IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU
THE 30%, 60%,100% LEVELS OF FAITH AND PERSEVERANCE
By. Michael Benson Ajayi
Mark 8:24-26 NKJV “And he looked up and said, "I
see men like trees, walking." Then He put His hands on his eyes again and
made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
Jesus’ healing methods were a reflection of God’s love for us, they were very unconventional:
He laid hands, prophesied and in this case used saliva therapy .He did not
operate by using any religious model or template. Each miracle was unique in
nature with a message and in this case the scripture says Jesus took the blind
man out of town and spat on his eyes after which he asked to know if he could see,
it took two treatments before the desired result was achieved. This is contrary
to what is observed in most churches were people are openly put in the public domain
and made a spectacle of with digital theater effects for the media , Jesus did
all he could do to maintain the dignity of those he prayed for.
The use of saliva was indicative of the informal
and people oriented approach of the message of grace to humanity. Through this,
he highlighted the potency of the born again Christian. Everything including
our saliva is valuable in the born again Christian and contains healing virtue;
therefore our bodies shouldn’t be treated with levity but as the temple of the Holy
Spirit.
The miracle working power operates
like water current in a river, the scriptures declares that those who believe
in Jesus Christ, out of their belly shall flow rivers of living water
(John7:38), this is symbolic of the miracle working power of God in us . When a
river is stirred up , it triggers waves and these waves move with power
towards the agitator . Our faith in God’s word produces various degrees of faith-waves
with corresponding results , the scriptures say in Matt 13:23 KJV “But he that received seed into the good ground is he
that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and
bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” Some persons can only believe thirty
percent of what they are taught in God’s word, some sixty and some hundred, and it is in the
same measure you give your heart to believe God’s word that you receive a miracle( luke6:38).
The miracle working power is always
on standby and it can only go as far as we permit. If the blind fellow hadn’t replied after the first treatment,
he would have been left with partial vision. Faith does not deny facts, religion
teaches us to say “it is well” as a demonstration of our faith,
this miracle debunks that logic, Jesus through this proved that truth, reason
and fact are interrelated and interchangeable. What is true is also fact, when
God says you are healed it is a fact, the same with supplying our needs,
scriptures nullifies the “It is well
logic” as substitute
for facts. In 2 kings 4:27-35 from where this term is derived, Gehazi was not
afraid to state the fact that the dead child was irresponsive (Vs31) this
prompted Elisha’s persistence
response and the dead boy was resurrected.
James 2:15-17 NKJV “If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily
food, and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace be warmed and
filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the
body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have
works, is dead.” Jesus did not
tell the blind to go home and keep saying “it is well” but was persistent until the desired result was
achieved likewise we have to be persistent in trusting God by overcoming our
doubts with relevant scriptures and bringing to remembrance past miracles. God
wants you healed and prosperous and He isn’t weary of your case, He admonishes us in Gal 6:9 AMP “And let us not lose heart and grow weary
and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed
season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.”Keep on praying, giving,preaching,teaching,
trusting, loving. It shall be well with you (Isaiah3:10).
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