Faith That Will Work

for You
by
Charles Capps
HARRISON HOUSE
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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+ontents
1 Back to Basics........................................................................5
2 Partaker of Divine Nature.................................................15
3 Fear Is Faith in Reverse......................................................19
4 Forgiving b Faith..............................................................29
5 P!ant a "ee# for $hat %ou Nee#......................................35
& Faith $ithout Resu!ts.........................................................41
' Doers of the $or# (re )onfi#ent....................................4'
* +o!#ing Faith an# ,oo# )onscience...............................55
9 "-eaking in (gree.ent $ith ,o#/s $or#......................&1
10 Don/t ,o $ho!e +og $hen +a!f Rea#........................&'
11 Praing in the "-irit..........................................................'1
12 Igniting Faith.....................................................................''
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1 #ak to #asis
There are some $asi thin*s a$out faith that we
need to ontinuall' *o o<er% ?ust $eause we ha<e
heard it one doesn@t neessaril' mean we know it%
Sometimes it is *ood to *o $ak and re<iew some
old truths from )od@s Word that ha<e $eome old
hat, so to s!eak% #efore 'ou realiAe it, 'ou ha<e
for*otten some thin*s that 'ou knew 'ears a*o%
Some of these $asis are found in He$rews --B-%
Now faith is the su$stane of thin*s
ho!ed for, the e<idene of thin*s not seen%
Notie this senteneB Now faith is.... E<en
thou*h the word now in the onte:t is not used in
this sense, allow me to diret 'our thou*ht to this
word as thou*h it were referrin* to !resent tense for
the !ur!ose of re<ealin* somethin* a$out faith that
is im!ortant to all of us%
Now faith is.... Faith that is the su$stane of
thin*s ho!ed for is alwa's now faith% The su$stane
of thin*s ho!ed for is alwa's now(
You an sa' it se<eral different wa's% If faith is
not now) it@s not faith% If it@s not faith that is !resent
tense, it@s not the su$stane of thin*s ho!ed for%
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
Believe When You Pray
Sometimes !eo!le kee! !uttin* off thin*s )od
!romised until some later date% #ut ?esus tau*ht,
...What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have
them &2ark --B65(%
When are 'ou *oin* to $elie<e 'ou reei<e what
'ou ask in !ra'erCwhen 'ou reei<e the answer or
when 'ou !ra'D You should $elie<e 'ou reei<e
when yo% pray(
If 'ou !ra' this afternoon at three o@lok, it will
$e now when 'ou !ra'%
=et@s sa' it this wa'B Now faith is, or faith is now%
=et me sa' a*ain that e<en thou*h the intent of
the word now in He$rews --B- is not used as a
!resent3tense word, let@s use it that wa' to !ro<oke
'our thinkin*% =et@s think of the words on $oth sides
of the word #aith as $ein* !resent3tense wordsB Now
faith is(
Notie He$rews --B7B
#ut without faith it is im!ossi$le to
!lease himB for he that ometh to )od must
$elie<e that he is, and that he is a rewarder
of them that dili*entl' seek him%
Note the !hrase, that he is% It@s !resent tense% It
doesn@t Eust mean $elie<in* that there is a )od, $ut
$elie<in* that He is in the now%
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Your faith has to $e in the now) in the !resent
tense% It an@t $e !ut off into the future or $ak into
the !ast% It must $e !resent, a$idin*Cfaith that is
now%
Faith that is in the now is the su$stane of
thin*s%
#ut 'ou hear so man' sa', FI $elie<e )od@s *oin*
to do it sometime%F That@s out in the future%
2ake a deision to release faith that is in the
now%
If 'ou ha<e the faith, then 'ou ha<e the
s%bstance o# things desired% You ha<e the su$stane
of it, $ut 'ou don@t !h'siall' ha<e the thin* desired%
It has not $een manifested% You an@t wear it, dri<e
it, or fl' it% *%t yo% ha'e the s%bstance o# it( The faith
su$stane is the raw material whih will ause the
manifestation of the thin* desired%
Without this faith, it is im!ossi$le to !lease )od,
for he that omes to )od must $elie<e that He is and
that He is the rewarder of them that dili*entl' seek
Him%
Yes, faith is the su$stane of thin*s ho!ed for,
the e<idene of thin*s not seen% #ut what thin*s is
faith the su$stane ofD +ll the things that Go has
gi'en %s by promise(
=et@s *o to 6 9eter, ha!ter -, for some insi*ht
into these !romises%
Simon 9eter, a ser<ant and an a!ostle of
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
?esus +hrist, to them that ha<e o$tained
like !reious faith with us throu*h the
ri*hteousness of )od and our Sa<iour ?esus
+hrist%
C6 9eter -B-
Who is 9eter writin* toD
...to them that have obtained like
precious faith....
In other words, if 'ou ha<e o$tained the same
faith in ?esus +hrist that these men had, then 9eter
is writin* to 'ou% It doesn@t matter what entur'
!eo!le are li<in* in% It still a!!lies to those of like
faith%
Gods Willingness !ultiplied
)rae and !eae $e multi!lied unto 'ou
throu*h the knowled*e of )od, and of ?esus
our =ord%
C6 9eter -B6
)rae and !eae are not ae to 'ou, $ut
m%ltiplie to 'ou%
Allow me to share with 'ou the definition of
*rae whih the Hol' S!irit *a<e me% He said, ,Grace
is Go-s willingness to %se &is power an &is ability
on yo%r behal#) e'en tho%gh yo% on-t eser'e it(,
)rae is )od@s willin*ness% What a !owerful
statementG
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*ack to *asics
2ost !eo!le don@t ha<e an' trou$le $elie<in*
that )od is a$le to do an'thin*, $ut the' aren@t sure
He is willing to do it for them% The' are stron* in
$elie<in* in )od@s a$ilit' $ut weak in $elie<in* in His
willin*ness%
)od@s willin*ness is multi!lied to 'ou throu*h
the knowled*e of )od and of ?esus our =ord%
The #i$le teahes that faith omes $' hearin*
and hearin* $' the Word of )od% Faith in )od and
His Word omes $' hearin* what )od said%
When 'ou *ain the knowled*e of )od, 'ou *ain
faith in )od% Then 'ou know how )od will res!ond
to 'our faith in Him%
If )od@s Word is in 'ou, then faith is in 'ou
$eause His Word is filled with faith%
)od didn@t *i<e Oral Ro$erts more faith than He
*a<e 'ou% He didn@t *i<e Henneth Ha*in more faith
than He *a<e 'ou% These men ha<e the same #i$le
'ou ha<e% Your #i$le has the same word of faith in
it% #ut 'our faith must $e de<elo!ed% Faith *rows
when 'ou !lant it%
There are so man' who think e<er'one else was
*i<en more faith than the' were% #ut we were all
*i<en the same amount% Romans -6B; sa's )od has
dealt to e'ery man the measure of faith% E<er'
!erson was *i<en the same measure% )od didn@t *i<e
one !erson more than He *a<e another%
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
"ow #o !easure $aith
The onl' wa' to measure faith is to measure the
Word in 'ou $eause )od@s Word is filled with faith%
If His Word is in 'ou, 'ou ha<e faith%
)od *a<e e<er'one the whole Word of )od in
#i$le form% The whole Word, or logos) is the measure
of faith He *a<e% It ontains all the faith that is
a<aila$le in !romise form% Some reei<e itI some
don@t% )od *a<e e<er'one the same measure of faith,
$ut it is often reEeted%
)od@s willin*ness to use His !ower and a$ilit' on
'our $ehalf is multi!lied to 'ou when 'ou *ain the
knowled*e of )od% That@s the reason some !eo!le *et
more from )od than others%
Then some sa', FWell, I don@t understand wh'
)od did that for So3and3so% He ne<er does an'thin*
like that for meG
=isten to their wordsB F)od ne'er oes anything
like that #or me(,
Isn@t that amaAin*D For twent' 'ears the' ha<e
