THE BENEFITS OF SUPERNATURAL FAITH! (2)

Last week we looked at some of the benefits of supernatural faith. This week we are going to look at some other benefits of supernatural faith.

8. YOU TAP THE WONDER-WORKING POWER OF GOD TO YOUR SITUATION BY FAITH. It is your faith that makes you whole. Jesus has already released all the power you need to handle any situation in life. But you are the one that will draw the required power to yourself. It is your faith that places a demand on and draws the power of God to your situation. And that power is more than enough to destroy the yoke of bondage in your life.

Examples include the case of the woman with the issue of blood. In Mark 5:25-34 the Bible says, “Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians… 34 And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you whole. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction." 

Another example is the case of blind Bartimaeus. In Mark 10:46-52 the Bible says, “…52 Then Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you whole."  His faith made him whole!

Another example is Abraham. Abraham was childless. He tapped the wonder-working power of God into his situation and the yoke of childlessness was destroyed. Abraham linked up with the invisible hand of the Omnipotent God through faith and virtue was instantly released into his situation. Isaac came forth. (Rom. 4:17-25).

9. WHAT IS NOT YOURS BY RIGHT CAN BECOME YOURS BY FAITH. In Matthew 15:21-28 the Bible says, “…26 But He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." 27 And she said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." 28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.” 

This woman was an alien to the commonwealth of Israel. Her faith caused God to pick her out from among the crowd. Your faith will cause God to pick you out from among the multitude. What is even yours by right [your promotion, divine healing/health, prosperity etc.] can be denied you through unbelief. As a child of God, all that Christ came and died to give us is yours by right. But you can possess them only by faith.

It is also possible to obtain results on other grounds apart from faith. For instance, you may obtain your healing on the platform of mercy without faith, but it may take you about 38 years to receive it (Jn. 5:1-9). 

Be-thes-da means the House of Mercy. Only one healing per season is obtained there. It was not his faith that healed him. It was the mercy of God. 

In Nehemiah 9:19 the Bible says, “Yet in Your manifold mercies You did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day, to lead them on the road; nor the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way they should go.” 

Those unbelievers that are healed even outside the crusade ground, during crusades, are healed by the mercy of God, not by their faith. They are healed from the crumbs that fell from the master’s table. 

Another example is the case of the Centurion (Matt. 8:5-13). Notice that wherever Jesus finds great faith he forgets about the social barriers (Lk. 18:35-43).

Beloved may I ask, “Do you want to be healed now? Do you want to be in heaven now? Do you want that your aching problem to come to an end now?” Then faith is the only vehicle that can bring you to that destination. Faith brings your tomorrow to now! “Surely there is an end, and the expectation of the righteous shall not be cut short” (Prov. 23:18). But if you want to receive your miracle through the mercy of God, you may have to wait for some 38 years. The choice is yours!

10. FAITH PUTS AN IMMEDIATE END TO YOUR SUFFERINGS AND TURNS YOUR SORROW INTO JOY. Faith rings an alarm in God’s throne room thereby attracting an immediate response from God to your aching situation. 

Example is the case of the woman that was bowed down for 18 years (Lk 13:10-17), and the woman with the issue of blood (Mk. 5:25-34; Matt. 9:1-8). 

11. FAITH TRANSFORMS YOUR RIDICULE INTO MIRACLE (Gen. 17:15-20; Rom. 4:17-25). People ridiculed Abraham and Sarai because they had no children. But suddenly their ridicule was turned into a miracle because they gave birth to Isaac in their old age (Gen 21:1-6). 

Also, people laughed at Jairus whose daughter was dead. But soon after, the ridicule turned into miracle when Jesus raised the little girl from the dead (Mk. 5).

12. FAITH BRINGS YOUR FUTURE EXPECTATION TO NOW. As a supernatural catalyst, faith brings you fastest to your destination. Faith brings your tomorrow to now. 

In Romans 4:17 the Bible say, “God gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist [be not] as though they did [they were].” 

Abraham believed in the God Who brings the dead back to life and Who brings into existence what didn’t exist before. Examples include the case of the woman with the issue of blood (Mk. 5:25-34), and the case of the ten lepers (Lk. 17:12-19). 

In Proverbs 25:2 the Bible says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” 

That is to say, it is God’s privilege to conceal things and the king’s privilege to discover them. You have the right to discover the things that God concealed in His Word through a diligent study of the Scriptures. The knowledge you acquire will fuel your confidence in Him. And this knowledge will lead to faith in Him. 

In 2 Timothy 1:12 Paul said, “I know Whom I have believed and I am persuaded [convinced] that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day.” 

The more of His Word you know, the more confidence you can have in God because the Word of God reveals God to us, His character and His principles. The more you know God the more you can trust Him. 

In Ephesians 1:13 it is written, “In Whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the Word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation: in Whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.” 

No wonder the Bible says in Daniel 11:32, “But the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” 

In 2 Peter 1:19 the Bible says, “We have also a more sure Word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.”

Child of God, you can get whatever you want now or after some 38 years. By faith you’ll get it now. Faith shortens your very long journey. However, by God’s manifold mercy, you can get it, but after some 38 years. You must wait for so long! The choice is yours!

Therefore, if you want to enjoy the benefits of faith, you must choose to obey God by taking God at His Word and acting on whatsoever He has said. Increase your faith by attending to God’s Word with all diligence. 

Watch out for the next edition of Good News from the Pulpit!

• Your friend: I. I. Madubunyi (Senior Pastor) 13.11.2022 @ HQs