Seminar
# 10
How To Walk By Faith
1.
All seminars are held by invitation from your church or ministry.
2.
Because
of the amount of materials that must be covered, four services are required. For example one Friday night, the whole day
Saturday, and a Sunday morning service and evening service have worked out well
in the past.
3.
We
travel by auto as a family, with our four children, when asked to minister in
the Southwest. This includes New Mexico,
Colorado, Arizona and the western Texas areas.
4.
Outside
of this geographical area, I, Jose, will come alone by airplane.
5.
In
most seminars, the Lord leads us to have times of ministry, which include words
of knowledge, prophetical words, and healings. If your church desires for this type of ministry within the
teaching times we can accommodate this.
If however you would only desire to have a straight teaching seminar, we
will honor this as well. Our vision and
calling is to assist your ministry in receiving the greatest benefits during
this time.
6.
We
do not request honorariums or love offerings, but trust the Lord to speak to
the hosting church as to what His will is.
Our ministerial requirements from you the hosting church are room and
board either in a motel or at one of the brethren’s home during our stay, and a
roundtrip airplane ticket for Jose if he comes alone by airplane.
7.
Last but not least, you can see a picture of
our family towards the bottom of the web site.
Thank you and God bless you!)
Understanding
the Faith of God
·
we must live through the faith of God
Mark
11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto
them, Have faith in (Have the “God kind” of faith, or the faith OF GOD!) God.
·
(God is in the genitive
Greek case signifying possession; therefore it is “God possessing
something”; in this case, “God’s
possession of faith”)
Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I
live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the
flesh I live by the
faith, of the Son of
God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
·
(Greek: The
life which I now live in the flesh, I live in faith, this being the faith which dwells in the Son of God.
(Genitive Greek case signifying possession)
·
The faith flowing through Christ; even the faith that comes out of
Christ living continuously in me.
Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing
by the Rhema word of God.
·
(Greek: So then faith gets its life from hearing, but
the type of hearing, which describes faith, must be exclusively one which comes
through the rhema word of God.
·
Faith
possesses something that is called the rhema word of God.
Romans
10:8 But what saith it? The rhema
word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the rhema word of faith,
which we preach; (Dative relationship)
·
Every rhema word represents an itemized description
of God’s measure of faith, as He has tailored it for every situation in
which He speaks the rhema word into.
It is therefore an account of what the Lord can accomplish within a
particular circumstance.
·
With my
heart faith is exercised resulting in righteousness and with my mouth
confession (homologia) is made resulting salvation.
Luke
1:37 For with God nothing(
Rhema word) shall be impossible.
q (The English is a poor translation: Greek: For with God every rhema word
has the (indwelling) dunamis power to come to pass.
q
Secondly, the rhema
word not only
carries with it God’s
measure of faith, but also
God’s dunamis power.
John 17:8 For I have given unto them the rhema words which thou
gavest me; and they have
received them, and have known surely that I came
out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
q
Thirdly, every rhema
word reveals the Person of
Christ. As Christ is revealed,
the faith and power that He possesses, is manifested alongside with Him.
The Faith of Abraham
Romans
4:12 And the father of circumcision to them
who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk(Greek: march as a soldier ) in the steps ( footprints) of that faith of our father Abraham,
which he had being yet uncircumcised.
Romans 4:17 ¶ (As
it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he
believed, even God, who quickeneth
the dead (corpses), and calleth
those things which be not as though they were.
q
Greek
translation and also my own paraphrase; Abraham once and for all, (aorist tense) believed God. Who is the God whom he believed in?
q
Abraham
believed in the God whose nature is to continuously give life to the dead i.e.
(Greek; Circumstances which
are so dead that they are corpse like).
q He is also the God who continuously calls the things which are not, as if they are. (The word “as” is a very interesting word. It means in the same manner as, or having the same content).
Romans 4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he
might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So
shall thy seed be.
Greek:
Abraham, with all hope gone, believed on a
foundation of hope, that he might become the father of many nations, in
relation to the rhema word which was spoken, So
shall thy seed be.
