GENERATORS OF FAITH

Walking By Faith – Generators of Faith

Faith is a journey, it is our life style. To get anything done in the Kingdom of God, we need to have faith in the word of God and also believe that it will work for us according to the will of our Father in Heaven. Romans 1:17

“For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

1. God`s Word The Primary Source of Faith

The word of God is one of the generators of our faith because it contains the will, thoughts, revelations, insights, directives and counsel on every issue of life. The more we hear and read the word of God, the more our faith grows.

 Romans 10:17

 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

 When we hear the word of God and hear it again, our faith grows to another level. This means that we constantly keep hearing the word of God to keep generating our faith to the next level.

Mark 7:25-26

 “For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heardabout Him, and she came and fell at His feet. ²⁶ The woman was a ^[a]Greek, a ^[b]Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept ^[c]asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.”

This one woman heardabout Jesus. As a result her faith grew and she sought Jesus to heal her daughter.

Mark 10:47

“And when he heardthat it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

As Jesus was passing by, Blind Bartimeaus heard that Jesus was the one passing by. Constantly, he had been hearing many testimonies of the sick Jesus had healed. So he decided to shout aloud for mercy from Jesus.

Faith comes or grows by hearing not the doctors report, negative voices, but hearing the word of God.

2. Miracles and Testimonies Grow Our Faith

When we see the acts of God, the wonderful works by his hand and the creations of God, our faith grows. When we hear how Jesus saved us, how he has purchased our place in heaven, how he has taken all our sicknesses and diseases, our faith grows to the next. When our faith Grows, then we can receive from God our miracles too.

Mark 9:23

 “Jesus said to him, “If^[a] you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

The condition for receiving our healing and divine intervention is that our faith must be in place. If our faith is adequate enough, all things are possible. What are these things that are possible by faith? We are talking of salvation, healing, prosperity, increase, business and career breakthroughs, ministry explosion, growth, long life, divine health etc.

Matthew 13:58

 “Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.”

 Jesus went to his hometown; people there became familiar with him. As a result, their faith in him was very low. He did not do might works there not because he was not The Messiah but because of their unbelief. When we have unbelief and doubt, we are disqualified to receive from the hand of God, for without faith, it is impossible to please God – Hebrews 11:5.

3. Boldly Speaking To The Mountains

Mark 11:22-24

 “So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. ²³ For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.²⁴ Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”

We all face various mountains on a daily basis. Some are spiritual and some are physical. However, the root of every affliction is spiritual. There is a spirit behind every affliction. When we speak to those maintains, we are simply addressing their spirits behind them.

The master gave us a formular, that we are to speak to the mountains of all kinds boldly the word of God.

We can learn from God, he speaks before he acts. That has been his formular from creations. What are we to confess? The word of God must be following out of our mouths as we confront all negativities and challenges of life.

Genesis 1;3 & 6.

³ Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

 ⁶ Then God said, “Let there be a ^[c]firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Our victory is in our bold confession. God cannot act if our mouths are closed and void of his word.

1 Samuel 17:8 &11

 ⁸ Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. “Why are you all coming out to fight?” he called. “I am the Philistine champion, but you are only the servants of Saul. Choose one man to come down here and fight me!

 ¹¹ When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken.Goliath was the mountain that shook and taunted the Entire Isreal Army daily. The entire army could not talk as a result God could not save them and fear entered the armed forces.

However, a 17-year-old boy called David who understood how God works, face the Goliath with the battle of words. He understood the covenant terms God has cut with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

1 Samuel 17:42- 45

 ⁴² sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy. ⁴³ “Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods. ⁴⁴ “Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled.

⁴⁵ David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

The battle between Goliath and David was a battle of confession. David went against Goliath neither with age nor armory, but with the word of God. He invoked the heavenly armies led by the Lord Jesus Christ. That is how a 17 year by defeated the Giant Goliath.

Whenever we see ourselves defeated, let us check our confession. We must confess the word of God openly and loudly before we see the results.

Genesis chapter 1, God said and whatever, he said, he saw it. We are where we are today, because of what we confessed yesterday.

4. Courage In God`s Presence–

The presence of God generates our faith; it instills confidence, validates and increases our zeal to soldier on despite prevailing situations. Moses a great prophet of God, did dot depend on his abilities but relied entirely on the presence of God in his life. That is how Moses managed to liberate over three million Jews from Pharaoh`s bondage, the Lord Parted the Red Sea before Moses, water came from the rock and many good testimonies about him. People who enjoyed the presence of God:

1. MOSES

Exodus 33:12-20

¹² One day Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me, ‘I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’ ¹³ If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people.”

¹⁴ The Lord replied, “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.”

¹⁵ Then Moses said, “If you don’t personally go with us, don’t make us leave this place.¹⁶ How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don’t go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.”

¹⁷ The Lord replied to Moses, “I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.”

¹⁸ Moses responded, “Then show me your glorious presence.”

¹⁹ The Lord replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh,^[a] before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose. ²⁰ But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.

The faith of Moses grew in the Lord his God because he lived under the cover and presence of God daily. He enjoyed divine backing in his life.

2. HEZEKIAHenjoyed great success because the Lord was with Him

 2 Kings 18:6-7

 “He remained faithful to the Lord in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the Lord had given Moses. ⁷ So the Lord was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did. He revolted against the king of Assyria and refused to pay him tribute.”

3. JOSEPHbecame successful in a foreign land because the Lord was with him

Genesis 39:2

 ² The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master.

5. Kingdom Service

Another generator of our faith is serving God. When we serve the living God, our faith rest on his promises, which are true. Brethren let us never give up on our service to God; for in due season God will reward our labor in him.

 Malachi 3:16

¹⁶ Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.”

 God is watching our actions and listening to our words. He is aware of our situations. Let us then, continue fearing him and offering our service to him. For he faithfully rewards those who seek him diligently – Matthew 6:33.

Prayers of Supplication

1. Father I set my heart to serve you with faithfully for the rest of my life in Jesus name.
2. Father open my eyes of understanding that I may know you via your word daily in Jesus name.
3. Father led me daily by your presence in Jesus name.
4. Father I speak boldly to every mountain and goliath standing before me in Jesus name.
5. Father as I serve you, may I enjoy long life, wealth and divine health and leave a good heritage in Jesus name.