THIS IS A MUST TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED CHANGE
By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi
Matthew 15:28 "Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour."
This scripture underscores the extraordinary power to bring about positive change in a person with God's kind of faith. This woman had a conviction based on a revelation of God's word about the divinity of Christ and that there were no limitations to any person with God's kind of faith : this led to the healing of her daughter who was miles away from where she met Jesus.
Distance is no barrier in the realm of faith. Jesus described this woman's faith as great because of what she had to overcome to access the power of God . She overcame the doctrines that disqualified her from being a partaker of the blessings of God. God's love for her was far greater than any law that disqualified her (Col.1:12-13). She also overcame the curse mentality. Jesus is our curse-breaker and our immunity against curses (Gal..3:13)therefore, there isn't any ancestral curse to be broken (Ezekiel.18:2). She knew that the only person strong enough to break a curse is the one with the power to forgive sins : Jesus ( Matthew 9:6)
Therefore, with these mental obstacles removed all that is needed to receive a miracle is the faith ( total reliance on God) of the recipient. Faith is one's loyalty to God: an irrevocable acknowledgment of His trustworthiness ;therefore ,a lack of faith is a declaration that He can't be trusted. The corrupted mind often says 'seeing is believing' thus limiting God to physical laws: this is the origin of fear.
God wants us to trust Him as we navigate the path of life to our healing, marriages, finances, ministries etc .We do not need to see physical proof to believe, God’s trustworthiness is sufficient. The scriptures says 2 Corinthians 4:18 AMP "Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting." also in 2 Corinthians 5:7 AMP "For we walk by faith [we regulate our lives and conduct ourselves by our conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, with trust and holy fervor; thus we walk] not by sight or appearance.". Therefore, after praying for a thing and haven confirmed that it's God's will to have it , one must not see the job, business, money, spouse, healing before believing. .
Faith is a spiritual navigation device that leads us to our inheritances in Christ. It is like a pilot flying a plane from one country to another, though he or she may not see the physical route to the destination but he or she has faith in the manufacturers of the navigation device and network of computers that guides the movement of the plane and will eventually get to the required destination as long as the pilot follows the user manual and instructions from the navigation officers. The bible is the user-manual that God has given to us with pastors, teachers,prophets, evangelists,apostles as navigation officers; therefore, we must follow their instructions as prescribed by scriptures to get to our desired destinations in life.
Faith is a tangible reality, the substance (title deed) of things hoped for and evidence of things not seen (Heb.11:1). For example, the cups of water in a freezer is the evidence that ice blocks will be produced over time. Initially, we may not see the ice blocks but with our eyes of faith we can see them and are expectant with joy.
Joyful anticipation with thanksgiving is the proof of faith while complaining and murmuring is the reverse(Rom5:1-2,1Cor 10:10 ). Nothing destroys a marriage or community like the lack of faith in God and each other .This happens when we neglect the word of God : our true and only source of faith (Rom.10:17) No external influence should be blamed for the crisis in a home but the unhealthy choices made by the parties involved. It is for that reason that regular fasting and prayer like once in a week is a sine qua non for a thriving relationship (1cor7:5).
Faith is indispensable in the survival of the human species (Gal.2:20,Hebrews10:38a) We are saved from family crisis by our faith and through it nations are saved from calamities (Ephesians 2:8,9,Lk,7:47-50,Jn3:16) . We cannot please each other and God without faith (Hebrews 11:6,Rom.14:23b). Without faith married folks irritate each other. Better to be considered out of fashion but with faith than fashionable and without faith ( 1Peter 3:1-6) .Persons with faith are better equipped to handle the complexities of life. They seldom blame each other for failures. Faith gives hope and strength to go through the storms of life (Psalm27:13) therefore it is faith that sustains relationships and not money, intelligence, beauty, food, social status, sex etc.
This scripture underscores the extraordinary power to bring about positive change in a person with God's kind of faith. This woman had a conviction based on a revelation of God's word about the divinity of Christ and that there were no limitations to any person with God's kind of faith : this led to the healing of her daughter who was miles away from where she met Jesus.
Distance is no barrier in the realm of faith. Jesus described this woman's faith as great because of what she had to overcome to access the power of God . She overcame the doctrines that disqualified her from being a partaker of the blessings of God. God's love for her was far greater than any law that disqualified her (Col.1:12-13). She also overcame the curse mentality. Jesus is our curse-breaker and our immunity against curses (Gal..3:13)therefore, there isn't any ancestral curse to be broken (Ezekiel.18:2). She knew that the only person strong enough to break a curse is the one with the power to forgive sins : Jesus ( Matthew 9:6)
Therefore, with these mental obstacles removed all that is needed to receive a miracle is the faith ( total reliance on God) of the recipient. Faith is one's loyalty to God: an irrevocable acknowledgment of His trustworthiness ;therefore ,a lack of faith is a declaration that He can't be trusted. The corrupted mind often says 'seeing is believing' thus limiting God to physical laws: this is the origin of fear.
God wants us to trust Him as we navigate the path of life to our healing, marriages, finances, ministries etc .We do not need to see physical proof to believe, God’s trustworthiness is sufficient. The scriptures says 2 Corinthians 4:18 AMP "Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting." also in 2 Corinthians 5:7 AMP "For we walk by faith [we regulate our lives and conduct ourselves by our conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, with trust and holy fervor; thus we walk] not by sight or appearance.". Therefore, after praying for a thing and haven confirmed that it's God's will to have it , one must not see the job, business, money, spouse, healing before believing. .
Faith is a spiritual navigation device that leads us to our inheritances in Christ. It is like a pilot flying a plane from one country to another, though he or she may not see the physical route to the destination but he or she has faith in the manufacturers of the navigation device and network of computers that guides the movement of the plane and will eventually get to the required destination as long as the pilot follows the user manual and instructions from the navigation officers. The bible is the user-manual that God has given to us with pastors, teachers,prophets, evangelists,apostles as navigation officers; therefore, we must follow their instructions as prescribed by scriptures to get to our desired destinations in life.
Faith is a tangible reality, the substance (title deed) of things hoped for and evidence of things not seen (Heb.11:1). For example, the cups of water in a freezer is the evidence that ice blocks will be produced over time. Initially, we may not see the ice blocks but with our eyes of faith we can see them and are expectant with joy.
Joyful anticipation with thanksgiving is the proof of faith while complaining and murmuring is the reverse(Rom5:1-2,1Cor 10:10 ). Nothing destroys a marriage or community like the lack of faith in God and each other .This happens when we neglect the word of God : our true and only source of faith (Rom.10:17) No external influence should be blamed for the crisis in a home but the unhealthy choices made by the parties involved. It is for that reason that regular fasting and prayer like once in a week is a sine qua non for a thriving relationship (1cor7:5).
Faith is indispensable in the survival of the human species (Gal.2:20,Hebrews10:38a) We are saved from family crisis by our faith and through it nations are saved from calamities (Ephesians 2:8,9,Lk,7:47-50,Jn3:16) . We cannot please each other and God without faith (Hebrews 11:6,Rom.14:23b). Without faith married folks irritate each other. Better to be considered out of fashion but with faith than fashionable and without faith ( 1Peter 3:1-6) .Persons with faith are better equipped to handle the complexities of life. They seldom blame each other for failures. Faith gives hope and strength to go through the storms of life (Psalm27:13) therefore it is faith that sustains relationships and not money, intelligence, beauty, food, social status, sex etc.
Prayer: Heavenly ,Father, forgive me of my sins, I believe Jesus died for my sins and was raised again for my salvation and I receive grace for breakthrough in every facet of life in Jesus name
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