$een sa'in*, F)od ne<er does it for me%F ?esus said,
,.# yo% belie'e an o%bt not in yo%r heart) the things
which yo% say shall come to pass(F The' sa' those
thin*s $eause the' don@t ha<e faith in their faith%
The' ha<e not $eome !ersonall' a"uainted with
)od and His wa's throu*h His Word% The' don@t
realiAe that )od is willin*I therefore, the' ha<e no
faith in the Word that is in them%
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*ack to *asics
Faith is in 'ou if the Word of )od is in 'ou% #ut
that doesn@t neessaril' mean that if 'ou@<e
memoriAed the #i$le, 'ou ha<e *reat faith% You ould
memoriAe the #i$le and not ha<e an oune of faith
that the !romises are 'ours%
Faith omes $' hearin* the Word of )od% ?ust
$eause 'ou@<e memori/e somethin* doesn@t mean
'ou@<e hear it% Years a*o I memoriAed se<eral
ha!ters in the #i$le and ould "uote them, $ut I
had no idea what the' meant% All I knew was I ould
"uote them% It !rodued no faith, for I had not reall'
heard &or reei<ed( it in m' heart%
#ut when the Word of )od $eame a !art of me,
I "uit tr'in* to memoriAe sri!tures% I Eust $e*an to
s!eak and hear the Word% Then the Hol' S!irit
$rou*ht re<elation to m' s!irit%
There is nothin* wron* with memoriAin*
sri!tures, $ut Eust $eause 'ou ha<e it in 'our head
doesn@t mean it@s in 'our heart% When it $eomes a
!art of 'ou, it is a re<elation in 'our s!irit% Then
)od@s *rae is multi!lied to 'ou throu*h the
knowled*e of )od%
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
God "as Given %s &ll #hings
Aordin* as his di<ine !ower hath
*i<en unto us all thin*s that !ertain unto
life and *odliness, throu*h the knowled*e of
him that hath alled us to *lor' and <irtue%
C6 9eter l B;
This is the wa' )od has *i<en 'ou all things that
!ertain to life and *odliness%
Notie this <erse sa's )od has alreay gi'en to
%s) not *oin* to one of these da's% He has alread'
done it% He is not *oin* to do an' more a$out it% He
has done all He@s e<er *oin* to do a$out 'our
finanes or a$out 'our !h'sial health%
You ma' $e thinkin*, FJo 'ou mean that I@m
*oin* to $e this wa' all m' lifeDF No% I didn@t sa'
that% I said )od has done all He is *oin* to do a$out
it%
?esus has alread' !ro<ided all these thin*s%
The' are alread' in store for 'ou% The' $elon* to
'ou% It@s Eust a matter of 'ou ta!!in* into what )od
has alread' *i<en% He doesn@t ha<e to do one more
thin* for 'ou% He has *i<en 'ou His faith in His
Word, and that faith is the e<idene of thin*s not
seen) not the e<idene of thin*s 'ou an see%
Believing 's (eeing
So man' !eo!le sa', FI@ll $elie<e it when I see itF
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*ack to *asics
Someone said, FSeein* is $elie<in*%F A more
sri!tural statement would $e, *elie'ing is seeing(
When 'ou $elie<e, 'ou see it in 'our s!irit% You *et
an ima*e of it on the inside of 'ou% That ima*e
ontrols what 'ou s!eak and what 'ou do% You see it
in 'our s!irit% You know it% You know that 'ou know
that 'ou know% You don@t know how 'ou know, b%t
yo% know0
One 'ou reah that le<el of knowin*, the' an@t
$eat it out of 'ou with a $all $at% It has *otten down
on the inside of 'ou% It has $eome a !art of 'ou%
You ha<e $eome one with )od@s Word%
That oneness is aused $' faith, and it is the
su$stane of thin*s that )od has alread' !ro<ided
'ouI namel', all things that pertain to li#e an
goliness(
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2 9artaker of Ji<ine
Nature
Aordin* as his di<ine !ower hath
*i<en unto us all thin*s that !ertain unto
life and *odliness, throu*h the knowled*e of
him that hath alled us to *lor' and <irtueB
Where$' are *i<en unto us e:eedin*
*reat and !reious !romisesB that $' these
'e mi*ht $e !artakers of the di<ine nature,
ha<in* esa!ed the orru!tion that is in the
world throu*h lust%
C6 9eter -B;35
You an $e a !artaker of the di<ine nature%
There are some !eo!le who sa', FYou must think
'ou@re )od, sa'in* all these thin*s% Jon@t 'ou know
that )od is so<erei*nDF
Yes, I know )od is so<erei*n% He is so<erei*n
aordin* to His so<erei*n Word% He said, )'ll not
alter the things that come out of !y mouth.)
I don@t are what un$elief omes out of 'ou% )od
won@t alter what He has said% He said what He
meant, and He meant what He said% He will not
$reak His Word%
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
)od has *i<en unto us e:eedin* *reat and
!reious !romisesB that $' these 'e mi*ht $e
!artakers of the di<ine nature% Notie it sa's 'ou
might $e &not wo%l $e( !artakers of the di<ine
nature% You ha<e to make a deision to $e a !artaker
of His nature%
Wh' should !eo!le *et onerned when we at
like )od ats and talk like )od talksD The' should
$e onerned when we don@t at like )od would at%
If we are sons of )od, we should at like our Father
)od%
)od wants us to talk like Him% He wants us to
at like HimCnot to be Go) b%t be like Go1
$eause we are reated in His ima*e and in His
likeness%
#ut man' !eo!le will *et offended at 'ou and
sa', FWho do 'ou think 'ou areDF
When the' do, Eust answer, FI@m a !artaker of
the di<ine nature% I@m not *oin* to han* around with
the old rowd and wallow in un$elief Eust $eause
someone else does%F
*oint+"eirs ,an Be Partakers
No, I@m not )od, $ut I@m a son of )od% I@m a
Eoint3heir with ?esus and a !artaker of the di<ine
nature%
?ust $eause others are not !artakers of the
di<ine nature of )od is no reason we shouldn@t $e%
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2artaker o# 3i'ine Nat%re
If faith is the su$stane of thin*s ho!ed for and
the e<idene of thin*s not seen, that means it-s the
proo# o# things not seen( $o% *o to a ourt of law and
sa', FI ha<e !roof of this thin*%F If 'ou ha<e !roof,
then it has to e:ist or 'ou ouldn@t ha<e !roof of it%
-.istence 's Proven by $aith
All these thin*s that )od !romised alread' e:ist
in the realm of the s!irit, or else faith ouldn@t $e the
e<idene &or !roof( of it% If 'ou $elie<e it, 'ou ha<e
the e<idene needed% It@s in e:istene the instant 'ou
$elie<e it, althou*h 'ou ma' not !h'siall' ha<e it%
#ut if 'ou kee! !uttin* it off, sa'in*, FI $elie<e
somewhere, somehow, sometime )od is *oin* to do
it,F it will ne<er ome to !ass% That is too <a*ue%
There is no !lae esta$lished, no time and no wa'%
Su!!ose I ame to 'our town, alled 'ou on the
!hone, and said, FI@m in town% We need to *et
to*ether%F
You sa', FOka'% That would $e *ood% WhenDF
FOh, sometimeGF
You ask, FWhereDF
I sa', FOh, somewhere,F then han* u! the
!hone%
How lon* do 'ou think it would take for us to *et
to*etherD We ne<er would *et to*ether under those
irumstanesG We ha<en@t esta$lished a !lae or a
time, so we ma' ne<er meet%
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
So it is with the thin*s that )od has !ro<ided%
You ma' ne<er $e a !artaker unless 'ou esta$lish a
time and a !lae when 'ou $elie<e 'ou reei<e the
!romise% It@s alread' !ro<ided% )od@s not *oin* to
alter what He has !romised%
The A!ostle 9aul said it like thisB
#ut as )od is true, our word toward 'ou
was not 'ea and na'%
For the Son of )od, ?esus +hrist, who
was !reahed amon* 'ou $' us, e<en $' me
and Sil<anus and Timotheus, was not 'ea
and na', $ut in him was 'ea%
For all the !romises of )od in him are
'ea, and in him Amen, unto the *lor' of )od
$' us%
C6 +orinthians -B-.368
9aul didn@t !reah a ne*ati<e *os!el, #or all the
promises o# )od in him are yea) an in him +men(
What does that meanD )od has alread' said 'es
to His !romises $efore 'ou ask Him% You alread'
ha<e His will onernin* the matter $efore 'ou ask%
If )od !romised it, He will stand $ehind His
Word% He won@t alter His !romise% It doesn@t matter if
it@s in this entur' or the ne:t% )od@s Word is
