Written by Johnny Israel
johnny@cityroompress.com
The Bible says, “Without faith it impossible to please Him…” The Lord instills in all of us a measure of faith. Faith is like a muscle. It must be exercised daily in order to increase in power. As we learned in parts 1 & 2, faith comes from hearing the Word of God. But that is just the beginning of increasing faith. The more we read and study the Word, faith increases.
The next step is speaking the Word in good times and bad times. The Word is the power of God to change the circumstances we face. The Bible says God’s Word will not return to Him void, but will accomplish that where it is sent. God has declared His Word, it is up to his to release the authority of the Word by speaking the Word into our circumstances.
We either act in faith or fear. Fear and faith are equal in action. We deny fear through faith in the Word, even when our circumstances seem fearful. In the case of sickness, we don’t deny the sickness, but we do deny its right to remain through faith, thereby vacating fear.
The Lord told us to remind Him of His Word. We do this in worship, praise, and prayer. There is something unique about God when He hears us speaking His Word over our circumstances. When we speak the Word the Holy Spirit’s ears perk up. He immediately begins to move in our behalf. It not only catches His attention, the Lord immediately dispatches Angels to help us fight the good fight of faith. The Word says that angels are ministering spirits sent forth to minister on our behalf.
A friend once told me that “faith people” put God in a box, they dictate to Him what they want instead of His will. I responded by saying, “No, God put Himself in a Book that has unlimited power for those that seriously take Him at His Word.” God never intended for us to be limited to our circumstances, He gave us His Word to empower us against the daily issues of life. This is part of God’s love for us. It is never His will to leave us powerless in the face of problems that require His power.
Remember, it is God’s Word that holds the power, not us. Yet, His power comes through us when we respond to His Word. God cannot act outside the scope of His Word, yet faith is the key to unlock the unlimited power of the Word. It is boundless power working on our behalf.
We can not change our circumstances at will, yet God does as we act in faith through His Word. The Word and God are as one, you can not separate the two. To identify with God, you must first identify with His Word. Word power comes through an intimate relationship with our Heavenly Father. Faith is a responsibility, mishandled we stumble blindly in our Christian walk. We are more than conquerors through Christ who is the author and developer of our faith. The good news is God rejoices in our faith, especially when we respond to His Word in dark times.
When fear and doubt enter our mind, we replace it with faith. I am not saying faith is easy when our minds are screaming fear. As I said, faith is a building exercise. We learn to first use faith for the small issues, then increase it as we grow in the Word. The old adage says, “When fear and doubt knocked at the door, faith answered and there was no one there.”
