Faith Encounter Devotional

WALKING WITH GOD

2021-07-31T00:00:00.001+01:00

Hebrews 11:5,6 “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him”.

What we are doing is taking these heroes of faith and see what we can learn from them. From Enoch we see that to live a life of faith is to please God. Or let me put it in another way, faith makes you please God with your life. The Scriptures said of Enoch, he had a testimony before he was taken. I could write that portion this way: “for before his translation ‘it was reported of him’ that he pleased God”. That is he was an evidence himself, he was a living proof. Now, what was reported of him? What was he a living proof of?

Genesis 5:21-24 “And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”

This is what was reported of him: He walked with God. Faith means walking with God, being in step with God. To walk with God, you must allow God to lead you. You cannot be doing your own thing, go where you want to go, do what you want to do, and expect your faith to work. Faith works best when you are where God wants you to be doing what He has sent you to do. If Enoch could do it, you could do it also. I want you to notice, Enoch was not always walking with God, he started after he had Methuselah.

“And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters”

You too decide today and walk with God. Your faith will begin to thrive like never before.

Confession/Prayer:

IF ENOCH CAN WALK WITH GOD AND PLEASE HIM, I CAN ALSO WALK WITH GOD. I WALK IN OBEDIENCE TO HIM.

FAITH IS EXPRESSED THROUGH GIVING

2021-07-30T00:00:00.001+01:00

Heb 11:4 “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.”

It is important to understand that living by faith does not mean anything goes. To be successful in your faith walk, the best is what you give to God. Whether it is your time, talents, or treasure, if it is not the best, it is nothing. Besides giving to God, it need be said also that faith does not excuse shoddy services.

That is you do not give shoddy services to people in the name of ‘you are looking to God and not to man’. The text says Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice, by faith. Look at what characterize the sacrifice or giving, it is more and it is excellent or the best. This is how you can know if your giving is motivated by faith, it will always be more and it will always be the best you can give at that particular time. Do you know that faith is also expressed through giving?

“Wasn’t our ancestor Abraham “made right with God by works” when he placed his son Isaac on the sacrificial altar? Isn’t it obvious that faith and works are yoked partners, that faith expresses itself in works?” (James 2:21,22 MSG)

In this case what works is the Bible referring to but the offering of his son, in other words, giving? This is why when you can not give God the tithe (which is the minimum), because you think what you have is not enough, you have just expressed your lack of faith in God’s ability to provide for you.

Living by faith will make you a giving person, this is the witness of Abel to you. When faith is combined with a liberty in giving, such a one cannot be stopped, you will come into dominion with acceleration.

Confession/Prayer:

I pray for you today, that your faith be strengthened in the area of giving like Paul told the Corinthians that they abound in this area also. May your faith abound in this also, in Jesus name.

MY REINS SHALL REJOICE

2021-07-29T00:00:00.001+01:00

Proverbs 23:16

“Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things”.

Proverbs 15:30

“The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.”

The issue of confession cannot be overemphasized in teaching or talking about faith, that is, making sure that one is speaking the same thing God’s word is saying on any situation. Our verses for meditation today further underscore this. Here we see that it says even your body parts respond to words.

The word “reins” actually refer to internal organs, notice it says they rejoice when you speak right things. Then the next one says a good report will make your bones fat. You may be reading this today and doctors have given you a report which cannot be called a good report that some of your organs are failing or something is wrong with your bone.

Well, here is the word of God that says you can change what doctors might have seen about your internal organs. The way to go about that is to begin to speak right things about your body, say what the word of God says about your body parts. Your speaking will affect the condition of even your internal organs, so speak life into them. If need be God can change your damaged body part and give you a new one.

Confession:

MY REINS ARE REJOICING AND MY BONES ARE MADE FAT NOW IN JESUS NAME.

Prayer:

I PRAY FOR YOU RIGHT NOW NEEDING A NEW BODY PART, RECEIVE RIGHT NOW IN JESUS NAME. I COMMAND THERE TO BE A TRANSFER FROM THE STOREHOUSE OF HEAVEN INTO YOUR BODY THAT PART YOU NEED NOW IN JESUS NAME.