eternal% It ne<er is outdated%
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3 Fear Is Faith in
Re<erse
Faith is the su$stane of thin*s desired% There is
!ower in faith, in $elie<in*% ?esus told the enturion,
...Go thy way/ and as thou hast believed, so be it
done unto thee &2att% .B-;(%
#elie<in* is not somethin* 'ou alwa's like to do,
or alwa's feel like doin*% It@s a deision 'ou make%
?ust as faith is a !owerful fore, there is also a
fore o!!osed to faith alled fear% Fear is the re<erse
*ear of faith% It is atuall' faith in the de<il%
If faith is the su$stane of thin*s desired, then
#ear is the s%bstance o# things not esire(
The reason 'ou fear a thin* is $eause 'ou
$elie<e in its manifestation% That@s wh' 'ou worr'%
You $elie<e in the manifestation of the thin* 'ou
worr' a$outI otherwise, 'ou wouldn@t worr'%
$ear 0raws #rouble
If 'ou don@t ontrol fear or sto! it, it will $rin*
the <er' thin* that 'ou don@t desire%
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
?o$ is a lassi e:am!le of this%
For the thin* whih I *reatl' feared is
ome u!on me, and that whih I was afraid
of is ome unto me%
I was not in safet', neither had I rest,
neither was I "uietI 'et trou$le ame%
C?o$ ;B64367
?o$ !ratied his fear and *reatl' feared%
Thou*h he was in safet', he didn@t know it% The <er'
ausation that Satan $rou*ht a*ainst )od wasB
FYou@<e hed*ed him a$out on e<er' side, and I an@t
*et to him%F I an Eust see )od standin* there,
*rinnin*, sa'in*, FYes, I i(,
)od said to Satan, FHa<e 'ou o$ser<ed 2'
ser<ant, ?o$DF or FHa<e 'ou set 'our e'e on 2'
ser<ant, ?o$DF
Satan had set his e'e on ?o$% )od didn@t sa',
FI@m Eust *oin* to turn him o<er to 'ou%F Satan made
a re"uest% Althou*h )od didn@t honor that re"uest,
He did sa' FHe@s in 'our !ower%F &The footnote sa's
in yo%r hans(4
)od said, FHe is in 'our hands%F )od didn@t !ut
?o$ thereI he was alread' in the !ower of the de<il
$eause of fear% Fear will also tear yo%r hed*e down%
Growing $ear Nullifies $aith
?o$ said, FThe thin* I@<e *reatl' feared has ome
u!on me%F There is no dou$t that ?o$ had faith, $ut
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"ear .s "aith in 5e'erse
he lost #aith in his #aith(
You need to know how to ha'e #aith in yo%r #aith(
When 'ou s!eak 'our fears, the' will *row and
nullif' 'our faith% You an@t kee! the de<il from
$rin*in* thou*hts of dou$t and fear to 'our mind,
$ut those thin*s will die un$orn if 'ou don@t s!eak
them%
Jon@t $e o<erome with e<il, $ut o<erome e<il
with *ood% Your words *i<e the enem' the liense to
o!erate% You *i<e either )od or the de<il the
authorit' to o!erate $' 'our words% Your words an
*i<e )od the a$ilit' to mo<e in on 'our situation in
life%
Sine faith is the su$stane of thin*s desired, it
seems that fear is the su$stane of thin*s not
desired% So when 'ou talk fear, dou$t, and un$elief,
'ou are s!eakin* into e:istene thin*s 'ou don@t
desire% When 'ou first sa' them, 'ou ma' not realiAe
the !ower of 'our words% #ut the more 'ou s!eak it,
the more it *ri!s 'ouCthe more that fore multi!lies
in 'ou% ?ust as faith omes $' hearin*, fear omes
$' hearin*%
?esus said in 2atthew -6, <erse ;4B
A *ood man out of the *ood treasure &or
de!osit( of the heart $rin*eth forth *ood
thin*sB and an e<il man out of the e<il
treasure $rin*eth forth e<il thin*s%
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
-vil 1eport or Good 1eport
)od alls an e<il re!ort an'thin* that doesn@t
a*ree with His Word% You an read it in the #ook of
Num$ers, ha!ter -;% The ten s!ies $rou*ht $ak an
e<il re!ort%
The re!ort the' $rou*ht $ak was what the'
saw, what the' felt, and what the' heard% That@s not
alwa's an e<il re!ortI it de!ends on what )od said
a$out it% The onl' reason that was onsidered an e<il
re!ort was $eause )od said the e:at o!!osite%
An' time 'ou s!eak ontrar' to the Word of )od,
'ou ha<e s!oken an e<il re!ort% That doesn@t
neessaril' mean that a man has to $e wiked or e<il
to do that% He ould $e a deei<ed +hristian% ?esus
is sa'in* it@s a two3wa' street%
Whate<er is de!osited in 'our heart will
!rodue% Whether it@s *ood or e<il, it will ome out of
'our mouth and it will !rodue after its kind%
You ma' start sa'in* it and not e<en $elie<e it%
#ut if 'ou ontinue to sa' it, 'ou will e<entuall'
$elie<e it $eause faith omes $' hearin*%
In Romans -8B-0 9aul is s!eakin* s!eifiall' of
faith in )od and in His Word% Faith in )od and His
Word omes $' hearin* the Word of )od% The
o!!osite of that would $eB "aith in the e'il comes by
hearing the wors o# the e'il an then 6%oting the
wors o# the e'il(
Faith in the de<il is !er<erted faith, whih we
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"ear .s "aith in 5e'erse
all fear%
(hield of $aith or 0oubt
The A!ostle 9aul saidB
A$o<e all, takin* the shield of faith,
wherewith 'e shall $e a$le to "uenh all the
fier' darts of the wiked%
CE!hesians 7B-7
You are a$le to do it% The o!!osite end of that
truth is that 'ou an take the shield of o%bt and
"uenh all the blessings o# Go(
So it is a fat from )od@s Word that the shield of
faith an "uenh all that the enem' $rin*s a*ainst
'ou% It must $e true, then, that 'ou an@t take the
shield of dou$t and "uenh all the $lessin*s of )od
Cand man' ha<e%
What the' are sa'in* is !roduin* fear% Their
own words are !roduin* the <er' thin* whih the'
are s!eakin*%
I had alwa's thou*ht that the shield of faith was
Eust a fi*ure of s!eehI $ut as I was !ra'in* in the
s!irit one da', the S!irit of )od said this to meB ,The
wors yo% speak pro%ce the shiel aro%n yo%)
whether it is #aith or #ear(, Then I understood that
the shield of faith was like a s!iritual 9le:i*las
ano!' that enirles an indi<idual and mo<es with
him to "uenh all the fier' darts of the wiked one%
6;
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
You $uild and stren*then that shield, or 'ou
weaken it, $' the words 'ou s!eak% If 'ou s!eak fear,
it insulates 'ou and sto!s the $lessin*s% Fear3filled
words will !rodue more fear, whih in<ites the de<il
and "uenhes the $lessin*s of )od%
Sometimes !eo!le sa' FI don@t understand these
!eo!le *oin* around sa'in* their needs are met
aordin* to His rihes in *lor', sa'in* the' ha<e
a$undane and no lak, when I know for a fat that
the rent@s due and the' don@t ha<e the mone'% I
$elie<e the'@re Eust l'in*%F
No, the' are s!eakin* their faith% &6 +or% 5B-;%( If
'ou ha<e $een o$edient to the Word of )od, and
'ou@<e *i<en, the #i$le sa's it is *i<en to 'ouC*ood
measure, !ressed down, shaken to*ether, and
runnin* o<er% That@s not talkin* a$out what )od
*i<es to 'ou% It@s talkin* a$out 'ou ha<in* fa<or with
men% It sa's, F2en shall *i<e unto 'ou%F
If 'ou *o to $u' a ar, the dealer will *i<e 'ou
the $est deal in town and not know wh' he did it%
#ut the Word sa's, ...he which soweth bountifully
shall reap also bountifully &6 +or% /B7(%
#' s!eakin* the !romise out of 'our mouth, 'ou
im!lant that !romise within 'our s!irit% It $eomes a
!art of 'ou%
There are so man' +hristians who know the
Word, $ut don@t ha<e an' faith in their faith% The'
alwa's want someone to !ra' the !ra'er of faith for
them%
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"ear .s "aith in 5e'erse
I $elie<e one of the ke's to ha<in* faith in 'our
faith is con#essing Go-s Wor %ntil it becomes a part
o# yo%( The words that ome out of 'our mouth ha<e
more effet on 'our s!irit than the words of others%
$aith 's the 2ictory
Faith in )od@s Word omes $' hearin* 'ourself
s!eak what )od said% Faith in the de<il omes $'
hearin* 'ourself s!eak what the de<il said%
The A!ostle ?ohn wroteB
For whatsoe<er is $orn of )od
