Last Sunday we saw that 1. Faith is simply taking God at His Word. 2. Faith is not just a mere biblical principle, faith is our only access to the power of God. 3. Faith empowers you to command results. 4. Faith is not a story. Faith is a mystery of the Kingdom. 5. Faith and hope are not the same.
So, today, we will continue with our discussions on “Understanding the meaning of Faith”
6. Faith is believing God for what He has said in His Word. Faith is strictly based on the Word of God and not on philosophies, personal opinions, or whatsoever your five senses are telling you (2 Chron. 20:20; Isa. 7:9).
7. Faith is cooperating with God. God can’t help you if you won’t cooperate with Him. For instance, if you have withered hands and Jesus instructs you to stretch forth your hands, it is your responsibility to cooperate with God by obeying the instruction no matter how impossible your situation looks.
And looking round about upon them all, Jesus said unto the man that had withered hand, “Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other” (Lk. 6:10).
8. Faith is of the heart (spirit man), not of the head (intellect). Many people mentally agree that the Word of God is true, but they don’t believe it in their heart (spirit-man).
How can you tell whether you are really believing in your heart or just mentally agreeing that the Word of God is so? If you are only mentally agreeing, you will say that you believe that the promise of God is true, but you don’t believe it is true for you. True Bible faith is acting promptly on the Word of God you claim to believe.
9. Faith is acting out the Word of God you believe. If you really have faith, you’ll add action to what you claim to have confidence in.
Faith is the practical expression of your confidence in God and in His Word. For instance, Peter demonstrated his practical and total confidence in Christ by walking on water at Jesus’ command (Matt. 14:28-29). If you really believe God, you will promptly act on whatsoever He instructs you to do.
10. Faith is an action. Faith is acting like God’s Word is true (Jam. 2:26).
11. Faith is active. For instance, if you really need a breakthrough in your finances, and you are just waiting for something to turn up, nothing will show up but more bills to pay! But if you would just act on Luke 6:38, 2 Corinthians 9:6-7, Malachi 3:10, Proverbs 3:9, an encouraging harvest will surely show up in your finances.
12. Faith for anything you desire in life will only begin when you get a Word from the Lord concerning that very need. When you get that promise from the Scriptures, then you can boldly say, “Thus saith the LORD…” For instance, David got a Word from the LORD concerning Ziklag (1 Sam. 30:1-8).
13. Real Bible faith is faith in the love of God. Here is the truth: If you ever doubt God’s love for you, you’ll also doubt God’s Word to you. Realize that God the Father loved you even before you became a Christian (Jn. 3:16). Nothing can separate us from the love of God (Rom. 8:37-39).
The Bible tells us how to put our faith into action. You put your faith into action by confessing what you believe. Faith can’t be released out of your heart towards God without your saying what you believe. Faith that is only in your heart will never bring any healing to your body. But faith in your heart released through your lips will give you the miracle you desire (Rom. 10:10; Mk. 11:23).
By faith you can receive right now the breakthrough God has promised you in His Word. I therefore, challenge you to believe and act on God’s Word today and you will be a recipient of your expected miracle.
Watch out for the next edition of Good News from the Pulpit!
- Your friend: I. I. MADUBUNYI (Senior Pastor) Mar. 23rd, 2025
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