FAITH IS A TITLE DEED

2021-07-28T00:00:00.001+01:00

Hebrews 11:1 (amp) “NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]”.

It says faith is a title deed. What is title deed? Now anyone who has ever purchased a property would know what a title deed is. But let us see from the dictionary:

Title deed • a legal document constituting evidence of a right, especially to ownership of property.

That is, something that shows you a particular thing is yours. Now there is a property that I have bought, that physically, I have not seen but I have the document that proves its existence and another document registered with the government that says it is mine. If we want to give a name in scriptural terms, we will call that document faith.

Now there is a document that is evidencing or gives proof to what is rightfully yours, that document is the word of God. So when the devil comes to you to tell you that you are not healed or your need is not going to be met, show him your title deed, the word of God. It is enough to make him to flee and leave you alone.

That is what Jesus did when He was tempted, He said it is written! He showed the devil the document and the bible said he left. Today, let the devil know what is written concerning you. The bible is a legal document, signed and sealed in the blood of Jesus, attested to by heaven, respected and adhered to by hell.

Confession/Prayer:

QUICKEN ME O LORD ACCORDING TO THY WORD FOR I HAVE HOPED IN THY STATUTES.

THE SHIELD OF FAITH

2021-07-27T00:00:00.001+01:00

Eph 6:16

“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”

Faith here is symbolized as a shield, which is very instructive and encouraging. This is so because when Paul was penning this passage of the scripture he had before him in full view how a Roman soldier is dressed in their full amour.

The shield back then is not like the tiny ones we see in our books now. The Roman soldier’s shield is such that when it is held, it gives full covering to the soldier and does not leave any part of him exposed. So you can understand the term ‘above all’, it gives an over all covering. This is also the reason all the fiery darts of the wicked will not touch you, though thrown at you, if your faith is in place.

You need to be persuaded about this, because there are believers who believe in win some lose some. No, a thousand and one times No! If you can quench ALL the fiery darts of the wicked, where is the win some, lose some in that? That is a win all situation. That is the NO weapon formed against you shall prosper situation.

So have this picture of your faith as a shield, the Roman soldier type of shield. Notice, the scripture says, for you to take it. It is your responsibility to hold it up. When you do, there is no need to fear, the enemy will not succeed.

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Whom resist steadfast in the faith…” (1Peter 5:8,9)

PRESENT YOUR EVIDENCE

2021-07-26T00:00:00.001+01:00

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

“NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].

Let us return to our definition of evidence as “Something that shows that something exists or is true”. The Scripture said in the book of Acts that you and I are called to be witnesses. What does a witness do? He gives evidence. That means, as a witness you give something that shows that something exists or is true.

What is that which you give that shows something (in this case, your healing, blessing, breakthrough) exists? It is your faith. Now what is your faith which shows that your healing, etc; exists? Your faith is shown in your belief, your confession, and your corresponding actions.

You are supposed to hold unto these until the real thing comes. You know, once the evidence has been presented in the court of justice, the real thing has to show up.

The reason why some don’t see manifestation, is because they do not show the evidence of their healing or prosperity. What shows up is the evidence they presented. What will show up for you is the evidence you present!

Your faith is evidence! Present it! Your responsibility is to present evidence, God's responsibility is to present the real thing.

Confession/Prayer:

Hey! I have evidence. This is my evidence. I believe God that it shall be as it is written and told me.

FAITH IS THE EVIDENCE

2021-07-25T00:00:00.003+01:00

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Another thing we see faith being called is ‘EVIDENCE’. Now this is a very strong factor in the use of faith. I read from someone who said you have no business trying to exercise faith if you do not have evidence, why is this so and what is evidence? “Something which shows that something else exists or is true”. It is also giving proof that something exists.

There are two ways to look at this. Firstly it means faith is the proof that something exists. Now what is the proof that something exists? What is the proof that your healing, your supply, your blessing exists? The word of God is the proof that it exists; therefore the word of God, the written word, is the evidence of things not seen.

In effect, there is no faith present if there is nothing you have from the word of God remotely or directly that what you desire exist.