o<erometh the worldB and this is the <itor'
that o<erometh the world, e<en our faith%
C- ?ohn 4B5
If faith is the <itor' that o<eromes the world,
then <itor' omes throu*h faith in the Word of )od
whih abies in 'ou%
When the Word of )od a$ides in 'ou, 'ou ha<e
faith% I@m not referrin* to head faithI I@m referrin* to
heart faith% When the Word $eomes a !art of 'ou,
e<er' time lak shows its head, the first thin* out of
'our mouth should $e, FThere is a$undane, and m'
)od has met m' need aordin* to His rihes in
*lor' $' +hrist ?esus%F
You should resist !ain in 'our $od' when it first
starts% Resist it the wa' 'ou resist the de<il% That is
with the Word of )od%
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
Remem$er, faith is the <itor'% #ut Eust $eause
'ou ha<e faith does not neessaril' mean 'ou are
*oin* to o!erate in that faith% It ould $e in 'ou and
$e dormant or !assi<e% You must ha<e enou*h faith
in 'our faith to at on it%
So man' !eo!le ha<e faith in someone else@s
faith% The' alwa's want others to !ra' the !ra'er of
faith for them, and the' ne<er de<elo! faith in their
own !ra'ers%
You had to ha<e faith to $e $orn a*ain% The
Word of )od was the soure of that faith% )od *a<e
'ou the WordI 'ou reei<ed it as truth and ated
aordin*l'% Sal<ation was the result of 'our faith in
ation%
#ut faith won@t do an'thin* for 'ou if 'ou don@t
!ut ation to it% A !erson an *o to a *roer' store
with K-,888 in his $illfold% The mone' is the
su$stane of the thin*s he ho!es for% #ut if he is not
willing to release some o# it) he won@t $e takin* an'
*roeries home% He must lea<e !art of his mone' if
he is *oin* to take the *oods% Faith is the a$ilit' to
*et the *oods, $ut the su$stane must $e released%
Throu*h faith in )od@s Word and atin* on what
we $elie<e, we o<erome% Faith in )od auses the
)reater One &?esus( to li<e $i* in us%
Ye are of )od, little hildren, and ha<e
o<erome themB $eause *reater is he that is
in 'ou, than he that is in the world%
C- ?ohn 5B5
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"ear .s "aith in 5e'erse
This is sa'in* we ha<e o<erome the Antihrist,
the world, the flesh, and the de<il $eause the
)reater One is in us%
S!eakin* )od@s Word after Him will ause 'ou to
ha<e #aith in &is Wor( S!eakin* the !romise as
thou*h it were alread' 'ours will ause 'ou to ha<e
#aith in the #aith 'ou recei'e #rom the Wor(
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5
4 For*i<in* $' Faith
Take heed to 'oursel<esB If th' $rother
tres!ass a*ainst thee, re$uke him, and if he
re!ent, for*i<e him%
And if he tres!ass a*ainst thee se<en
times in a da', and se<en times in a da'
turn a*ain to thee, sa'in* I re!entB thou
shalt for*i<e him%
And the a!ostles said unto the =ord,
Inrease our faith%
And the =ord said, If 'e had faith as a
*rain of mustard seed, 'e mi*ht sa' unto
this s'amine tree, #e thou !luked u! $'
the root, and $e thou !lanted in the sea, and
it should o$e' 'ou%
C=uke -0B;37
If 'ou are ha<in* trou$le for*i<in* others, 'ou
will ha<e to draw from 'our faith% $o% can #orgi'e
others by #aith( ?esus said offenses will ome, $ut
'ou must for*i<e% 'f he trespass against thee seven
times in a day, and seven times in a day turn
again to thee, saying ' repent3 thou shalt forgive
him.
When ?esus talks a$out for*i<in* !eo!le, the
6/
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
first thin* the a!ostles sa' is, F=ord, *i<e us more
faith%F It takes faith to for*i<e% That@s wh' some
!eo!le ne<er for*i<e% The' ha<en@t realiAed that the'
ha<e to draw from their faith to do it% You ha<e to do
some thin*s $' faith% ...#he 4ust shall live by faith
&Rom% -B-0(%
$orgiving 's a 0ecision
You ma' ask, FHow ould I for*i<e $' faith when
I don@t feel like for*i<in*D I don@t e<en want to for*i<e
them%F
Here@s howB Start sa'in*, FI make a deision to
for*i<e them, in the name of the =ord ?esus%
#eause )od has for*i<en me, I will for*i<e them% I@m
sa'in* in the name of ?esusB I don@t hold *rud*es%
I@m sa'in* itB I for*i<e them in ?esus@ name% I@m
doin* it su!ernaturall'% I@m doin* it $' faith%F
If 'ou kee! s!eakin* those words, faith will ome
and 'ou will for*i<e them%
The a!ostles realiAed that it took faith to for*i<e%
Allow me to !ara!hrase what the' saidB F=ord, *i<e
us more faith% If someone does us wron* se<en times
in one da', and we ha<e to for*i<e him, we will need
more faith%F
If 'ou ontinue to draw from 'our faith without
makin* a de!osit, 'ou@re *oin* to $e o<erdrawn
$efore lon*% That@s wh' it@s neessar' for 'ou to feed
u!on the Word of )od and to kee! onfessin* His
Word with 'our mouth% Remem$er, faith ometh $'
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"orgi'ing by "aith
hearin*%
It@s like 'our $ank aount% If 'ou kee! drawin*
out of it without de!ositin* an'thin*, after awhile
'ou will show a defiit%
For*i<in* re"uires faith% )od sa's, )Be perfect
even as your heavenly $ather is perfect.) You an
do it $' faith% You an@t $e !erfet $' natural means,
$ut 'ou an $' the su!ernatural%
$aith in the (eed
When the a!ostles said, F=ord, inrease our
faith,F the =ord said, FIf 'ou had faith as a seed%%%%F
For*et a$out the word m%star( We ha<e $eome so
in<ol<ed with the word m%star that we ha<e missed
the whole !oint% I heard one fellow sa', FIf I ould
Eust fi*ure out what siAe the mustard seed faith is%%%F
Well, he missed the whole !oint%
If ?esus had $een in En*land, Arkansas, He
would ha<e said, FIf 'ou had faith as a otton seed%%%F
We know somethin* a$out otton seedI we don@t
know an'thin* a$out mustard seed%
?esus was not talkin* a$out the siAe of the seed%
He said, FIf 'ou had faith as a seed%%%F He@s tellin*
'ou that faith works like a seed% The reason some
!eo!le an@t for*i<e is $eause the' ha<e ne<er sown
that seed% You sow it $' sa'in*, FI do for*i<e them in
the name of ?esus%F If that ontinues to ome out of
'our mouth, it will *et into 'our heart and han*e it%
;-
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
2an' of 'ou ha<e !unished 'our hildren
$eause 'ou said, FYou do that one more time and
I@m *oin* to !unish 'ou%F =ater 'ou wished 'ou
hadn@t said itI $ut $eause 'ou said it, 'ou did it%
You did it to make 'our word *ood%
We@re made that wa'% )od knows that, and He@s
tr'in* to tell 'ou how to *et 'our faith to work to
for*i<e !eo!le% You would think the a!ostles knew
e<er'thin*, wouldn@t 'ouD #ut the' didn@t, and that@s
where we missed it, when we thou*ht the' knew
e<er'thin*% The' had to learn Eust as we do%
#heir &nswer
The a!ostles said, F=ord, inrease our faith%F
And the =ord said, 'f ye had faith as a grain of
mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine
tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou
planted in the sea/ and it should obey you &=uke
-0B7(%
The .nterlinear Greek New Testament sa's, FYou
wo%l sa', and it would o$e' 'ouF &#err'(%
#ut what@s the s'amine tree ha<e to do with itD
Not a thin* in the world%
I $elie<e the' were walkin* down the road, and
there was a tree in the !ath% ?esus said, FNow,
fellows, 'ou don@t need more faith, $ut 'ou need to
!lant what faith 'ou ha<e% If 'ou had faith as a seed,
'ou would sa' to this o$stale that@s in 'our !ath,
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"orgi'ing by "aith
@#e !luked u! $' the roots and $e !lanted in the
sea,@ and it would o$e' 'ou%F
What would the tree o$e'D Your faith3filled
words%
$aith (ecrets 1evealed
Here ?esus tells us some *reat faith serets%
First, faith works as a seed% "aith as a see means
faith 'ou are willin* to !lant% There are some who
ha<e faithI $ut the'@re not willin* to !lant it, so the'
don@t ha<e #aith as a see( That means the' ha<e