·
Doctrine of works “if you do” Doctrine of faith
“Do you believe”
Romans 4:19 And being not weak in faith, he considered
not his own body now dead ( now in a permanent
state of a corpse) , when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the
deadness ( the
corpse-likeness) of Sara’s womb:
·
He
considered his own body now in a state of a corpse and the corpse of the womb
of Sarah.
20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong (Receiving God’s power) in faith, giving glory to God;
·
In the view
of the promises of God he did not vacillate between two diametrically opposed
outcomes but was strengthened with God’s dunamis power as to regards to faith,
in that he maintained himself close to God at all times.
21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able
also to perform.
·
What God
promised He was able and capable to complete
Faith out of the Book of
Hebrews
Hebrews 4:2 For unto us was the
gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit
them, not being mixed
with faith in them that heard it.
·
As the mixing of alloys in equal proportions to produce a
metal
Hebrews 6:12 That ye be not slothful( sluggard) , but followers (mimics)
of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Hebrews 6:5 And have tasted the good rhema word
of God, and the powers of the world to come,
q
Greek: The rhema word of God brings the dunamis power
of the coming ages into this present one.
Hebrews 10:38 Now the just
shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure
in him.
·
Now my
righteous person shall live by faith as the root source of his very life. If he draws back in fear my soul shall have
no pleasure in him.
Heb 11:1 ¶ Now faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
·
Now faith is
the title deed
of things hoped for, and the full assurance of things that it is impossible for
us to see in the present.
·
Faith is
the substance or the essence of what cannot be seen.
·
Substance
from two Greek words
defined as a “standing under something” (under/standing). The substructure or the hidden foundation giving the substance and
the understanding to what cannot be seen.
2 For by it the elders
obtained a good report.
·
The ancient
men of God through faith so lived that they obtained a good witness
Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds
were framed (equipped) by the rhema word
of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do
appear.
q
Greek: The worlds were
framed by the rhema word of God, so that the things that we presently see with our eyes were
made out of things that cannot be seen by the eye. In other words, God always creates what is physically evident to us, out
of things which are physically invisible, through the rhema word. This is the title deed of the rhema word.
The word “framed” is the same word used for the mending of the
fishing nets by the apostle Peter. It
is also defined as the full equipping towards the successful carrying out of a
mission. The “framing” of the
United States armed forces in the Persian Gulf Crisis tells us that they were furnished with the quality
and quantity of armaments, food, gear, and clothing that were needed to furnish
them a total victory.
Hebrews 11:4By 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 (died off or perished)
yet speaketh.( yet speaks
prophetically)
Hebrews 11:6 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.
·
Without
faith there is a vacuum of dunamis power to please God.
Hebews 11:7 By faith Noah,
being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark
to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became
heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
·
Being divinely instructed and admonished concerning
the things that he could not see with human
the human eyes
·
“The things yet not seen” what was what well known
to Noah, or what had a three dimensional substance to him. The physical world acquired no
reality or became simply two-dimensional.
8 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.
·
He was
called was in the
present tense.
·
He
obeyed- Greek: “a military submission to hearing”
·
He went
out; As we go out
with the word of God.
·
Not
knowing ‘Having nothing
in the physical realm which was set and standing before him so that he could
grasp and follow. He had no
acquaintance with what God had called him to do.
10
For
he looked(was
expecting)
for a city which hath foundations, whose builder (technician or craftsman) and maker ( “the worker for the people,” as technician and craftsman of the
new foundations which only faith builds) is God.
11
Through
faith also Sara herself received strength(received dunamis power) to conceive( to lay down a foundation of) seed( spermatos), and was delivered of a child when she was
past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
12 Therefore sprang there
even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude,
and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
·
My Greek paraphrase Therefore also from one were born (many) though
that specific one is a corpse; and these many, in relationship to the stars of
heaven, equal to the number of the fullness of their multitude; and just as the
sand by the side of the shore of the sea is so much in number that arithmetic
cannot calculate it.