Now in the natural court of law, true evidence has weight. It stands in the place of the real thing and upon it a conviction or acquittal can be obtained. Take the evidence of the word of God in that same manner when the enemy comes at you, show him you have evidence and it will suffice until manifestation comes. For if there is evidence then the real thing exists. Glory to God!

Confession/Prayer:

I have evidence that my healing exists. I have evidence that my success exists. I have evidence that my prosperity exists. The word of God is my evidence.

FAITH IS THE CONVICTION

2021-07-24T00:00:00.001+01:00

Hebrews 11:1 (amp)

Again we see from the amplified translation, faith is the conviction of the reality of something. In other words you are convinced that something exists without seeing it. Now there are a lot of things that we are convinced of their existence without seeing them.

Every human being is convinced they have a brain even though they may not have seen their own (or even somebody else’s for that matter). But what brought such conviction, because they have heard it being taught in a biology class or something.

Well there is something also that you can use to convince yourself of the reality of your healing, blessing, that fruit of the womb you need, etc. It is the word of God. Now don’t wave that off.

The scriptures say there was nothing that was created that wasn’t created by the word. So if anything should know about the existence or reality of anything it should be the word of God. And if you cannot be convinced about the reality of anything from the word of God, then your conviction will be flaky.

CONFESSION: Open my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy word.

CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S ABILITY

2021-07-23T00:00:00.001+01:00

Hebrews 11:1

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

We see from the amplified translation many things faith is. Firstly it says faith is the assurance someone has about something. What is an assurance? It is defined as:

confidence in one's own abilities or certainty.

This would mean then to have confidence in God’s abilities. Faith then is having confidence in God’s abilities about the things you hope for, the desires of your heart. Confidence is the state of mind of being certain. What this means is that faith is not about you making anything to happen, it is being certain in God’s ability to make it happen for you.

You are not to heal your own body, you are not to meet your own need. All you need is to be certain that He has the ability to heal you, meet that financial need and then you sit back and watch Him do it. That is faith! So the question today is: how confident are you about God’s ability to do what His word said He can do?

CONFESSION:

Unto God who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all I can ask or think, I submit myself today.

ANOTHER LOOK AT FAITH

2021-07-22T00:00:00.001+01:00

Hebrews 11:1

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Let us use what the above text says, faith is to understand faith better. We will use the different translations. Beginnning with the King James version, it says Faith is (the) substance. What is a substance? It is defined as:

“ the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.”

“ solid basis in reality or fact”

This means faith is the physical matter of things hoped for or gives a solid base to things hoped for. So the question is what do I have that is like physical matter to what I am hoping for, or gives a solid base to it? You do not need to look far: “ The Word (of God) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth…” (Romans 10:8).

The word of God gives materiality to things hoped for. Faith is like stepping out on water, but after you have stepped out, that is when you realize, you are been sustained and you are not sinking.

“And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.” (Matthew 14:23-29)

What held up Peter on the water? The word provided materiality to what he hoped for, to go to Jesus.

The word will hold you up too.

CONFESSION:

I lay down and slept; I wakened again for the Lord sustained me. I am being sustained by the word.

PROTECT YOUR FAITH!

2021-07-21T00:00:00.001+01:00

Luke 22:31,32

“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.”

One of the things you have to do about your faith is that you need to protect your faith. There are faith building people and environments and there are faith weakening or destroying people and environments.

I remember an experience early in my faith walk. I was in school (doing an in service training) and at the same time was preparing for my wedding. A colleague came into my room with a news paper report, the report had to do with the recession in the country and the high prices of household things.

After sharing the report with me, he made this remark, “how can a young man settle down and fill his house with the needed things under this circumstance?” He said that and walked out of my room. You know what?

Darkness enveloped me afterwards, I mean literally. But the light of the word came to me at that moment and drove the darkness away. God led me to Psalm 115:14, “The Lord shall increase you more and more even you and your children. Glory to God! So you need to be careful who you surround yourself with when you are believing God for something. Protect your faith!

PRAYER: I pray for you today that your faith fail not.

THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING

2021-07-20T00:00:00.001+01:00

Ephesians 1:16-19

“Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power.”

In my experience, I have come to realize that it is a possibility to be a Christian and be far from living by faith. It takes revelation from God for one to see the difference. Therefore for today, I will like you to pray the above prayers for yourself for the next one month, this is the first of what is called the Pauline prayers.

A part of it says, that the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of God’s calling and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints and what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who BELIEVE. (emphasis mine)

When your eyes are opened to the greatness of God’s power exercised in the favour of those who believe, will it be difficult for you to believe God? I guess no is your answer. Well I found this out by experience because I prayed this prayer when I read after Pa Hagin and he advised that one should.

The enlightenment that came and awareness to the word of faith made it look like I got saved all over again.

CONFESSION: Personalize the above prayer and pray it, confess it.

DO THE IMPOSSIBLE!

2021-07-19T00:00:00.001+01:00

2 Cor 4:18

“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”

WE are still on this thought, Faith sees the invisible. There is a second part to this: “See the Invisible, Do the Impossible.”(courtesy Jesse Duplantis). If all we see are what the ordinary eye sees, or what everybody is used to seeing, that is all we will be doing – the norm.

But when we exercise our ability to see the invisible, it enables us to see things others don’t see and therefore do what others don’t attempt to do. Now what seems impossible might not necessarily mean what others have done, but for you what you never imagine you could do.

But when you learn to meditate upon the word of God, you will begin to see how God sees and those things will always be beyond yourself. Whatever you consider beyond yourself right now, is your impossibility, but it is doable because you have seen it. The ability to see translate to the ability to do.

Jos 1:8

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

When you meditate it enables you to be able to see and then to do.

CONFESSION: I can see the invisible and I can do the impossible.

FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE

2021-07-18T00:00:00.001+01:00

2Co 4:18

“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”

For you to live by faith successfully you must be able to see what others are not seeing. This is because faith sees the invisible and you must learn the art of seeing the invisible. Do you realize that the reason why the Apostle Paul said even though the outward man was perishing, they did not faint, was because they could see what others were not seeing. They could see the invisible.

There is a story in 2Kings 6:15-17:

“And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.”

When did those chariots fire come to be? Was it when Elisha’s servant’s eyes were opened? No. Elisha knew they were there because Psalm 34:7 says that the angels of the Lord encamp round about them that fear the Lord. So with his eye of faith he could see them.

That was why he said they that be for him were more than they that be against him, he could see the invisible! Faith sees the invisible!

CONFESSION: Faith sees the invisible. I am a person of faith and I can see the invisible.

REAL FAITH

2021-07-17T00:00:00.001+01:00

Mark 10:47 48

“And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

There is something about real faith, it does not take no for an answer. This is because it has been promised or should I say, guaranteed manifestation. So don’t take no for an answer. When blind Bartimaeus was told to shut up, that it was not his kind Jesus attends to, the Bible said he shouted the more and Jesus stood still for him. Jesus will stand still for you. Your healing, prosperity and breakthrough will stand still for you too if you are not ready to take No for an answer. There is another person that did not take no for an answer:

Matthew 15:22-28

“And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

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.”

CONFESSION: I will not be denied, I refuse to be denied. It will be unto me according to the word of God.

TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE

2021-07-16T00:00:00.001+01:00

Mark 11:23

“For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain…he shall whatsoever he saith.”

Have you ever thought that if a person will have whatsoever he saith, then he will not have whatsoever he hath not saith. It is that simple and straight forward. Whatever you have not spoken about will not materialize in your life.

“A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled” Proverbs 18:20

Again we see that your mouth determines

whether you go hungry or you are filled and satisfied. Notice, the phrase, the increase, how much you can speak goes a long way to filling. What you have been desiring but not yet seen manifest in your life, ask yourself have you spoken it out yet.

When you study the gospels, you realize that even though every aspect of Jesus’ life has been prophesied, Jesus Himself spoke about everything He went through before He went through them. He spoke about His suffering on the cross, death, His resurrection ever before He went through those experiences.

