FAITH MAKES THE WORD PREVAIL!

 

EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 2020.

SUBJECT: FAITH MAKES THE WORD PREVAIL! 

Memory verse: "The He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” (Matthew 9 vs 29.)

READ: Matthew 8 vs 5 - 13: 

8:5: Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 

8:6: saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed dreadfully tormented." 

8:7: And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

8:8: The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 

8:9: For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go ,' and he goes; and another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

8:10: When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 

8:11: And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 

8:12: But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 

8:13: Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." And the servant was healed that same hour."

INTIMATION: 

Faith is trust, confidence, belief in a particular thing or person. The main elements in faith in its relation to the invisible God, as distinct from faith in man, are (1) a firm conviction, producing a full acknowledgement of God’s revelation or truth; (2) a personal surrender to Him; (3) a conduct inspired by such surrender. All this stands in contrast to belief in its purely natural exercise, which consists of an opinion held in good faith without necessary reference to its proof. But God has been proven from the beginning by His wondrous works, and marvelous acts. The above referenced faith in the invisible God makes the Word prevail. 

The Scripture in John 1 vs 1 - 3 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.” The Scripture notes that Jesus Christ is the Word, and was with God from the beginning, and all things were created by Him. Therefore, the Word takes the place of the unseen Christ. Meditation on the Word is a visit with Him. The Word prevails when you catch the revelation of Christ in the Word, and by faith declare the Word, and that is tantamount to bringing the Creator of all things to the scene. 

Faithlessness is the major cause of why God's Word bless some people and not bless others. When people hear God's Word but do not believe it, then the word preached will profit them nothing. This is because it’s not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. Lack of faith blinds people to the truth and robs them of hope. It’s in believing that the glory of God is made manifest to us. Our faith triggers the grace—power of God to help us in our times if need. Jesus said to Martha at the tomb of Lazarus; “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” (John 11 vs 40.) 

God’s glory is the backing of His Word. Faith or belief is the first sure step to receiving from God. Not believing God and His Words is regarded as disobedience. And disobedience is regarded as rebellion and stubbornness against God, and is tantamount to witchcraft which is regarded as the most serious sin of all because, as long as a person rebels, he or she closes the door of forgiveness and restoration with God. (First Samuel 15 vs 23.)

The genuine faith of the Roman soldier—the centurion—amazed Jesus, and He said to the crowd, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!" It was the faith which the centurion manifested that made the Word to prevail. The centurion could have let many obstacles stand between him and Jesus—pride, doubt, money, language, distance, time, self-sufficiency, power, race. But he didn’t. If he did not let these barriers block his approach to Jesus, we don’t need to either.

Our memory verse is from the story of two blind men in Matthew 9 vs 27 - 30, who wanted Jesus to heal them of their blindness. When Jesus asked them, “Do You believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” And their eyes were opened......” Jesus didn’t respond immediately to the blind men’s pleas. He waited to see if they had faith. These blind men were persistent. They went right into the house where Jesus was staying. They knew Jesus could heal them, and they would let nothing stop them from finding him. That’s real faith in action. If you believe Jesus is the answer to you every need, don’t let anything or anyone stop you from reaching out to Him.

Prayer: Abba Father, my faith is securely anchored in You. I am persuaded that there is nothing You cannot do for me. Anything You can’t do for me, let it remain undone, anything You can’t give me, may I never have it. Nothing, absolutely nothing can take my focus away from You. Give me the grace to remain steadfast in my faith in a You, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!