27 By faith he forsook
Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
·
Moses dominated and endured by seeing with discernment in the
Spirit what was invisible or void of discernment in the natural or to the human
eye. His substance was the rhema word of God.
The natural world was not a reality to him.
·
Hebrews 11:29 By faith they passed
through(A thorough
stepping through) the Red sea as
by dry land: ( just like if going through dry land) which the Egyptians assaying to do were
drowned. (Were swallowed up; the outcome of having
no faith)
Hebrews 11:30 By faith (The domain and instrumentality of faith ) the walls of Jericho fell down, after
they were compassed about
( encircled upon) seven days.
Hebrews 11:31 By faith the
harlot Rahab perished not
(In absolutely no
way was destroyed together; the outcome of faith)
with them that believed
not (non
compliant or inpersuadable to the voice of God; non Christians and
Christians alike), when she had received the spies with peace.
Hebrews 11:33 Who through
faith subdued ( overcame after contending in a military
battle or contest) kingdoms, wrought (worked out to the point of complete execution)
righteousness, obtained promises, stopped (blocked, stopped and closed up) the
mouths of lions,
34 Quenched the violence of fire
(The inherent dunamis
power of fire), escaped
the edge of the sword, out of
weakness were made strong(Went
diametrically from the point of infirmity and weakness to the point of being
strengthened with God’s dunamis power) , waxed
valiant in fight,(received sufficient inner strength to
contend in war) turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
How Do we Live by Faith?
Romans 1:17 For therein is
the righteousness of God
revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
20 For the invisible things of him from
the creation of the world are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal
power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
·
Verses seventeen
and twenty of Romans one tells us that the righteousness of God, are the mighty
deeds of an invisible God who dwells in the heavens, made visible for us upon
the earth.
Romans 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By
what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
· A law declares to us that under a
particular set of circumstances; specific results will always come about,
without fail.
· The law of faith operates in this fashion.
· The voice of the Holy Spirit wills or
desires something within us.
· His desire is translated for us as a rhema
word.
· If we hear and obey the rhema word it
reveals Christ Jesus within us who will labor His grace to bring it to pass.
· His accomplished grace in us is translated
into His righteousness, or His accomplished work of grace that makes us Christ
like.
· This is the law of faith! This law will never ever fail and will allow
us to overcome, become set fee, and get every single victory all by a simple
step by step obedience to the voice of the Holy Ghost apart from our own
efforts. Obedience, grace,
righteousness; all of faith, and all of the Lord.
Romans 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith?
God forbid: yea, we establish
the law.
· We establish. “We establish,” in this verse is in the present tense. This means that we make the whole of the Old
and the New Testament and what it contains for us to stand and thus be
effective from moment to moment by a life of faith.
Romans 4:6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man,
unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
· Blessedness: This word is defined as a blessed happiness or a state of inward
happiness.
The
man or woman of God that live by faith come into a state of happiness which is
the result of the liberty in Christ that is produced in them by their living by
the law of faith apart from their own efforts.
Romans 7: 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I
myself serve (I am a bond-slave to) the law of
God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
·
Romans
seven and twenty five tells us that our minds were created to be a slave of the
law of God. As we have learned, the law
of God, is the “law of faith” found in Romans three and twenty seven.
·
The law of
God is the voice of God within us, which contains His faith. When we obey His word, His righteous deeds released to equip His
particular word. The law of faith tells us that at every instance that we
operate by faith, which is God’s rhema word, God’s righteous deeds are released
to meet and equip His rhema word.
Gal 3:2
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of
the law, or by the hearing of faith
·
Greek paraphrase: Do we receive the things of the Spirit by
our own efforts and strength, or by a hearing that is made up purely out of,
and promotes a walk of faith?
Gal 3:5 He therefore that ministereth to you the
Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or
by the hearing of faith?
·
Greek paraphrase: He that supplies, furnishes and ministers to
you the things of the Spirit, and likewise works of dunamis power(s), does He
do it through your own efforts and strength, or through a hearing that is made
out purely of, and promotes a walk of faith?