Why did He do that? What you don’t talk about you don’t get to see them. So whatever you want to see happen, talk about it.

CONFESSION: I believe, therefore I speak

FAITH IS PERFECTED BY OBEDIENCE

2021-07-15T00:00:00.001+01:00

Romans 1:5 “By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for His name”.

Faith is perfected by obedience. To live by faith is to live life in perpetual obedience to God, His Word and His Spirit.

“Jesus was kind to me and chose me to be an apostle, so that people of all nations would obey and have faith”. (Contemporary English Version – Rom 1:5)

“…who bring people from every nation to the obedience that is associated with faith…” (God’s Word)

“…in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey.” (Good News Translation)

You get the drift of today’s meditation? Faith is associated with obedience. You cannot claim to be walking in faith or living by faith and live in utter disregard of the word of God. Or decide to obey a part of God’s word and disregard another part. The Scriptures say concerning Abraham:

“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place…” (Hebrews 11:8)

If you claim that you believe God then obey Him and do whatever He has asks you to do today. Your obedience is the proof of your belief. Like an old hymn said:

Trust and obey

For there is no other way

To be happy in Jesus

But to trust and obey.

Confession/Prayer:

I will obey you Lord, because I trust you.

THE LIFE OF FAITH

2021-07-14T00:00:00.001+01:00

Romans 10:6 & 7 “But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, say not in thine heart, who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring up Christ down from above.) Or who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead)”.

Faith does not always have all its questions answered. You cannot wait to have answers to all your questions before stepping out in faith. When God called Abraham, the scripture said he asked Abraham to step out to a land He will show him.

“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. (Hebrews 11:8)

So stop waiting to have answers to all the questions, you will not have them. Begin to do something with what you have now, and with what you know now. This is what the life of faith is all about. Remember, Faith is the evidence of things not seen. There will always be the element of the unseen, the unknown in your walk of faith.

Once you understand that, you will procrastinate less in the things God tells you to do. Step out now in Jesus name.

Confession/Prayer:

I step out in faith now in the name of Jesus.

IT DID NOT MAKE SENSE!

2021-07-13T00:00:00.001+01:00

2Corinthians 5:7 “But we live by faith and not by sight.”

Faith does not make sense. If you wait for faith to make sense you will not take faith based actions. It did not make sense that God asked Moses to grab the snake by the tail. It did not make sense that God asked the priests under Joshua to step into the Jordan river that overflowed its banks before they saw the river part.

It did not make sense that the children of Israel had to go around the walls of Jericho for six days not saying anything, and then shout on the seventh day for walls to come crumbling down.

It did not make sense for a teenager, David to bring down a Goliath with a sling shot. It did not make sense that a little boy’s lunch could feed over five thousand people.

It did not make sense that a virgin could become the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. And yes it does not make sense that Him that had no sin was made a sinner and we that are sinners by nature can become saints, with no sin reckoned to our account.

Yes, it makes no sense but it is faith and faith is God’s realm of operations.

What step of faith is before you now that does not make sense? Go ahead and take it and watch God come through for you.

Confession/Prayer:

I live by faith and not by my physical senses.

POTENCY OF FAITH

2021-07-12T00:00:00.001+01:00

Romans 14:23 “…for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”

Do you know that what Satan is after when he comes with a temptation to sin is your faith? Or rather should I say the potency of your faith. Our scripture for today says whatsoever that is not of faith is sin.

This means that the root of sin is that I do not believe God’s word. Why did Eve eat of that tree in the book of Genesis? She believed the devil’s word above God’s.

Therefore, when I consistently live a life of sin, what happens is that my faith in God gets eroded unconsciously. When I now find myself in a situation where I need to exercise my faith, it becomes a struggle.

It is because sin eats away the root of faith in God. So when the enemy comes next time to tempt you to sin, know that it is your faith he is after. Your faith in God is your ability to access the things that God has for you through Christ Jesus. Don’t give in to the devil’s temptation, resist him today and he will flee from you.

Confession/Prayer:

My loins are girded with the girdle of truth today, and so I can withstand the evils of today.

