FEELING OR FAITH
Memorise: “And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him” (Hebrews 1:6)
Read: James 1:5-8
Another limitation of God is that He cannot save a soul or bless someone except the fellow exercises faith. Hebrews 11:6 says you cannot please God except you have faith. Before God can heal you, He must see faith. He is always on the look out for faith. When Jesus visited His childhood home, He could not do great miracles because He could not find faith.
Sometimes, when the Lord heals or intervene’s in the situation of someone who has no faith, it is because He has seen the faith of someone else, or some people who are standing in the gap. In Matthew 9:1-8, when a paralyzed man was brought to Jesus, He looked at him but could not see faith. Then He looked at the people who brought him on a stretcher and saw their faith. He healed him because of their faith in Him.
He healed him because of their faith in Him. Do you know intercession is a powerful activity? It is an act of faith. God wants to save, deliver, bless and protect your unbelieving friends, relatives and loved ones. If there is no one to stand in faith for them, it becomes impossible for God to help them.
In this regard, faith is the vehicle with which heavenly blessings are delivered to earth men and women.
Many of us are yet to receive our blessings because there is no vehicle (faith) to convey them to us. Have faith in God. Take God at His Word and let your faith be seen.
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). Another thing God cannot do is turn down anyone who comes to Him having satisfied His requirements. This is the assurance we have for the salvation of souls.
For instance, 1 John 1:7-9 says if we walk in the light of God’s Word, fellowship with fellow believers, sincerely confess and forsake our sins, we can be assured of forgiveness. It is not until we feel forgiven before we are actually forgiven: we are forgiven the moment we satisfy His requirements. Some people remain in guilt, condemnation and regret long after God has forgiven them.
When you ask Why, they will tell you they do not feel forgiven. Faith is in abstract terms even though it requires physical works. Faith and feelings are on opposite sides of the continuum. Faith believes before it ever sees the manifestation. But feelings fails to believe until it sees.
Feelings hold tightly to ‘seeing is believing’. The only reason God will not forgive you is if you have not satisfied one or more of His laid down requirements. But if you have, you can be sure He has forgiven you, except another law has overruled this. For example, if one has remained obstinate until God says such cannot be forgiven, no forgiveness can be obtained in that circumstance.
Have you achieved your goals for this year? To what extent have they been achieved? Prayerfully come up with ways you can fulfil what is pending.
Source: E-Open Heavens, RCCG
Praise God and his mighty wonders. There is power in praise and faith. Thank you jesus