Gal 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision
availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
·
Greek paraphrase : The only
thing that has any inward strength to
execute God’s outward dominion and victory for us in our lives is faith that is energized by a walk of divine
and self sacrificial love.
Basic Principle of the
Rhema Word in Living By Faith
Luke 5:5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the
night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy RHEMA I will let down the net.
·
The
disciples of Jesus had been painfully laboring throughout the night to catch
fish, and had accomplished little. This
account describes perfectly the activity of our churches. Much of our goings-on have been spent upon
programs, agendas, and committees, and little upon the guidance, strategy, and
power of the Holy Spirit through the rhema.
Notice that the “one rhema” of Jesus brought a huge catch.
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my RHEMAS abide in you, ye shall ask what ye
will, and it shall be done unto you.
·
Many times
we take the name of Jesus as a “magic wand” and have believed that asking in
that name will get us anything we want.
My brothers and sisters, our asking and receiving must always be in
accordance to the rhema of God. God
will always honor his rhema word since it comes from Him. According to His rhema, our prayers will
always be answered, and we will get anything that we ask for!
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and
gave himself for it;
Ephesians 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with
the washing of water by the RHEMA.
· These scriptures “hit home” at one of the very major problems within our churches today. The church will only be purified and made holy by the revelatory word of God. The rhema is what washes the bride of Christ and heals and restores it. Let me ask you a question. If the flow of spiritual gifts is curtailed in our congregations, and the rhema is quenched, how will the church ever be washed and made holy?
Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the RHEMA of God:
·
It is time
for us to know that the only offensive weapon that we have against Satan and
his schemes such as sickness, bondage, and sin is the rhema word of God. If we don’t know how to operate in the
revelatory word of God, we will never attain a complete victory against the
devil, the world, and the flesh!
Peter 1:25 But the RHEMA of the Lord endureth for ever. And this
is the RHEMA which
by the gospel is preached unto you.
·
Finally my
beloved brothers and sisters; our witnessing and evangelism must be always done
in the power of God through the rhema, if it is it to be truly effective. Evangelism programs are good yes, but
without the living word spoken into the lives of every lost soul that we
encounter, the effectiveness of every program will be limited.
A Study in the Faith of
Jesus
Mark 10:27 And Jesus
looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God
all things are possible.
·
Greek paraphrase:
God is capable and able, and mighty and strong to successfully accomplish His
will in every affair in heaven and upon the earth.
Luke 18:27 And he said, The
things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
·
Greek paraphrase:
In all those things that people find impossible to accomplish because they have
no power, God is able and capable, and strong and mighty to accomplish.
Mark 9:23 Jesus
said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
·
If you have the ability to believe for something, without
allowing for a chronic pattern of doubt to set in, that very thing that you
believe for becomes transformed into something, mighty and strong and powerful
and capable to obtain what you are seeking for.
Mat 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am
not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word ( Greek:
a word))
only, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having
soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go (aorist), and he goeth; ( present ) and to
another, Come,( present) and he cometh;(
present) and
to my servant, Do this (aorist),
and he doeth it(present)
10
hen
Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto
you, I
1.
In
verse eight of Matthew eight, we find the centurion dialoguing with Jesus and
acknowledging that His rhema word spoken in regards to the sickness of
his servant would result in his complete healing. The phrase “shall be healed”, is in the indicative mood.
2.
If you
can remember from our previous studies, this Greek mood describes a statement
of fact, an absolute certainty, and a done deal. The centurion is in fact relaying to Jesus that he is cognizant
that the Lord’s rhema word will accomplish with absolute certainty all that it
intends to do. This is what deeply
touched the Lord.
3. The “aorist
tense” in the Greek, can be compared to our “past tense” in the
English. Simply speaking, it describes a past occurrence. However, the Greek aorist tense is
stronger than our English past tense.
4. This verb tense
has the element of “punctiliar
action.” This fancy
word in reality means nothing more than a “punctuation” or “punctuation
mark” in the succession of time.