faith, $ut not enou*h faith in that faith to s!eak it or
at on it%
If 'ou had one *rain of wheat, what ould 'ou do
with itD You ouldn@t make $isuits with itI there
wouldn@t $e enou*h% The $est use of that seed would
$e to !lant it%
If 'ou are smart enou*h to !lant it, the ne:t 'ear
'ou will ha<e muh more% "aith as a see has the
a$ilit' to multi!l', $ut it must first $e !lanted $'
s!eakin* it%
FIf 'ou had faith as a seed, 'ou would sa'%%%F
What is ?esus talkin* a$outD "orgi'eness( He was
talkin* a$out for*i<in* se<en times in a da'%
Unfor*i<eness is an o$stale to man'% The o$stale
ould $e an' num$er of thin*s, suh as a finanial
matter, so don@t Aero in on Eust one !artiular thin*%
Understand the !rini!le that is in<ol<ed in
remo<in* the o$stales of life%
;;
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
FIf 'ou had faith as a seed, 'ou would sa',
@You@re not *oin* to stand in m' wa'% You will not
hinder me an' lon*er%@F
%nforgiveness 's a #hief of $aith
Talk to %n#orgi'eness( Sa', FUnfor*i<eness, 'ou
ha<e to lea<e% #e !luked u! and !lanted far from
me% ?esus said 'ou would o$e' me, so do it in ?esus@
name%F
Someone said, FI an@t for*i<e% I@<e tried, $ut I
Eust an@t do it% I an@t for*i<e #rother So3and3so%
You Eust don@t know what he did to me%F
No, I don@t know what he did to 'ou, $ut I know
what unfor*i<eness will do to 'ou% It will steal 'our
faith, and !ossi$l' 'our life, if 'ou don@t talk to it
and tell it where to *o% Jon@t $e o<erome with e<il,
$ut o<erome e<il with *ood% &Rom% -6B6-%(
;5
4
5 9lant a Seed for What
You Need
The )os!el aordin* to ?esus sa's, FIf 'ou had
faith as a seed, 'ou wouldn@t need more faith% You
would sim!l' !lant the faith 'ou ha<e, and it would
!rodue%F You !lant it $' sa'in* it% An' *ood farmer
knows 'ou !lant a seed for what 'ou need or desire%
That seed is the su$stane of what 'ou desire%
$aith as a (eed ,auses You #o (peak
Whate<er 'ou desire, 'ou s!eak, $ased on the
authorit' of )od@s Word% ?esus said it would o$e'
'ou%
In 2atthew -0B68 ?esus is e:!lainin* to His
disi!les wh' the' ouldn@t ast the demon out of a
$o'%
And ?esus said unto them, #eause of
'our un$eliefB for <eril' I sa' unto 'ou, If 'e
ha<e faith as a *rain of mustard seed, 'e
shall sa' unto this mountain, Remo<e hene
to 'onder !laeI and it shall remo<eI and
nothin* shall $e im!ossi$le unto 'ou%
;4
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
A*ain, He is sa'in* that if 'ou ha<e faith as a
seed, 'ou shall sa'%
It would $e foolish for a farmer to $u' seed,
store it in a $arn, !ra' for a har<est, and then at
har<est time sa', I don@t understand% I had faith% I
had the seed, $ut I didn@t *et a har<est%F An' farmer
knows that seed !rodues onl' when it is !lanted%
It doesn@t take *reat faith to !rodue a har<est%
It doesn@t take an aorn as $i* as a house to *row a
hu*e oak treeI it onl' takes a small seed% The
su$stane of that tree is in the aorn%
The su$stane of what 'ou desire is in faith, and
that omes from the Word of )od% #ut faith is like a
seedB if 'ou don@t !lant it, it won@t !rodue% It onl'
de<elo!s to its full !otential when !lanted%
2atthew -0B68 tells 'ou how to !lant the seedB
)'f you have faith as a seed, you shall say unto
the mountain." ?esus is talkin* a$out a mountain
of ad<ersit' in 'our life%
This is a wa' to e:!ress 'our faith% If 'ou ha<e
faith as a seed, 'ou sa' to the mountain of ad<ersit',
FYou@re not *oin* to hinder me% I take authorit' o<er
'ou and ast 'ou out% Finanial lak, I@m talkin* to
'ou% =ea<e m' house% You an@t sta'%F
The first time 'ou sa' that, 'ou ma' think,
FJear =ord, what am I sa'in*D I must $e losin* m'
mind%F Your arnal mind will tr' to ome a*ainst
'our e:!ression of faith%
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2lant a !ee #or What $o% Nee
If the Word of )od is in 'ou, 'ou ha<e faith% You
know the Word is trueI $ut if 'ou ha<en@t $een
<oiin* it, 'ou ha<en@t $een !lantin* it% Results
alwa's ome after the Word is !lanted%
&a'ing #aith in the #aith yo% alreay ha'e is like
a #armer who has #aith in the see he plants(
The Word sa's faith omes $' hearin*% You an
hear me s!eakin* the Word of )od, and it will
!rodue some faith in 'ou% You an e<en ha<e faith
that it will work for someone elseI $ut faith or
onfidene in 'our faith is de<elo!ed $' s!eakin*
)od@s Word 'ourself% You won@t ha<e faith in 'our
faith $' Eust hearin* me tell 'ou stories of how m'
faith worked for me% That@s not enou*h% You must $e
full' !ersuaded in 'our own s!irit%
$aith in the (ubstance
When 'ou ha<e faith in 'our faith, 'ou ha<e
faith in the su$stane of thin*s% You@re not onl'
!lantin* a seed of faith, 'ou@re ha<in* faith in the
seed 'ou !lanted%
?esus said, ...ye shall say unto this mountain,
1emove hence to yonder place/ and it shall
remove.
Some sa', These !eo!le who talk to mountains
and trees are Eust off in left field% I don@t $elie<e in
talkin* to thin*s%F #ut follow them around a few
da's% You will find out what the' reall' $elie<e%
You@ll hear them sa', FI heard on tele<ision that the
;0
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
!lant is la'in* off workers% If 'ou $u' that new ar,
'ou@ll $e the first one laid off% ?ust wath and see%F
What are the' doin*D 9lantin* a seed of fear%
Has it ha!!enedD No%
Jo the' $elie<e it@s *oin* to ha!!enD Yes%
The'@re sa'in* it% The' $elie<eI therefore, the'
s!eak% #ut the' are onl' doin* it on the ne*ati<e
side, not the !ositi<e% This is one of the laws of faith%
The A!ostle 9aul "uoted it%
%%%as it is written, I $elie<ed, and
therefore ha<e I s!oken, we also $elie<e, and
therefore s!eak%
C6 +orinthians 5B-;
This is a s!iritual lawB What 'ou $elie<e, 'ou
s!eak%
Some sa', FI alread' see that we will not $e a$le
to !a' the note on the house that is due this fall, so
we@ll lose our house%F
Where did the' see thatD As an ima*e on the
inside of them%
Good or Bad (eed Grows When Planted
When !eo!le sa' suh thin*s, the' are !lantin*
seed% The' will !lant that seed da' after da'% Then
the' will fertiliAe it and water it% The' ha<e faith in
their fears%
;.
2lant a !ee #or What $o% Nee
What are the' doin*D +allin* somethin* into
e:istene% They-re act%ally calling things that are not
as tho%gh they were) $ut the' are doin* it on the
ne*ati<e side% The thin* the' fear will ome u!on
them%
The' talk to the mountain all the time and tell it
how $i* it is and how fast it is *rowin*% The' talk to
their ar, urse it, and all it a Fno3*ood wrek%F
The more hi*hl' de<elo!ed 'ou *et either in 'our
fear or 'our faith, the "uiker the manifestation will
ome%
Someone asked, FHow lon* do I ha<e to work on
de<elo!in* m' faithDF ?ust until ?esus omesG
Faith omes easier for some than others% It
de!ends on how 'ou@<e $een tau*ht% If 'ou@<e $een
tau*ht a lot of reli*ious un$elief, 'ou will ha<e to
%nlearn some things( Sometimes it@s harder to
unlearn than it is to learn, es!eiall' if 'ou@<e $een
tau*ht wron*%
?esus said, FIf 'ou ha<e faith as a seed, 'ou
shall say(((, Not maybe( $o% shall say( So Eust hek
u! on 'ourself and see if 'ou ha<e faith as a seed%
Faith as a seed means faith that 'ou are willin* to
!lant%
E<en thou*h 'ou ha<e faith as a seed, that
doesn@t mean 'ou are *oin* to ha<e a har<est
tomorrow% It takes time for thin*s to de<elo!, so
don@t !lant it toda' and !low it u! tomorrow sa'in*
it didn@t work%
;/
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
Someone ma' sa', FI ha<e alread' said it twel<e
times% It@s $een ei*ht da's% It hasn@t ha!!ened% It
doesn@t work for me%F
+ll they are oing is working a #orm%la( The'
don@t ha<e an' faith in their faith% #ut if the' kee!
