Faith

By Mom Rose (13-06-2010)

God is good. He is good even when there is no good in the world, he remains good.

Jeremiah says, “Blessed is the one in God”. Trust in Him for He is the author and finisher of our lives.

God gave His ONLY Son so that we may have life and have victory over any situation. He sacrificed His ONLY Son so that if we believe in Him we can be victorious over any kind of challenge, and come above or on top of any circumstance.

Just See Him as the beginning and the end of your life; Let Him shine in your situation wherever you are; in your community; in your family; in your place of work; Let Him be the author and finisher of your life.

We are in the last days, and God want to shine through us. God wants to use us for His own glory. When there is no mercy in the world, God wants to show His mercy through us. He wants to shine because of you.

In the world where you encounter challenges and troubles, see Him as God.

I John 5: 14 “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”

His love is here with us, for He is LOVE Himself. No one can give you hope except God.

Deuteronomy 28 (That’s where you find the Blessings of Obedience)

We have moved away from God. We are forgeting that, there’s nothing we can do without Him.

John 1 (Quoted)

In this world, there comes a time when you are called by names. Not good names, but names according to what you; to what you have become.

There’s a name that had been given to you due to your situation. Wherever you are, you are known by that name. Even if you are sick, people prefer to call you by your sickness. Your name is what is happening in your life.

Thank God for Jesus. Once you encounter God, your name changes. Everything changes. The way you think changes. He is a God who changes Human Identifications; He changes labels. That is the God we worship.

1 Corinthians 5:7 “Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast – as you really are. For Christ, our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed.”

Remember Jacob. He was a liar; a criminal, and had no peace because he did not make peace with God. You cannot do without Jesus even if you have everything.

God can change your name from nobody to somebody. He can take away hatred. He can take aways sufferings. Everything happens in God. Nothing can happen without him.

Romans 10 (Quoted)

FAITH

Faith is the principle of our victory. Nothing can happen withouth faith. You alone choose to have faith. No one need to help to have faith.

(Abraham was a blessed man, and we as his grandchildren, still quote Him in our time in age. This is because he had faith in God, and believed that his generation will be great)

Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek Him...”

Habakuk 2 (Quoted)

Write down your vision and have faith. Your dream can stand by faith. Whatever you want can be achieved, but you need faith. If you want life, apply faith.

It is now time, and if you are still relaxed you will remain behind. Take the word as been given to you. Apply it.., Apply it correctly.

Heroes of faith

Hebrews 2 (Quoted)

You heard the word but you have no faith. Your prayers are not answered because you don’t have faith. Things are not happening in your life because you have no faith. You need faith so that you can quote His word in whatever situation you may face. Repeat what He says in His word.

Romans 4:17 (Quoted)

Abraham gave God all the praises. Whatever age he was he praised Him. For you to plant a seed, it is out of faith that one day it will produce. To go into marriage with a stranger, you need faith. To take a taxi to work, you need faith.

Faith can change situations.

Mark 5:27, 28 (Read)

A woman of Faith

According to the customs of the Jews, if a woman is in “periods”,she is not allowed to touch anything. There are still religions even today who practises the same custom. Women were chucked out of the city during that period.

Now there was this certain woman. We are not told who her name was. She is identified by her sickness. She was sick for 12 years. I want to believe that she had no one by her side. She had a flow of blood for 12 years. This woman was dumped. Even her children had forgotten about her. She had spent much on doctors without help. There was nothing that could be done to change her situation.

She came accross Jesus. You need to come accross Jesus so that things can start happening in your life. We need the Abrahams of this age. We need Christians of faith.

This woman took a sole decision and said, “If I...” not, “If we...” This woman was saved by her faith. This woman heard that Jesus will pass by. He heard within herself. The bible says, she said, “ If...”, speaking alone. She did not tell anyone, because people might have stopped her. She took a sole decision. She had no one to support her in her decision, but she had to support herself in what she wanted.

Sometimes in life you need to support what you say by yourself without anyone agreeing with you. People can push away. As for this woman, she had the Heavens by her side. She mixed with the people when she was not allowed to due to her situation. In her mind was, “If only...I will be healed” She only wanted to touch the end part of Jesus’ garment. She was not interested in touching Jesus on his chest; by hand, but she had to go down to touch Jesus’s garment. She didn’t care of anyone.

What kind of things you do as a sign of approach to Jesus. This woman took a stand and approached Jesus.

Isaiah 1:6 (Quoted)

When King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord and discovered that he was not clean. The word is like a mirror, if you look yourself, the mirror will not lie to you. If you are dirty, the mirror will tell you.

Isaiah saw himself that he was not clean. Once you realise that you are not clean, you can then take a stand to make yourself clean. Because he saw that, he became clean. Unless Uzziah is removed from your mind, you will not hear God. Our mirror is God.

This woman took a decision, and she only wanted to touch Jesus’ garment inspite of her situation. She didn’t care of the condemnation afterwards, but she had faith that she would be healed.

Jesus gave this woman His attention. He did this while he was on an emergency call because Jairus’ daughter was dying. It might be that when this woman started being sick, the daughter of Jairus was also being born. What a coincidence, this woman was healed and Jairus’ daughter was raised from the death.

When He arrived, the people said, “why do you trouble the Lord...” Jesus seeing that they were low in faith, ordered them to go outside, and He remained with Jairus and his disciples. Sometimes people will laugh when you tell them your dreams. People laughed at Jesus and wanted to stop Jairus from bringing Him the house. You need to get rid of such people in your life.

There are things you will not achieve because certain people discourages you. You depend on people to achieve certain things. You need to take an individual decision and get rid of those people.

Remember the blind man of Jericho. He took a stand to stop the curse of blind-ness in his families. His father was blind; maybe his fore fathers were also blind. Your situation today must make you to take a wise decision. He stood and called unto Jesus against all odds, when he heard that Jesus was passing. People tried to stop Him, but because he had faith he shouted the more.

Jesus heard him even though the crowd was large. Jesus heard, and he can also hear you today. God gives what you ask. It is not the way you shout, but it is faith that brings the answer.

Jesus heard the blindman even though he was rebuked not to shout; even though he was pushed, Jesus heard him. Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “I want to see again.” And he received his sight.

To the woman he said, “Your FAITH has made you well”

Read the word and have faith. Don’t exepct powerful evangelists or pastors to change your situation. Read the word and have faith, and your situation will change.

What do you believe God in?

Quoted Heroes of Faith; Gideon, Noah and Anna.

Ask God and apply His word. FAITH!

(Mrs. Mthembu quoted Philipians 2:12)
(Mrs. Nkambule quoted Ecclesiastes)