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[et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”][Galatians 3:5-6 KJV] “He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? [6] Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness”.
The power of God to save the world is the gospel, but the gospel does not save anyone until it is preached or declared.
[Romans 1:16 KJV] “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek”.
[1 Corinthians 1:21-22 KJV] “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. [22] For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:”
It is the preaching of the word that works the miracles and releases the anointing of the Holy Spirit. God anoints and works miracles in your life by the secret of the hearing of faith. Without the proclamation of faith, there is no release of power nor working of miracles. What God can do in your life is determined by what you have believed. You faith will determine your results.
Where then does faith come from? What is the source of faith? And how does it work for us?;
1. The source of Faith is the hearing by the word of God:
The source of faith is the hearing by the word. The word of God you hear defines the faith you will wield as a shield.
[Romans 10:17 KJV] “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
It is important to understand that dead or dormant faith cannot deliver great results. You must activate and awaken your faith in order to deliver.
2. The Spirit of faith is prayer, seeking, and declaration;
The spirit of faith is prayer and declaration. Every child of God who wants to win must declare what he or she wants to see. If you shut your mouth, both your mouth and your life will stink.
[2 Corinthians 4:13-14 KJV] “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; [14] Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you”.
Understand that the word of God is His power; because where the word of the king is, there is power, but this power is dormant until it is activated through prayer, confession, declarations, and thanksgiving. The Lord was speaking to Israel when He said, “I have thought about you, I have made a promise, I have sent my prophets; but when the time comes, you must remind me. You must come and seek Me and seek Me with all of your heart. When the time comes, put Me in remembrance but don’t come justifying yourself”.
[Isaiah 43:26 KJV] “Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified”.
Although the Scripture says declare thou, you are not supposed to make any arguments to justify yourself. Rather, you must declare the word of the Lord which He spoke to you by the word of the prophets. Speak of His goodness and that word will justify you.
[Jeremiah 29:10-14 KJV] “For thus saith the Lord , That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. [11] For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [12] Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. [13] And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord : [14] and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord ; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive”.
Even after God has declared His word by His prophets, faith only takes effect when we begin to pray and seek Him with all of our hearts.
3. Secret to possessing what the word declares, is to walk in the steps of faith of our father Abraham:
The secret to possessing the promise, to the anointing and to miracles, is to walk in the steps of the faith of our Abraham.
[Romans 4:12 KJV] “And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised”.
What then are the steps of faith of Abraham? When he was called to leave his father and his kindred, he left not knowing where he was going.
And when he arrived at the promised land, he dwelt in tents because he was looking for a city whose builder and designer is God. Abraham did not love the world nor anything in it.
Although he had every opportunity to have returned, he kept pressing forward. He counted God faithful.
May the Lord be our helper. May you walk in the grace and authority of the word. You shall not fail, you shall succeed. Stay blessed!
I love you;
Noah Simpe Bediako[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column]
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