sa'in* what the Word of )od said, it will !rodue
faith in their seed% Then when it looks like it isn@t
workin*, the' will di* around it, fertiliAe it, and
ontinue in faith that the seed will !rodue%
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7
6 Faith Without Results
In Ats -5 we find that 9aul and #arna$as
!reahed the *os!el at ='stra, Jer$e, ='aonia, and
the re*ions around them%
And there sat a ertain man at ='stra,
im!otent in his feet, $ein* a ri!!le from his
mother@s wom$, who ne<er had walkedB
The same heard 9aul s!eakB who
stedfastl' $eholdin* him, and !erei<in*
that he had faith to $e healed,
Said with a loud <oie, Stand u!ri*ht on
th' feet% And he lea!ed and walked%
CAts -5B.3-8
The #i$le sa's he had faith to $e healed, $ut he
was not healed% 9aul !erei<ed this in his s!irit%
Then I an ima*ine 9aul askin* himself, FIf he
had faith to $e healed, wh' isn@t he wellDF
That man had not ated on his faith% It seems as
thou*h he didn@t ha<e faith in the faith that he had%
Althou*h he had faith to $e healed, he was not
healed% The S!irit of )od re<ealed to 9aul that the
man was de<elo!ed to the !oint that he was read'
for the har<est%
5-
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
Growing (tages
Remem$er, 'ou don@t !lant a seed toda' and
har<est it tomorrow% It de<elo!s in sta*esB first the
$lade, then the ear, then the full orn in the ear% If
'ou tr' to har<est it too earl', 'ou will destro' the
!lant%
There is a time for !lantin* and a time for
har<est% There has to be a time that yo% belie'e yo%
recei'e( You ma' not ha<e the manifestation, $ut
'ou know that the seed has $een !lanted% The
har<est is on the wa'% It@s de<elo!in*%
It ould $e that 9aul ame alon* at the time of
har<est and s!arked that man@s faith into ation%
The S!irit of )od re<ealed to 9aul, The man is read'
for his har<est,F so 9aul said to him, FStand u!ri*ht
on th' feet%F
$aith 'gnited by Boldness
The ri!!led man Eum!ed u! $efore he knew he
ouldn@t do it% His faith was i*nited $' the $oldness
of 9aul%
If someone had walked u! to him and asked,
FJo 'ou $elie<e that if we said a !ra'er o<er 'ou and
hel!ed 'ou u!, 'ou ould walkDF the man would
ha<e said, FNo% I ha<en@t walked in all m' life% I don@t
e<en know how%F
Howe<er, 9aul, !erei<in* that the man@s faith
was de<elo!ed to the !oint of a har<est, Eust shouted
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"aith Witho%t 5es%lts
at him, FStand u! on 'our feetGF and the man lea!ed
and walked% #ut 'ou don@t take that as a formula%
You an@t sa' that@s the wa' it will alwa's work
$eause not e<er'one is de<elo!ed to the !oint of
har<est%
Now let@s look at this truth in re<erse% There are
!eo!le who are !lantin* the seed of fear% #' sa'in*
ne*ati<e thin*s o<er and o<er, the' are $eomin*
hi*hl' de<elo!ed in their fears%
There will ome a time when these ne*ati<e
thin*s are de<elo!ed to the !oint of har<est% Then
the' will ha!!en "uikl'% And someone will alwa's
sa', FI don@t understand it% The' were suh *ood
+hristians% Wh' did )od allow that to ha!!enDF The
answer is sim!leB the' sowed and de<elo!ed the
wron* seed% Go will allow what we allow(
As a farmer, it didn@t take me lon* to learn that
if I wanted a har<est of otton, I didn@t !lant
?ohnson *rass seed% I knew that e<er'thin*
!rodues after its kind% That@s wh' I didn@t ha<e to
!lant it% The root was alread' there from the 'ear
$efore%
Ha<e 'ou notied that 'ou don@t ha<e to !lant
the $ad seedsD You will ha<e a har<est of weeds if
'ou do nothin* to ontrol them%
That@s what *ets so man' !eo!le in trou$le% The'
sa', FI@m Eust lea<in* it all u! to )od% Whate<er the
=ord wills for me to ha<e will ome m' wa'%F If 'ou
ha<e e<er raised a *arden, 'ou know that@s not the
5;
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
thin* to do%
If 'ou turn 'our *arden o<er to the =ord $'
sa'in*, F=ord, whate<er You will to *row in this
*arden, let it *row and I@ll $e satisfied,F 'ou will $e
disa!!ointed with what *rows in 'our *arden% It will
$e wees) cockleb%rs) and Johnson grass $eause
the earth is under a urse and Satan is the *od of
this world%
Then 'ou@ll sa', FI don@t understand it% I reall'
made a ommitment to )od%F No, 'ou ommitted
'our *arden to the *od of this worldCthe de<ilCand
the urses ame u!%
It@s our res!onsi$ilit' to sow the seed and
de<elo! our faith% Faith will work% It will not fail%
Go-s #aith cannot #ail( Go-s Wor cannot #ail7 it@s
inorru!ti$le seed whih an@t $e destro'ed% *%t
what yo% o with the see o# the Wor o# Go can
ca%se it to #ail to pro%ce( You an ause a
!rodution failure%
$aith in Your (eed
You ould $u' the $est seeds in the world, !lant
them in the *round, then di* them u! after two
da's, !ut them $ak in the sak, and sa', FSeeds
don@t work%F
You ould take them $ak to the store and sa',
FI want m' mone' $ak% These seeds don@t know how
to !rodue%F
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"aith Witho%t 5es%lts
There was nothin* wron* with the seed, $ut yo%
in-t ha'e any #aith in yo%r see( If 'ou ha<e faith
in the seed, 'ou lea<e it !lanted% It will Eust kee!
eatin* on that mountain%
The de<il ma' ome to 'our arnal mind and tell
'ou it@s not workin*% It ma' look like it will ne<er
mo<e that mountain% #ut it ma' $e hollowin* it out
from the inside%
Some mornin* 'ou will wake u! to find that the
mountain has olla!sed% The Word of )od and 'our
faith ate it u! from the inside% It still had the outer
rust, $ut it was hollowed out% Then all of a sudden
it olla!sed%
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0
7 Joers of the Word Are
+onfident
I want to share with 'ou se<eral thin*s that will
hel! 'ou ha<e faith in 'our faith% #ein* a doer of the
Word is a *ood !lae to start%
#ut $e 'e doers of the word, and not
hearers onl', deei<in* 'our own sel<es%
If an' man amon* 'ou seem to $e
reli*ious, and $ridleth not his ton*ue, $ut
deei<eth his own heart, this man@s reli*ion
is <ain%
C?ames -B66,67
?ames sa's 'ou deei<e 'our own self if 'ou are
not a doer of the Word% Notie <erse 67 sa's if 'ou
don@t $ridle 'our ton*ue, it will deei<e 'our heart%
So it is im!erati<e that 'ou kee! )od@s Word in 'our
heart%
This is where man' +hristians miss it in faith%
The' know the Word% The' ha<e the Word in them%
Yet the' ha<e no faith in their a$ilit' to !ra' the
!ra'er of faith $eause their heart ondemns them%
=et@s look at what 9aul said in Romans, ha!ter
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
-5B
For meat destro' not the work of )od%
All thin*s indeed are !ureI $ut it is e<il for
that man who eateth with offene%
It is *ood neither to eat flesh nor to
drink wine, nor an' thin* where$' th'
$rother stum$leth, or is offended, or is made
weak%
Hast thou faithD ha<e it to th'self $efore
)od% Ha!!' is he that ondemneth not
himself in that thin* whih he alloweth%
CRomans -5B68366
9aul is talkin* a$out eatin* meat offered to
idols% He sa's, &appy is the man who conemns not
himsel# in that thing which he allows( In other words,
don@t allow 'ourself to do thin*s that will ause
ondemnation to ome u!on 'ou%
And he that dou$teth is damned if he
eat, $eause he eateth not of faithB for
whatsoe<er is not of faith is sin &<% 6;(%
There are ertain thin*s that 'ou ma' not $e
a$le to do with a *ood onsiene beca%se o# the
way yo% ha'e been ta%ght( Howe<er, I ould do those
thin*s with a *ood onsiene $eause m' mind has
$een renewed $' the Word of )od% It wouldn@t affet
m' faith at all, $ut it would affet others@ faith
$eause the' ouldn@t do it with a *ood onsiene%
9aul is sa'in*, FIf somethin* has $een offered to
5.
