Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Hebrews 11:1-6 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist) For by it, the elders obtained a good report. 3Through 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. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.(How did Enoch please God?) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Whether you are a believer in God or not, each individual has been given a measure of faith. Even atheists believe that they don’t believe. Each of us has faith.
Mathew 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Five laws of effective prayer are found in this passage.
- Law of Humility– Have mercy on me
- Law of Acknowledgement– O Lord have mercy
- Law of being specific– with over 3000 promises, we need to be specific. my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. When you become specific, it causes faith to rise. When you are specific, it causes you to be able to see. Can you envision a blessing? No, because it is not specific. Jesus answered her not a word until she was specific.
- Law of Perseverance– She didn’t give up when Jesus ignored her. Knock and it shall be opened.
- Law of Faith– Now Faith is. Faith is now! It is the substance of things hoped for. Something in the future is hope. You can turn hope into a now event by faith. What cannot be seen can be brought into the NOW by faith. If you have Faith, whatever you ask in faith shall come into NOW.
- Mark 11:23-24
- Those things that you believe now will be brought from the future into your now!
- Faith must be incubated. Incubation is a process of bringing into birth. Incubate faith bydoing these things.
- You must envision or picture what you are praying for specifically. God took Abraham out of the tent and told him to look up and count the stars. There were too many stars to count. His eyes were overwhelmed by what he saw. You must see it to believe it. Abraham wanted a son but had no faith for a son until he SAW or envisioned one. Abraham had a seed but could not release it until he saw it. What do you see?
- You must have a burning desire for what you are beholding in your heart. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails. Your prayer must have a burning desire for what you are seeing. Proverbs 10:24 says the desire of the righteous shall be granted. Develop your desire. Psalms 37:4 Delight thyself also in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart. You empower your desires by specifically looking.
- You must have assurance (this word is connected to a title deed) Your assurance is saying that what you are seeing and desiring is already yours. You can’t claim something that you can’t see. You can’t have a desire for something that is not yours. You have the title deed for what you asked!!! You have a title deed for your salvation, deliverance, and healing. Jesus gave us the assurance when he rose from the dead to give us the title deed.
- You must begin to call or speak by name. Abram’s name was changed to Abraham (Father of Nations) Sarah began to call him “Father of Nations” before he had a son. In her day-to-day walk, she called him “Father of Nations”. It was a term of endearment because she was speaking into their future. Romans 4:13 Calls those things that are (physically) not as they already were. We must speak the word which is creative in nature. When you call it, it then becomes planted in your spirit. It may not have manifested physically but is in you inside of a seed. In the beginning, God created the earth by what was inside of him. What was inside of God was His word! The righteous will eat the fruit of their lips.
