Faith for the Walk
2 Kings 4: 8-37. Verses 23, and 26 when asked if everything was alright, this mother knowing her son was dead, said; “It is well!” Twice, she said, “It is well!”
Mark 11: 22- 24 tells us what God will do, when we have faith in God.
Hebrews 11: 6 But without faith, it is impossible to please him:
Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith.” Do we have “now faith”? Or do we have, “well I’ll pray about it and just wait to see what happens”?
With “now faith,” we pray and believe it’s going to happen.
Do we as women of God have that type of faith?
Mark 10: 46-52 verse 46 says Bartimeus was a blind beggar.
In those days, in order to “beg” you had to have a “license” to beg, and your license was a “beggar’s cloak”. So when you were seen, with this form of license, everyone knew you were a beggar.
One day as he was sitting begging by the wayside, he heard loud noises, then he heard it was Jesus. Bartimeus began crying out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” The people around Bartimeus told him to quiet down, but he cried all the louder; “JESUS, SON OF DAVID, HAVE MERCY ON ME.”
Then Jesus stopped, and called for this beggar, and--here is the key to his healing--Bartimeus threw away his cloak, his “license to beg.” Bartimeus knew he was going to be healed. He knew Jesus would heal his eyes and he would be able to see.
In this everyday life, we have to have all sorts of license:
In biblical days, a beggar had to have a license to beg, and, since Bartimeus was blind, his “license” was a special “beggar’s cloak.”
Need caused him to put on the beggar’s cloak, but Faith caused him to throw it down.
In this chapter, I like verse 49. It says Jesus,”stopped and stood still.” Jesus heard one of HIS children crying out and just stopped what HE was doing and stood still.
The angels in heaven are always singing praises to the Most High God. They are constantly singing, "Hallelujah, Hosanna to The King." But do we know that when we cry out to God, Jesus stops what HE is doing to hear us? “LISTEN!” He says to the angels. “Listen,” Jesus says to God, The Father. “LISTEN. ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN NEEDS YOU!”
Do we have “faith for the walk”? Do we have faith to know that God hears our every prayer, even those prayers that we think just bounced right back at us.
Genesis Chapters 12 & 22: Abraham had faith in God and it was accounted unto for righteousness. Abraham believed and trusted God when God called him to leave his home country and go to a land, “I WILL SHOW YOU.” God told Abraham HE would make him a father of many nations. Abraham believed God to the point that he was willing to sacrifice his only son Isaac, believing if Isaac were dead, God would raise him back alive again to fulfill HIS promise. That’s faith.
Genesis 42 tells of the story of Jacob. God told Jacob his sons would be and were the twelve tribes of Israel. Jacob’s ten oldest sons were extremely jealous of Joseph, the eleventh son. They were jealous to the point the older brothers threw Joseph in a pit, sold him as a slave, then took the coat of many colors his father had made him, killed a goat, smeared it with the goat’s blood, then told Jacob a wild animal killed Joseph and the coat was the only thing left of Joseph they found.
Jacob mourned over his son Joseph. Jacob forgot the promise God made him, saying his twelve sons, not eleven, but twelve sons would be the twelve tribes of Israel.
Jacob believed a lie straight from the devil himself.
How many times do we listen to and believe the lies of the devil? How many times have we had our own little “pity-party”?
“Oh me, oh my, I’m sick and no one cares!”
This is one my granddaughter is famous for: “No one loves me or cares about me!”
Or what about this one? “No one understands what I’m going through!”
Or, “Why should I pray, God never hears my prayers, they just go to the ceiling and bounce right back!” What's the use?
Give me a break!!!!!
Romans 2:11 says; With God, there is no respecter of persons.
What HE does for me, HE will do for you. What He did back in the biblical days, is exactly what HE will do today...IF we have faith and we only have to have faith the size of a mustard seed.
Matthew 13: 31-32 says the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, the greatest among herbs, yet grows into a mighty tree. Then Matthew 17:20 goes on to say, if we have faith as a grain of mustard seed, we can pray and nothing shall be impossible to us.
Hebrews 13:9 says: Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.
God never changes; we are ones who change.
2 Peter 1:5- 10: And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith,
(Did you get that? in verse 5, it says to ADD to your faith)
When you have salvation, you already have a certain amount of faith, because it is by faith that we are saved and not on our own lest any person boast.
Ephesians 2: 8, 9. We already have faith, it’s just up to us what we do with it. Thru Faith in God we live and move and have our being. Begin building your faith by trusting God today for all YOUR needs. God loves you and cares about you!
