Thursday, March 10, 2016

The importance of faith

All tenants of Christianity are based on faith.
First you must believe (have faith) in Jesus Christ to be saved.
You cannot partake in grace without faith. (You are saved by grace "through faith.")
Healing is received by faith. ("Your faith has made you whole.")
We receive benefit by faith. ("According to your faith let it be done.)
Our faith brings miracles to the needy. ("And He saw their faith, the men carrying the bed, and healed the man.")
Faith is a verb, an action, living, producing, having authority, growing!
Matthew 13:32 speaks of faith from beginning to end.
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
The seed of faith first must be planted in the soil of Jesus Christ, where it is nurtured by the Word of God, cared for by the Holy Spirit, and watered by other believers, so that it can grow into a tree of faith wherein God our Father is glorified, and others will rest in it's branches to receive salvation, comfort and deliverance reproducing more "seeds of faith" till a whole forest of "faith trees" cover the earth.
So this begs the question: "is your faith growing? Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Yearly? Ever?
Are you increasing in faith? Exorcising your faith? Inspiring others by your faith? Walking by faith?
If not, why?
Poor teaching? No interest? No inspiration? Just don't care? Never seen it manifest in anyone else? Are you surrounded by others like you, the "anyone else's?"
The command "go ye into" is a command with promise and only about faith. The command it to show forth the Truth about Jesus by promising to "manifest" Gods glory in: raising the dead, healing the sick, casting out demons............in short the use of faith in the name of Jesus Christ to do the will of the Father, and to "do those things that Jesus did and greater."
Hebrews 12:2
Jesus is "the author and finisher of our faith."
He is also the "judge" of our faith:
Matthew 17:17
Mark 9:19
Luke 9:41
Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

19Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed,
Mustard seed faith is just the starting point and it can accomplish the above results. Not having that mustard seed faith was the basis of Jesus anger. Why? Because in this instance they were unable to perform the command of Christ when he sent them out.
We all should set our eyes on things above, and petition God by faith for the answers to our prayers that He might Glorify Himself through the name of Jesus Christ and call all men unto Himself.
If God be with you (and His promises) then who can be against you.
Remember scripture cannot fail, and God cannot fail.
Lets grow in faith and grace with passion and accomplishment.
Just a thought
Love
J&E in Tn

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