3oers o# the Wor +re Con#ient
idols, it doesn@t mean an'thin* $eause an idol is
nothin*%F It wouldn@t affet an'thin* unless the
!erson had $een tau*ht that it was wron*I then it
would affet his onsiene% The man who $elie<es
that it is wron* would $e damned if he eats $eause
he@s not doin* it in faith% His heart would ondemn
him%
So the $ottom line isB #e a doer of )ods Word,
and don@t do thin*s that would ondemn 'ou%
Wrong #eaching5Wrong Believing
In the earl' da's of the 9enteostal mo<ement,
men !reahed a*ainst radio and a*ainst
automo$iles% Years later one minister said, FI wish I
hadn@t !reahed so hard a*ainst those automo$iles%
I@d sure like to ha<e oneGF The' !reahed a*ainst
tele<ision, too, when it ame out%
So the hearts of some would ondemn them if
the' had a tele<ision set% To others it wouldn@t affet
their faith% #ut to them that are ondemned, it
would $e wron* $eause it would <iolate their
onsiene%
This is what 9aul is sa'in*% You shouldn@t do the
thin*s that ondemn 'ou%
$aith Worketh
In )alatians 4B7 9aul sa'sB
For in ?esus +hrist neither irumision
5/
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
a<aileth an' thin* nor unirumision, $ut
faith whih worketh $' lo<e%
In other words, don@t *et so hun* u! on whether
the'@<e $een irumised or not, $eause it doesn@t
a<ail an'thin* if the'@re in +hrist% Faith worketh $'
lo<e% Faith worksI it@s not laA'%
In a meetin* one ni*ht I made this statementB
FJon@t *et turned on to faith and sa' 'ou@ll "uit 'our
Eo$ and li<e $' faith% You an li<e $etter $' faith with
a Eo$ than 'ou an without one% If 'ou an@t li<e $'
faith with 'our Eo$, 'ou ma' star<e without it%F
A ou!le ame to me after the ser<ie, and the
man said, F#rother +a!!s, I@m *lad we ame toni*ht%
I was *oin* to "uit m' Eo$ tomorrow and li<e $'
faith%F
Now 'ou see, if )od has alled 'ou into the full3
time ministr', that would $e a different situation%
#ut we must use some ommon sense%
When 9aul said faith works $' lo<e, he was
talkin* a$out faith workin* in an atmos!here of lo<e%
If 'ou@re not walkin* in lo<e, then 'ou@ll ha<e no faith
in 'our faith% I don@t mean that Eust $eause 'ou
didn@t walk in lo<e, the Word of )od is not still in
'ouI $ut it is not !roduin*%
& #ruth, Not the #ruth
Remem$er 9aul saidB
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3oers o# the Wor +re Con#ient
So then faith ometh $' hearin*, and
hearin* $' the word of )od%
CRomans -8B-0
As I mentioned $efore, this is a tr%th7 it is not
the whole tr%th( Read what I am a$out to share with
'ou <er' arefull', and don@t misunderstand what I
am sa'in*% The #i$le is the truthI $ut this Sri!ture
!assa*e is a truthCit is not the whole truth%
Jon@t e<er take a truth and make it the whole
truth% If 'ou make that the a$solute truth, then 'ou
would sa' faith ouldn@t ome $' an' other means
than $' hearin* the Word of )od%
Romans -8B-0 is s!eifiall' talkin* a$out faith
in )od and His Word% Faith in )od omes $' hearin*
what )od said% Faith in me would ome $' hearin*
what I said% If I s!oke what 'ou knew to $e fat, 'ou
would ha<e faith in m' word and in me $' hearin*
what I said%
#ut if I were alwa's sa'in* somethin* ontrar'
to the Word of )od, 'ou would lose faith in me
"uikl'%
Here is the !ointB Faith in )od@s Word omes
from hearin* the Word of )od% Faith in the de<il
omes from hearin* the words of the de<il% The more
'ou hear the words of the de<il a$out ne*ati<e thin*s
in life and thin*s that ome $' the world@s s'stem,
the more faith 'ou will ha<e in the de<il@s a$ilit' to
kee! 'ou under the irumstanes of life, for #aith
cometh by hearing(
4-
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
#ake "eed What You "ear
That@s wh' it@s neessar' to fill 'our soial life
with !eo!le that $elie<e and talk like 'ou doB so 'our
faith is not destro'ed $' their ne*ati<ism% That is so
im!ortant to 'our faith%
?esus said, FTake heed what 'ou hear%F You
must take heed what 'ou hear, for what yo% hear is
what yo% will e'ent%ally belie'e if 'ou kee! hearin*
it lon* enou*h%
There is a lot said toda' a$out $alane, and I
realiAe there must $e $alane% We also must use
some ommon sense% Jon@t *o $e'ond the #i$le and
sa'B
,. can ha'e anything . say) so .-m going to ha'e
*rother !o-an-so-s wi#e(,
Or, 8. nee some money( . pray *rother !o-an-
so will lose his bill#ol an . will #in it(,
As some ha<e said, that@s i*norane *one to
seedG We shouldn@t ha<e to !oint out thin*s like this,
$ut we do $eause flak' !eo!le do flak' thin*s%
A $alane in faith is to sta' with the Word of
)od%
When some !eo!le talk a$out $alane in faith,
the' are talkin* a$out mi:in* faith and un$elief%
That doesn@t $alane itI that neutraliAes it% Then
some will sa', FWhate<er ha!!ens must $e the will of
)od, so who am I to resist itDF That@s not $alaned
faith% That@s dead faithG We are instruted to su$mit
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3oers o# the Wor +re Con#ient
oursel<es to )od, resist the de<il and he will flee
from us% &?ames 5B0%(
Faith in Go comes by hearing the Wor o# Go(
"aith in the e'il comes by hearing the wors o#
the e'il(
"aith in yo%r #aith comes by hearing yo%rsel#
speak yo%r #aith(
?ust as surel' as faith in )ods Word omes $'
hearin* )ods Word, hearin* the words of the de<il
auses 'ou to ha<e faith in the de<il and his a$ilit'%
#ut if 'ou kee! hearin* 'our <oie s!eak )od@s Word
in faith, it will ause 'ou to ha<e #aith in yo%r own
#aith) not Eust in others@ faith%
Luotin* the de<il will destro' the faith 'ou ha<e
in 'our faith% #ut if 'ou will deree on the authorit'
of )od@s Word what 'ou $elie<e, 'our faith will *row%
Some !eo!le $elie<e thin*s for whih the' ha<e
no $asis in the Word of )od% That@s how the' *et out
in left field in the area of faith% The' $elie<e thin*s
that the' ha<e no sri!tural $asis for% The' Eust
make u! their own rules as the' *o%
#ut if 'ou ha<e the Word of )od for what 'ou
$elie<e, then 'ou an "uote and deree what 'ou
$elie<e with onfidene% As 9aul said, %%%as it is
written, I $elie<ed and therefore ha<e I s!oken%%% &6
+or% 5B-;(% He was "uotin* Ja<id from 9salm
--7B-8% We $elie<e and therefore s!eak%
Whether 'ou realiAe it or not, when 'ou $elie<e,
4;
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
'ou alwa's s!eak% Sometimes 'ou $elie<e the wron*
thin*% That@s the reason 'ou s!eak the wron* thin*,
and wh' it is so im!ortant to hoose arefull' those
with whom 'ou ontinuall' assoiate% I don@t mean
shut 'ourself off from !eo!le, $ut hoose those with
whom 'ou an talk faith% You an@t afford to sta'
around and fellowshi! with un$elief% It will *et on
'ou% You will find 'ourself thinkin*, FI wonder if
the'@re ri*ht,F and wonder is the seed of dou$t%
Someone said, FWhat a$out all the $ad news on
TMDF
It@s oka' to listen to the -8 o@lok news if yo%
will analy/e it in light o# the Wor o# Go( *%t when
yo% start analy/ing the Wor o# Go in light o# the 9:
o-clock news) 'ou@re in trou$le%
Fill 'our s!irit with )od@s Word, and it will
inrease 'our faith in )od@s a$ilit' and willin*ness to
deli<er 'ou from the fear of those thin*s that are
omin* u!on the earth%
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.
