and they shall recover. So you must believe that this person is healed. Now once you believe that that word of God is accomplished, that is where the manifestation will begin to show.

You see, one thing that we need to understand is that God himself wants to heal the sick person more than we need it. God wants to bless his people more than we even think we need that blessing. So if you understand that God wants to bless the person, that God wants to visit a person more than we need then we are not going to focus on ourselves as to whether something good or something positive will come out of it. He wants to do it anyway, it is his will to do it.

Begin to act on your faith now and you will be amazed at what the Lord will do in your life.

Faith for Saving Souls

It is God’s desire that all may come to know him. So if you are praying for the salvation of your family or the salvation of your friend, from the day that you prayed that prayer for their salvation, believe that they are saved.

So many years ago, someone told me something that has always been with me. He said look, if there is someone that you are trusting God for their salvation, and you pray for them to be saved, you can continue to thank God for their salvation. Because if there is one prayer that God will answer, more than anything else, it is the salvation of humanity.

From Matthew 9, bible says that when He saw the multitude, He saw that they were so depressed, they were so dejected, He realised that they were like a sheep without a shepherd. And He says that look, the harvest field is ripe but there were few labourers so we should pray that the farmer of the harvest will send labourers (Matthew 9:38).

So that tells you that God Himself knows the field is ripe and he wants labourers to come into it. So if you have accepted him and embraced this heartbeat of His, definitely, you are assured that that prayer of yours is answered. Also, it is not just about souls but every aspect of your life. Anything that you are trusting God for today, for you to obtain a good report, place your faith into it.

Believe Totally, without Doubting

Somebody is going to say what about if it keeps getting worse, what do I do? You see, what will hurt you is for you to doubt the word of God and then the worst happens. Then you can blame yourself that the worst happened because you took your faith out of Him. But as long as your faith remains in God, that this thing that you prayed for has happened, you will received it.

Bible says in Mark chapter 11 that whatsoever that we ask, we must believe that we have received it and that we shall have it.

I call this the God kind of faith.

Believe in the tangibility of what you are asking and the bible says that you will have it.

Total Faith in God’s Word

Somebody may be asking this question that, “so what if I believe I have received it and I end up not having it?” Let’s say am praying for someone to be healed and at the end it doesn’t go the way I want it, what does that mean? It means nothing. You have simply had faith in God’s word and God has done it according to his perfect will.

Remember, one thing you should always keep in mind is that you and I will not always be able to capture the full counsel of God on every matter. You will never know everything about God and that is why we pray that “let your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”

There are things that the Lord has placed within our control and definitely, there are things that are above our control.

The bible says in Deuteronomy chapter 29: 29 that the revealed things belong to us and the unrevealed things belong to him. That’s why when the Shunammite woman was approaching Elisha, Elisha saw her from a distance and told his servant, I can see the Shunammite woman and I can sense that there is trouble somewhere but God has not revealed it to me.