Faith is not Works

Last time I wrote on How to Oppose Worry. This write-up is still in line with the last one.

So, we have times when we pray right and get an assurance that it was a done deal, but it appears as though nothing was forthcoming. Today, I want to explain how to use your faith in a way it didn’t [in many ways] occur to you how faith works.

First of all, grace and faith must work hand in hand for the manifestation of God’s provision. Grace is all about God’s provision, that which we inherited by becoming joint heirs with Christ Jesus. Faith, on the other hand, is simply believing that all God has given to you by grace is yours, that simple. So simple but not as simple as it seems based on the results seen, as many struggle to receive what God has given to them.

The funny thing is that we think there is something we must do to receive this grace after becoming born again. But to surprise you, the only work we are to do is simply to believe. Just believe, that’s all, nothing else. God doesn’t need your offerings before His grace is released or else it won’t be called grace. Don’t forget, grace means unmerited favour, that which you don’t deserve. So, from the beginning, we don’t deserve it. In other words, there is nothing you can do to merit what God gave you; this is why it is called grace. All you have to do is receive what God gave you. This act is called faith. But why do we not see these things manifest? [Read: Is Faith a Process?].

One reason why we do not see things manifest is that we think we need to do something before we can receive the grace of God. I see this many times, as we feel we are not worthy to receive the grace of God, so we feel we need to do something. But really, you were not worthy and will never be by works; this is why it is called grace! The only reason God has given it to you is because you were joined with Christ Jesus as one (ref.: Romans 8:17). After all, it was Christ Jesus to whom God gave all things. And because you are joined with Christ as one, whatever happens to Him affects you.

But then again, doubt stands as a hindrance to receiving this grace. Not that God withholds His grace, but we, through unbelief, cannot stretch out our hands to receive. This is because manifestation only happens when grace and faith are combined. In other words, this is called offer and acceptance in the Spirit. And doubt is the lack of acceptance. This is why we need to constantly renew our minds with the word of God (ref.: Romans 12:2).

Now, another crucial thing is that faith moves with speed. In other words, how we receive is based on how fast we raise our hands. Allow me to elaborate. We all received the perfect health of Jesus when we were born again. But how come you break down with sickness, and you declare that you are healed and see nothing done the moment you declare? But you saw another Son of God declare that by the stripes of Jesus, he was made healed, and immediately, he became healed. What did he do that you didn’t?

Your level of belief is the reason. But that doesn’t mean your body didn’t hear you when you spoke. What just happened is that your body’s speed of manifestation is based on your belief. In other words, you are to keep declaring that you are healed for your mind to accept Christ Jesus’ health as a normal way of life. The more you believe this implies you are doubting less. And this means the faster you see the health of Christ Jesus manifest in your life.

Faith is simply accepting all that God has given to you by grace through Jesus Christ. But the manifestation is based on your belief system. Just accept it as true and it will be. The more we fill our hearts with the word of God about who we are right now in Christ Jesus through confession, the faster we see doubt die off and grace manifest faster.

 

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations—you’re born again, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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How To Oppose Worrying

Have you ever prayed to God for a situation that you felt was urgent, and the Holy Spirit assured you it was a done deal, also strengthening you with the scriptures, but everything around you was shouting to you as it appeared as the opposite? Yes, I have been in such a situation.

The Bible has made us understand that the Sons and Daughters of God are in the world, but not of the world (ref.: John 17:16). So, it should not surprise you that things appear off what the Lord said. Then again the pressure could be so strong that you want to believe the situation wasn’t answered. But right there is where the trick of the devil comes in.

The Bible says in Proverbs 18:21 that death and life are in the power of the tongue. In other words, we could deny ourselves what God has answered based on our words. And that’s what the devil wants us to do by putting things around us to affect our thoughts and not see our prayers answered. But the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 10:5 that we should cast down every opposing thought to the obedience of Christ Jesus. And one powerful way is through gratitude to God for an answered prayer.

Gratitude, in this sense, is an act of faith. It strengthens our trust in what God has already done. And in doing this, we find ourselves not worrying, but resting on the words of God that He has answered our prayer.

The devil deceives using the five senses to make us disbelieve the truth. But when we remember who we placed our trust in and the assurance from His word and the Holy Spirit pointing them to us, all we need to do is to be grateful to God that He has done it. And, of course, we need to walk closely with the Holy Spirit, who will position us to receive this request because the work of the Lord does not seize because we haven’t received an answered prayer. But when we walk closely with the Holy Spirit in His leading us into the truth, we prepare the ground ready to receive the answered prayer.

The prayer was already answered the moment we presented it to the Lord, but God alone knows the perfect time the answer should manifest to our favour and His glory. So, don’t look at the clock, look unto Him in gratitude.

 

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations—you’re born again, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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GOD BLESS YOU.

 

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are obtained from the New King James Version (NKJV)