Matthew 9:22 (Mark 5:34, Luke 7:50)
But Jesus turning and seeing her said,
“Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.”
At once the woman was made well.
Matthew 9:29 (Matthew 8:13)
Then He touched their eyes, saying,
“It shall be done to you according to your faith.”
Matthew 15:28
Then Jesus said to her,
“O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish.”
And her daughter was healed at once.
Mark 10:52
And Jesus said to him,
“Go; your faith has made you well.”
Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.
Luke 7:50
And He said to the woman,
“Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Luke 8:25
And He said to them,
“Where is your faith?”
They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another,
“Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”
Luke 8:48
And He said to her,
“Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
Luke 17:19
And He said to him,
“Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.”
Luke 18:42
And Jesus said to him,
“Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”
Luke 22:32
but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail;
and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”
James 1:2-4
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
And let endurance have its perfect result,
so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
1Peter 1:2-9
According to the foreknowledge of God the Father,
by the sanctifying work of the Spirit,
to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood:
May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while,
if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable,
even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
and though you have not seen Him,
you love Him, and though you do not see Him now,
but believe in Him,
you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.
How is your faith?
Is your faith in Christ the Lord strong enough to live according to His word?
Is your faith at least strong enough to believe in Him and trust Him to take care of your needs?
Moving mountains is posable but first you should have the faith to put your life in His care, in His hands, to listen to and trust His Holy Spirit.
If you can’t obey His word?
how can you trust in Him?
how can you have your faith set firm in Him?
Faith can move mountains but like everything ells it starts small and grows,
and like everything that grows it needs to be nourished.
feed your faith in Christ Jesus,
read His word, and take everything He has said to heart,
such as
“I will never leave you nor forsake you”
“I am the way the truth and the light, no one comes to the Father less he comes through Me”
“Seek first the Kingdome of God and His righteousness”
Do you believe this statement?
John 3:16-21
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world,
but that the world might be saved through Him.
He who believes in Him is not judged;
he who does not believe has been judged already,
because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world,
and men loved the darkness rather than the Light,
for their deeds were evil.
For everyone who does evil hates the Light,
and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
But he who practices the truth comes to the Light,
so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.”
If you do not believe these words which were spoken by Christ Himself,
how can you say you are a Christian?
How can you say you have faith in Christ Jesus?
How can you say you even know Him?
Or that you have faith in Him?
If you think your positions can or will save you that is where your faith is,
and you should expect nothing from the Father nor the Son.
For your faith is set in the world and its ways not in Christ the Lord, the redeemer,
Who is Christ Jesus?
Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand,
the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands,
The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life
The One who has the sharp two-edged sword
The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze
He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars
He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens
The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God
The one sitting on the throne in heaven
If you do not believe the words written then the Bibel the holy word of GOD,
then how can you have faith in Him?
How can you say I love the Lord Jeus?
how can you even call yourself a follower of Christ, a Christian?
Look deep inside and find where your faith is anchored.
Matthew 7:21-24
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
Many will say to Me on that day,
‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name,
and in Your name cast out demons,
and in Your name perform many miracles?’
And then I will declare to them,
‘I never knew you;
DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’
Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them,
may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
Who or what is your foundation of faith built upon?
the world?
your own abilities?
Of the word of GOD, Christ Jesus?
“Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them,
will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house;
and it fell—and great was its fall.”
Christ Jesus is coming back just as He said He will.
The question is will you be ready for His return,
Will you be taken up to join Him in the clouds?
Is your faith anchored in Him and Him alone?
Faith in Christ Jesus Is important,
just as important as excepting Christ Jesus as your Lord,
just as important as obeying the word of God.
Have you ever asked the Lord for something or for Him to do something for you or in your life?
But then to have it not to come to fruition?
What was your response?
Did you become upset or even angry with God?
Did you fell or think that God did not care?
If so, you need to realize you may not truly known GOD.
For we are talking about the GOD who spoke the heavens and the earth and all living things in to existence by speaking them in to existence.
He spoke, and life became.
If He is capable of creating life, why should we doubt if He can answer your prayers?
i believe faith in the Lord is the determining factor.
Believing in the Lord,
knowing who He is and who His Father is excepting Him and obeying His word should be your first priority not stuff and things,
not wealth fame.
i have known those who will quote John 14:13-14
and then become upset when their prayers are not answered.
They never read or take into commiseration John 14:15
John 14:13-15
“Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.”
IF YOU LOVE ME, YOU WILL KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS.
Matthew 7:7-11
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,
and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!”
James 4:1-10
What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you?
Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?
You lust and do not have; so you commit murder.
You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel.
You do not have because you do not ask.
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives,
so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
You adulteresses,
do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God?
Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose:
“He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”?
But He gives a greater grace.
Therefore it says,
“GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.”
Submit therefore to God.
Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
Cleanse your hands, you sinners;
and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Be miserable and mourn and weep;
let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord,
and He will exalt you.
Faith do you truly have faith in the Lord your God?
Or do you just want to use Him to promote yourself in the world?
Seek first His Kingdome and His righteousness,
Obey His word, His commandments.
Ask for His forgiveness and His salvation.
Love Him with all your heart, with all you soul and with all your mind.
If this is your desire your goal, your purpose in life, (to serve Him and Him alone)
then ask what you will with out doubt in your heart and He will answer your prayer.
This is not name it and clam it,
it is loving the Lord you God,
putting Him and His desires first in your life and then asking for His will to be dune in your life and excepting His answer when you ask,
for we are human and our hearts do have wrong motives.
What ever we ask for should be things that will bring honor and others to the Kingdome of God.
When it comes to the things of this world,
it should be our first and foremost goal of our life to bring opportunity for others to met Christ our Lord,
that the Holy Spirit may draw them to the Lord for their salvation,
that they may enter in to the Kingdom of God when Christ returns for His church.
We cannot do this of our self’s,
only the Holy Spirit can, we are to be no more than the opening for the Holy Spirit to draw them in.
we cannot do this but by the grace of Christ Jesus shining through our lives,
that is brought about by us being willing to live for Him,
for us to be willing to be His.
Having faith in GOD should be rather simple if you truly know who GOD is,
what He has done and what He can do.
And we place our will and desires upon Him and then for Him to fulfill His desire through us.
Read Genesis
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
Then God said.
What can you create by speaking (Let there be) not even a speck of dust.
But when the Lord GOD speaks “Let there be” there is.
It is your faith in Christ Jesus that opens the gateway for Him to do all things through you and for you.
For you can do nothing but sin when you work through your own desires and will.
Father God forgives us for our lack of faith in You.
Come dwell in us and draw us closer to You and Your will,
Cause our faith to grow in You.
Use us to reflect your love and grace to this fallen world that they may see You and be drawn to ask You to be their Lord and savor.
To put their faith in You and You alone.
Amen