Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 157
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Unbelieving
Believers…a great tragedy of today’s Christianity. Most are waiting on signs and miracles…and
miss Jesus.
DAY 87
Faith
Then He touched
their eyes, saying, “It shall be done to you according to your faith.”
--Matthew 9:29
Many hope to become rich through an inheritance or the
lottery. There is another way to become rich: slowly, quietly, wisely, gradually,
and faithfully. This way is much better, for it can be repeated over and
over again. Similarly, there are two ways to enter into faith. One is through
an explosion such as the Apostle Paul’s. The other way is much more difficult
but will reap the same results.
Many are waiting for God to perform some miracle before
they believe. It is often taught that unbelief is a weakness, and yet we are not told
what to do to be strengthened. Unbelief does not have its roots in weakness but in worldliness,
self-righteousness, and pride.
Chapter 11 in the Book of Hebrews puts faith people into
two categories. The first category belongs to those who because
of their faith
experienced great miracles. I have known believers who have had the
Lord awaken them in the middle of the night and heal a broken bone, those who
have actually seen the Lord, and one family who had a child raised from the
dead. Their faith did not
create the miracles but allowed them to receive them.
Hebrews 11:2, For by it the men of old
gained approval.
11:5, By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not
see death.
11:7, By faith Noah, being warned {by God} about things
not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household,
by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which
is according to faith.
11:11, By faith even Sarah herself received ability to
conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.
11:29, By faith they passed through the Red Sea as
though {they were passing} through dry land . . .
11:30, By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after
they had been encircled for seven days.
11:32, And what more shall I say? For time
will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel
and the prophets,
11:33, who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed {acts of}
righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,
11:34, quenched the power of fire, escaped
the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war,
put foreign armies to flight.
11:35, Women received {back} their dead by
resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, in order
that they might obtain a better resurrection.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
The first question Christians must get an answer to: What is biblical
faith…and how do I get it? Why? Because Jesus said, “…It shall be done to you
according to your faith.” Pretty simple
instructions.
Faith is an enabling power of God.
It is a gift from God, and can never be produced by people.
Therefore, our part becomes “believing” what God has “enabled” within us
to believe. Our believing yields the
confidence to trust God. It is the
trusting of God. All the heroes of the
Faith in Hebrews 11 acted because they trusted God.
So, unbelief “does not have its roots in weakness but in worldliness,
self-righteousness, and pride.” It is
not trusting God, but self. How sad.
Turning to God, and trusting Him, we can receive anything He gives us,
including miracles if He desires.
How do we get “faith”? His Word
tells us He gifts us with it…
Ephesians 2:8
Romans 12:3
Romans 10:17
2 Corinthians 12:9 tells us His strength is made perfect in our weakness…which
is not unbelief.
Well, amen.
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