Make your Faith Work for You

Jesus did a great job on the Cross. He made all things possible through the faith He gave to us as believers. You have a servant at your exposure. That is faith. It can always work for you. But how can it work for you? Let us look at the following scripture found in Luke 17:3-10. This scripture is very important.

So be careful! "If your brother or sister in God's family does something wrong, warn them. If they are sorry for what they did, forgive them.

Even if they do something wrong to you seven times in one day, but they say they are sorry each time, you should forgive them."

The apostles said to the Lord, "Give us more faith!"

The Lord said, "If your faith is as big as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Dig yourself up and plant yourself in the ocean!' And the tree will obey you.

"Suppose one of you has a servant who has been working in the field, plowing or caring for the sheep. When he comes in from work, what would you say to him? Would you say, 'Come in, sit down and eat'?

Of course not! You would say to your servant, 'Prepare something for me to eat. Then get ready and serve me. When I finish eating and drinking, then you can eat.'

The servant should not get any special thanks for doing his job. He is only doing what his master told him to do.

It is the same with you. When you finish doing all that you are told to do, you should say, 'We are not worthy of any special thanks. We have only done the work we should do.'"

When Jesus talked about the importance of forgiveness, which appeared to be perpetual, the Apostles were heard asking for more faith. Surprisingly, Jesus indicated that it was not an issue of faith. That is what we all often do. When there is a challenging situation before us, we think we need more faith.

Apparently Jesus said they did not need much faith. A tiny faith could do the job. He illustrated using the smallest grain of a mustard seed. He said having faith of that size could uproot a tree and have it cast into the sea. We learn from Romans 12:3 that we already have faith in us. It reads, “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.” Believers were given ‘the measure of faith’. What does that mean? It means we were all given the same size of faith. That is the faith Jesus used to calm the raging sea. The same faith that Peter used to raise Dorcas from the dead. It is the same faith that Peter and John used to heal the crippled man at the gate ‘Beautiful.’ We hear Peter saying, “Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. (2Peter 1:1). We received “like precious faith” with Peter. So, your faith is not a problem.

Now the issue here is using that measure of faith. We view it as strong faith when it operates in other believers’ lives and that is because they exercise it. They use it. We know that anything that is not used or inactive for a period of time eventually starts deteriorating or malfunction.

In order to illustrate the issue of using faith, Jesus starts talking about a servant that comes from work. Probably he is tired. Servants worked hard during the times of the Bible. There was no mercy shown. It was unlike today where there are issues of rights. One would expect to have the tired servant to come and sit down and be given food. Jesus says, “Who can say that?” The servant is given more work. He meets the needs of the Master. Then when the Master is full and satisfied, the servant can get his own food to eat and then rest. That is how faith needs to be used. It is your servant. There should be no rest until it has fully done its assignment. Let your faith complete its job. Do not allow your faith to die down having not brought what God provided for you. Patience can assist your faith most of the time. It can sustain the strength of your faith until you receive whatever you desire from God.

 
Now I pray that the Lord may grant you the spirit of wisdom and revelation of the knowledge of Him in Jesus Name. Receive what has been the desire of your heart through the faith that you already have, in Jesus Name. God’s blessing on you today!

You Are a King

Every major truth started in the Book of Genesis and final truth is in Revelation of the Bible. If you are born again, you were born in the spirit realm. The Word tells us in Revelation 1:4-6:

“John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

You were washed from sin in the Blood of Jesus. So you are already clean. You have been made a King and a Priest. But I want to emphasize on your kingship. You are a Spiritual King. That means you were born to rule and reign. You reign over all forces of darkness that tend to oppose your life in any area.

Things that happen in the physical are controlled in the spirit world. Therefore, you need to dominate and rule in the spirit world in order to direct them on the physical. That is where your authority is. “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”(Hebrews 11:3). The things we see were made of things that are not seen. That is the spirit world. You were created in the image of God and made in His likeness. That means you have His nature and you function like Him. That is how God sees you whether or not you function in it.

Therefore, take charge of your life. Look at these points about a king:

1) A King does not beg.

2) A King issues decrees to have things done

So stop making those beggarly prayers. You do not have to beg. You pray to the Father in the Name of Jesus if you want something. You do not pray to Jesus. Why? Here on earth you are standing in the place of Jesus. You have the authority of Jesus. When you speak to God it is as if Jesus is speaking to God. So you can’t pray and ask for things from Jesus. But you can fellowship with Him.

You issue a decree as a king. So you need to occupy your position. The Word tells us that you shall decree a thing and it shall be established. So you need to grow up in order to effectively exercise your authority. Galatians 4:1 says, “Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all.” As long as you are a child you will operate like a servant. Servants beg for things. “As long as…,” shows that you can operate as a child forever. Take responsibility for your life and decree things that were freely given to you through Jesus Christ.

Remember, you are a King. You were born so. You were restored. It was so from the very beginning, “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” (Genesis 1:28).

You were created to have dominion and to subdue. Subdue means to make something align itself with your will. You conquer it to submit its will to yours. Now I pray in the Name of Jesus Christ that you be awakened to your Kingship. May you subdue any demonic force that hinders your life in the Name of Jesus Christ. You are an overcomer. Let there be light in your life so you can see who you truly are in Christ. Be blessed in Jesus Name!