Can you see the similarity between punctiliar and punctuation? Whenever
we place a question mark, a period, and a comma as we write, we insert one mark
with our pens in the sequence of time and go on with our writing. This one
single event jotted down in one moment of time, is called punctiliar action.
I call the use of the aorist tense,
“punctuation in time.”
5. The present
tense describes action which is presently and continuously occurring in the
hear and now i.e.; “at this very moment.”
Mark
11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto
them, Have faith(Present)
in ( Have the “God
kind” of faith, or the faith OF GOD!) God. (God is in the genitive
Greek case of “ God possessing something”, hence His possessing faith)
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever
shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed(Aorist), and be thou cast(Aorist) into the sea; and shall not doubt(Aorist) in his heart, but
shall believe(Aorist)
that those things which he saith shall come to pass(Present); he shall have whatsoever he saith.( future indicative)
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever
ye desire, when ye pray, believe(present) that ye receive them(present), and ye shall have them.(future indicative)
“As” Thou Hast Believed
Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said
unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant
was healed in the selfsame hour.
Matthew 15:28 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.
·
The word “as” has a powerful connotation in New Testament
scriptures. It is defined by some of
the following terms; As, like, even as, just like, in the same manner, and a carbon copy
of.
·
In Matthew eight
and thirteen, Jesus in fact tells the centurion, that in the very specific
thing that he has targeted his belief for, that very targeted thing he will
receive.
·
When we ask in Jesus’ Name, our request must be very
specifically targeted to what we want. From the rhema word that Jesus grants us
in His name, we find ourselves with a host of things that we can request from
the Lord within the sphere of the rhema word.
Any specific point that we target our request for, believing, which is
void of the two types of doubting taught above, we will receive as a specific
carbon copy or reduplication of what we requested. The specific thing that we
ask for believing is the specific thing that we receive.
Matthew 9:29 Then touched he
their eyes, saying, According
to your faith be it
unto you.( LET
IT BECOME OR BE CREATED FOR YOU)
The Authority of Faith
·
A very important quality of
God’s faith, is that resident within it lies God’s authority to cause circumstances
and situations to submit to the faith itself, change them and line them up to
God’s rhema word. Let us analyze three scriptures below.
Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said
unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed
in the selfsame hour.
·
The so be it done unto thee” is in the Greek imperative mood or the mood of
command. The faith of the centurion has
God’s inherent authority to command circumstances to change and line up in
accordance to what the centurion specifically targeted for in his request.
Matthew 9:29 Then touched he
their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
·
The “be
it unto you” is in the Greek imperative mood. In
reality what Jesus tells them is that their faith commanded the circumstances
that kept them blind to change and line up into God’s normalcy for vision.
Matthew 15:28
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.
·
Your faith
has commanded the future circumstances to line up and submit to and finally
give to you what you desire.
Faith In The Perfect Tense
In the beginning of our study, we dealt with
the Greek perfect tense. We
discussed that the Greek perfect tense defines an event completed in the past,
but its results and impact are eternal, affecting and influencing us today, and
in our future.
Matthew 9:22 But Jesus turned
him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy
faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made
whole from that hour.
·
Hath
made thee whole is
in the Greek perfect tense. The faith of the women completely healed her
with the results that her healing is secure from now, the future, and until the
time of her natural death, unless she sins and opens up a door to the enemy
Mark 5:34 And he said unto her,
Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
·
Here Jesus tells the woman “Thy faith has cured you now and
forevermore.” The faith itself accomplished it with a completed and everlasting
result. Jesus then tells the woman;
“Immediately go into a continual and enduring state of shalom peace brought
about by being whole and sound from your plague.
Jesus Intuitive Knowledge of Our Faith.
Matthew 9:2 And, behold,
they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said
unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Matthew 9:22 But Jesus turned
him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort;
thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he
said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
·
The three
instances “seeing” and “saw” is a Greek word that can be interchanged between physical
seeing and intuitive knowledge.
God communicates Himself to us in our spirits by intuitive knowledge.