Mark 11: 22- 24 tells us what God will do, when we have faith in God.
Hebrews 11: 6 But without faith, it is impossible to please him:
Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith.” Do we have “now faith”? Or do we have, “well I’ll pray about it and just wait to see what happens”?
With “now faith,” we pray and believe it’s going to happen.
Do we as women of God have that type of faith?
Mark 10: 46-52 verse 46 says Bartimeus was a blind beggar.
In those days, in order to “beg” you had to have a “license” to beg, and your license was a “beggar’s cloak”. So when you were seen, with this form of license, everyone knew you were a beggar.
One day as he was sitting begging by the wayside, he heard loud noises, then he heard it was Jesus. Bartimeus began crying out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” The people around Bartimeus told him to quiet down, but he cried all the louder; “JESUS, SON OF DAVID, HAVE MERCY ON ME.”
Then Jesus stopped, and called for this beggar, and--here is the key to his healing--Bartimeus threw away his cloak, his “license to beg.” Bartimeus knew he was going to be healed. He knew Jesus would heal his eyes and he would be able to see.
In this everyday life, we have to have all sorts of license:
- A drivers license to drive
- A marriage license to marry
- A fishing license to fish
- A hunting license to hunt
- A building license to build or add on to your home
In biblical days, a beggar had to have a license to beg, and, since Bartimeus was blind, his “license” was a special “beggar’s cloak.”
Need caused him to put on the beggar’s cloak, but Faith caused him to throw it down.
In this chapter, I like verse 49. It says Jesus,”stopped and stood still.” Jesus heard one of HIS children crying out and just stopped what HE was doing and stood still.
The angels in heaven are always singing praises to the Most High God. They are constantly singing, "Hallelujah, Hosanna to The King." But do we know that when we cry out to God, Jesus stops what HE is doing to hear us? “LISTEN!” He says to the angels. “Listen,” Jesus says to God, The Father. “LISTEN. ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN NEEDS YOU!”
Do we have “faith for the walk”? Do we have faith to know that God hears our every prayer, even those prayers that we think just bounced right back at us.
Genesis Chapters 12 & 22: Abraham had faith in God and it was accounted unto for righteousness. Abraham believed and trusted God when God called him to leave his home country and go to a land, “I WILL SHOW YOU.” God told Abraham HE would make him a father of many nations. Abraham believed God to the point that he was willing to sacrifice his only son Isaac, believing if Isaac were dead, God would raise him back alive again to fulfill HIS promise. That’s faith.
Genesis 42 tells of the story of Jacob. God told Jacob his sons would be and were the twelve tribes of Israel. Jacob’s ten oldest sons were extremely jealous of Joseph, the eleventh son. They were jealous to the point the older brothers threw Joseph in a pit, sold him as a slave, then took the coat of many colors his father had made him, killed a goat, smeared it with the goat’s blood, then told Jacob a wild animal killed Joseph and the coat was the only thing left of Joseph they found.
Jacob mourned over his son Joseph. Jacob forgot the promise God made him, saying his twelve sons, not eleven, but twelve sons would be the twelve tribes of Israel.
Jacob believed a lie straight from the devil himself.
How many times do we listen to and believe the lies of the devil? How many times have we had our own little “pity-party”?
“Oh me, oh my, I’m sick and no one cares!”
This is one my granddaughter is famous for: “No one loves me or cares about me!”
Or what about this one? “No one understands what I’m going through!”
Or, “Why should I pray, God never hears my prayers, they just go to the ceiling and bounce right back!” What's the use?
Give me a break!!!!!
Romans 2:11 says; With God, there is no respecter of persons.
What HE does for me, HE will do for you. What He did back in the biblical days, is exactly what HE will do today...IF we have faith and we only have to have faith the size of a mustard seed.
Matthew 13: 31-32 says the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, the greatest among herbs, yet grows into a mighty tree. Then Matthew 17:20 goes on to say, if we have faith as a grain of mustard seed, we can pray and nothing shall be impossible to us.
Hebrews 13:9 says: Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.
God never changes; we are ones who change.
2 Peter 1:5- 10: And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith,
(Did you get that? in verse 5, it says to ADD to your faith)
When you have salvation, you already have a certain amount of faith, because it is by faith that we are saved and not on our own lest any person boast.
Ephesians 2: 8, 9. We already have faith, it’s just up to us what we do with it. Thru Faith in God we live and move and have our being. Begin building your faith by trusting God today for all YOUR needs. God loves you and cares about you!
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