WORDS THAT CREATES THINGS

2021-07-11T00:00:00.001+01:00

Mar 11:22 “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God”.

Faith in God ultimately is expressed through your words. When you are with someone for five minutes you can tell where they are in faith. When you add verses 23 and 24 to our text it shows us that these words could either be “saying words” or “prayer or praying words”.

I mean these words could either be expressed in ordinary day to day speech or in your prayers. This is because after Jesus said have faith in God, the next thing he said is “whosoever shall say” and “what things soever ye desire, when ye pray…”.

This means if you have faith in God you will either be speaking words that create things or praying things into being.

So whether you formally pray or you say things today, know that you can express your faith in God either way and expect to have manifestation. This is because both verses end the same way, “…he shall have whatsoever he saith.”(vs23) and “…and he shall have them.” (vs24)

Confession/Prayer:

I have faith in God and so I say and I have.

I CHOOSE TO BE STRONG

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Mar 11:23 “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith”.

Doubt is something that attempts to plague everyone that lives by faith. Have you heard this saying, “feed your faith and starve your doubts”? It is so common that I don’t know who originated it. But that is exactly what you do.

You see both faith and doubts feed on something in other to be strong. Therefore the one you want to prevail, and I assume is your faith, you feed it and you starve the other.

For doubts to be strong, it feeds on circumstantial evidence. In other to starve it you do like Abraham did, “he considered not his own body now dead neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb…”.

For your faith to be strong, feed it the word of God and praise, “…but was strong in faith giving glory to God.”

Confession/Prayer:

I choose to be strong in faith today. I am not a doubter but a believer!

The Righteousness of God

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Romans 1:17 “…For therein the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith”

What reveals the righteousness of God? The earlier verse says it is the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now Matthew 6:33 says

"seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness."

What is the righteousness of God? Let us look at the Amplified Bible to help us answer that: “But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right)…” So God’s righteousness is His way of doing and being.

Now back to our text. This means God’s way of doing things and being is only revealed by means of faith. This means that you cannot know God’s way of doing and being without faith. This is why the Scriptures say “by faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God” (Heb 11:3).

What am I saying to you today? It is this: If you come by faith, the gospel, which is the power of God to save, will reveal to you God’s way of doing things and being which will translate to your salvation, your deliverance, your prosperity. So as you read the Bible today, expect to see in it God’s way of doing and being.

Confession/Prayer:

By faith, I declare that I have understanding of God's ways in Jesus’ name!

STRONG FAITH

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Romans 4:20 “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.”

One more thought on what will enable your faith to remain strong. Let us go back to our text. From our text above, we realize PRAISE also will make a man’s faith strong. Let us examine our text in the amplified translation of the bible.

“…but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God”

You cannot praise God and remain weak in your faith. Praise will strengthen you because praise will shift your attention from the problem and put it on God. The more you focus on God the stronger your faith gets. This is what happened to Abraham. The Scriptures say he (Abraham) grew strong as he praised and glorified God.

What about you friend? Would you exchange your worry for praise today? Every time you are tempted to worry, stop in your tracks and give praise to God and you will discover that rather than your faith weakening because of worry it gets stronger.

Confession/Prayer:

I will praise you Lord, with every breath that I take. I will praise you Lord this promise I make . When eternity ends and starts all over again, even then I will praise you Lord.

UNDERSTANDING GRACE

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Romans 4:20 “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.”

There is something else that will make your faith strong, it is understanding grace. I heard Kenneth Copeland say that God defined grace to him as His (God) overwhelming desire to deal with man as though sin has never happened.

Grace is generally defined as the undeserved, unmerited favour of God extended towards us. Now, if you do not understand grace, your faith will not rise to its full potential neither will it accomplish the best for you.

If you understand that God did it all so that you can have it all, your faith to receive from God will be strengthened. When you understand that because of what Christ has done you cannot be denied, your faith will be strong.

Grace tells you that though you do not qualify in the natural, God has qualified you by grace. Look at what Paul told Timothy: “Thou therefore my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”

Confession/Prayer:

I am strong in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I am strong in faith.