There are two types of knowledge. There
is the acquired knowledge that we progressively use to learn by studying
and researching. The other knowledge,
which is intuitive, tells us immediately that a dress is blue. God speaks to us in this way. We intuitively
know, and step out and obey.
·
As I just
stated, the physical seeing described comes from exactly the same
Greek word for the intuitive seeing or the intuitive knowledge of the
Lord Jesus. Jesus must intuitively
know a level of faith in us that will prompt Him to act to act on our
behalf and grant to us what we want. Until He intuitively knows a faith
level in us that does not doubt the mountains and circumstances in our lives
will at best be only partially altered.
Belief
Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said
unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have
faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence
to yonder place; and it shall
remove (FUTURE
MIDDLE INDICATIVE “it will happen without fail by the inherent power resident in
faith”) and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered
and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye
shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say
unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done (FUTURE MIDDLE INDICATIVE “it will happen without fail by the
inherent power resident in faith”)
Mark 11:21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold,
the fig tree
which thou cursedst is
withered away.
22 And Jesus answering
saith unto them, Have faith in God.
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.
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If you can
believe without creating a distinction or a difference that causes you to
hesitate between the impossibilities of physical circumstance versus what
miracles God says He can perform through them; the content of what you
speak no matter as many are the things, whatsoever they are,
or how great, and difficult, and much they are that make up that content, it will come into
existence for you
Mustard Seed Faith
Luke 17:5 And the apostles
said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And the Lord said, If ye
had faith as a grain of
mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up
by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of grace and truth.
Heb 11:1 ¶ Now
faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not
seen.
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Mustard
seed faith is three-dimensional faith. A grain of mustard is three-dimensional.
In Hebrews eleven and one we are told that faith must have substance. In John one and fourteen we are told that
the Word of God must become flesh.
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In all of
these instances we see that faith must become a reality to us. More than that, faith must become our
ONLY reality. The reality of faith, and the rhema word of God must become OUR
ONLY REALITY. It is what must
become three dimensional to us. Our
circumstances must all become two-dimensional and our UNREALITY.
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Let us
look at a few excerpts from the book of Hebrews.
Mat 13:31 Another parable
put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of
mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
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In Matthew
thirteen and thirty-one we see the parable of the kingdom of God, which a man
took. The word for “took” is the Greek
word “receive”. To receive, as we will
study in the next section is, to obtain something for ourselves, posses it, and
make it into an integral and real part of our life. The word of God must become
our substance and our reality just like the three dimensionality of a grain of
mustard. Once that our faith operates like this and our physical world holds no
reality over the voice of God we sow the revelation of the three dimensional
word into the outer world bringing forth the kingdom and producing miracles.
Luke 13:19 It is like a
grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew,
and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
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We see a
very similar parable in Luke thirteen and nineteen. The man received the word
of God and made it into an integral part of His life, by making it into THE
REALITY of his life. Out of the three dimensionality of this word he then cast
out into the garden of the physical world creating the miraculous kingdom of
God.
The Causative Action of Faith
Exodus 8:5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine
hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
Receiving
1 Corinthians 4:7
For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou
didst not receive ? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou
glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
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Receiving
in the Bible is not a mental recognition or a temporary belief that what we ask
God, He automatically gives to us without the work of faith involved. To
receive, is to obtain something for ourselves, posses it, and make it into an
integral and real part of our life. First Corinthians four and seven tells us
that everything that we desire from God, by faith must be obtained, possessed,
and incorporated, into our hearts before we see it becoming a reality for us in
our external word.
Mark 11:24 Therefore I say
unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
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Through
this I tell you that as many things, whatsoever they are, or as great as, as
far as, how much, how many they are, while in praying to God, you request,
believing that you have obtained them, possessed them, and made it your very
own at the moment of your asking, shall become a reality in the future for you
Matthew 21:22 And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive
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How
many are the things, whatsoever they are, or how great, and
difficult, and much they are, requested from God without doubt, you shall
obtain, posses, and make it into an integral and real part of our life in the
future.
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