8 Holdin* Faith and
)ood +onsiene
This har*e I ommit unto thee, son
Timoth', aordin* to the !ro!heies whih
went $efore on thee, that thou $' them
mi*htest war a *ood warfareI
Holdin* faith, and a *ood onsieneI
whih some ha<in* !ut awa' onernin*
faith ha<e made shi!wrekB
Of whom is H'menaeus and Ale:anderI
whom I ha<e deli<ered unto Satan, that the'
ma' learn not to $las!heme%
C- Timoth' -B-.368
Two times in 9auls ministr' &that we ha<e reord
of(, he turned different indi<iduals o<er to Satan for
the destrution of the flesh that their s!irit mi*ht $e
sa<ed%
You an !ra' for !eo!le sometimes and kee! the
results of sin off of them% #ut when the' knowin*l'
walk in sin, refuse to re!ent, and re$el a*ainst what
the' know is ri*ht, there ma' ome a time when
'ou@ll ha<e to turn them o<er to the de<il as 9aul did%
*%t yo% m%st ha'e the min o# Christ an the wisom
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
o# Go abo%t when to o that(
Notie 9aul said, Holdin* faith, and a *ood
onsieneI whih some ha<in* !ut awa' onernin*
faith ha<e made shi!wrek%
Remem$er, faith works $' lo<e% You an
shi!wrek 'our faith $' walkin* out of lo<e% That
doesn@t mean there@s no faith in 'ou% It sim!l' means
that the faith will not work without lo<e%
You ould ha<e the same amount of the Word in
'ou and walk out of lo<e% The s!iritual fore of faith
is there all ri*ht%
#ut 'ou would ha<e no faith in 'our faith
$eause 'our heart ondemns 'ou for not walkin* in
lo<e%
When 'ou *et in strife, 'ou o!en the door to the
de<il% Your faith is shut down $eause 'ou ha<e no
onfidene in it%
9aul *i<es us a ke' onernin* faith when he
sa'sB Holdin* the m'ster' of the faith in a !ure
onsiene &- Tim% ;B/(%
This is a ke' to the mystery o# the #aith( 9aul is
sharin* with Timoth' the m'ster'% This is wh' some
!eo!le an@t *et their faith to work for themB the'
don@t ha<e a !ure onsiene%
Some +hristians don@t ha<e a lak of faith, $ut
the' fail to ha<e faith in the faith the' do ha<e% .#
Go-s Wor is insie them) they ha'e #aith( *%t it
oes not always pro%ce #or them(
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&oling "aith an Goo Conscience
6nown (in ,an Be a $actor
Sometimes !eo!le an@t ha<e faith in their faith
$eause the' are walkin* in known sin% If the' are in
known sin and !ra'in* for healin*, the' won@t ha<e
an' faith in their !ra'er $eause their heart
ondemns them $eause of the sin%
A raw sinner an *et healed "uiker than a
+hristian who is walkin* in known sin% You ould
all it a s!iritual heart attak% Remem$er, 9aul said,
FHoldin* the m'ster' of faith in a !ure onsiene%F
?ohn sa'sB
For if our heart ondemn us, )od is
*reater than our heart, and knoweth all
thin*s%
#elo<ed, if our heart ondemn us not,
then ha<e we onfidene toward )od%
And whatsoe<er we ask, we reei<e of
him, $eause we kee! his ommandments,
and do those thin*s that are !leasin* in his
si*ht%
C- ?ohn ;B68366
This is another fator that kee!s !eo!le from
ha<in* faith in the faith the' ha<e% Their heart
ondemns them, e<en if it is in little thin*s% The'
don@t ha<e a !ure onsiene%
?esus said, FI alwa's do those thin*s whih
!lease 2' Father%F When 'ou stri<e to alwa's do the
40
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
thin*s that !lease )od the Father, 'ou will ha<e
*reat #aith in yo%r #aith(
I hallen*e 'ou to do e<er'thin* within 'our
a$ilit' to !lease 'our hea<enl' Father%
Oh, there will $e times when 'ou want to *i<e
someone a !iee of 'our mind% #ut 'ou know it
wouldn@t !lease the Father% Then it@s time to make a
deision% $o% ha<e to make a deision to walk in
lo<eI no one an make it for 'ou%
Lo'e is not something yo% always #eel like oing(
$o% don@t alwa's feel like walkin* in lo<e% .t-s
something yo% ecie to o((%%)od is lo<e &- ?ohn
5B.(I %%%)od so lo<ed the world, that he *a<e His onl'
$e*otten Son%%% &?ohn ;B-7(%
Jo 'ou think )od felt like ha<in* His Son killedD
Jo 'ou think He had a *ood feelin* a$out makin*
His Son the sarifiial lam$ for wiked !eo!leD You
know He didn@t, $ut He deided to do it $eause of
lo<e% He did it $eause He deided to lo<e%
You an use 'our faith and lo<e !eo!le, e<en
when 'ou don@t want to% Some sa', F#ut 'ou don@t
know what the' did to me%F What the' did to 'ou
won@t om!are with what the' did to ?esus% )od so
lo<ed that He *a<e His Son as the su!reme sarifie%
)od deided to do it $eause of lo<e% You an
use 'our faith, and lo<e the unlo<el'% That doesn@t
neessaril' mean 'ou are *oin* to hu* them around
the nek e<er' time 'ou see them or ha<e the same
feelin* for them as 'ou ha<e for 'our $est friend% I@m
4.
&oling "aith an Goo Conscience
talkin* a$out walkin* in lo<e Eust $eause 'ou
deided to% In other words, 'ou don@t do thin*s
a*ainst them, and 'ou don@t talk a*ainst themI 'ou
lo<e them Eust $eause it !leases the Father%
6eep "is ,ommandments
And whatsoe<er we ask, we reei<e of
him, $eause we kee! his ommandments,
and do those thin*s that are !leasin* in his
si*ht%
C- ?ohn ;B66
Notie the !hrase, an o those things that are
pleasing in his sight( If 'ou Eust look at this on the
surfae, 'ou@ll thinkB FThat means if 'ou do *ood
thin*s, 'ou@ll $uild u! redit with )od% You@ll *et
'our !ra'ers answered Eust $eause 'ou do the *ood
thin*s%F
If that is 'our thou*ht, then 'ou missed the
whole !oint% The !oint ?ohn is makin* is that if 'ou
are *oin* to ha<e onfidene or faith in )od to
answer 'our !ra'ers, then 'ou must ha<e a p%re
conscience be#ore Go( You don@t *et 'our !ra'ers
answered Eust $eause 'ou do *ood thin*sI $ut
$eause 'ou do the *ood thin*s, 'ou ha<e a !ure
onsiene $efore )od and then 'our heart doesn@t
ondemn 'ou% #' doin* the thin*s 'ou know !lease
the Father, that *i<es 'ou a !ure onsiene%
If 'ou said, FWell, I@m *oin* to do it so I an *et
m' !ra'ers answeredI I@m *oin* to do this $eause
4/
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
)od will ha<e to answer m' !ra'er,F 'ou@re doin*
right things with wrong moti'es(
Jo 'ou know what 9aul said a$out that kind of
thinkin*D
For as man' as are of the works of the law are
under the urse%%% &)al% ;B-8(% Under the =aw !eo!le
did *ood works, and that was ounted to them for
ri*hteousness% #ut toay #aith is co%nte #or
righteo%sness( &Rom% ;B68366%( Faith is the law of the
New +o<enant% &Rom% ;B673;-%(
Works was the law of the Old +o<enant%
So when 'our heart ondemns 'ou, 'our faith is
shut down% It will sto! 'ou from ha<in* faith in 'our
faith%
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/
9 S!eakin* in
A*reement With )od@s
Word
We@<e alread' seen in Romans -8B-0 that faith
in )od and His Word omes $' hearin* )od@s Word%
I $elie<e, in the onte:t of Romans -8, 9aul re<eals
that #aith in yo%r #aith will come by hearing yo%r own
'oice speaking an saying what yo% belie'e) base
on the a%thority o# Go-s Wor(
If 'ou stud' what the #i$le tells 'ou a$out the
)od kind of faith, 'ou will find that there is no
release of the )od kind of faith without words% That@s
the wa' it is releasedCthrou*h words%
Someone said, FWhat a$out !eo!le who an@t
s!eakDF Then the' should write it down in faith%
That would $e their release of faith in words%
$o% release yo%r faith in words% The )od kind of
faith is also released $' s!eakin* )od@s Word%
We see an e:am!le of this from the Old
Testament, in the stor' of Ja<id and )oliath% When I
was *rowin* u!% I learned a$out Ja<id and )oliath
in Sunda' shool% All I learned was that Ja<id killed
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
the *iant% The' made it look like )od did it all, so I
*rew u! thinkin* )od was *oin* to fi*ht e<er' $attle
for me% I was ne<er tau*ht the !rini!les Ja<id used
that $rou*ht the <itor'%
Here are some of the thin*s that defeated the
*iantB
"is (word Was in "is !outh
And Ja<id s!ake to the men that stood
$' him, sa'in*%%%who is this unirumised
9hilistine, that he should def' the armies of
the li<in* )odD
And Ja<id said to Saul, =et no man@s
heart fail $eause of himI th' ser<ant will *o
and fi*ht with this 9hilistine%
And Saul said to Ja<id, Thou art not
a$le to *o a*ainst this 9hilistine to fi*ht with
himB for thou art $ut a 'outh, and he a man
of war from his 'outh%
C- Samuel -0B67,;63;;
Ja<id said, FI@ll *o fi*ht him%F
Saul said, FWho do 'ou think 'ou areD You@re
Eust a 'outh% He@s a man of war% trained from his
'outh% He@s $een in man' $attles% You an@t *o fi*ht
a*ainst him%F Notie Saul didn@t ha<e an' faith in
Ja<id@s faith% #ut here is his answerB
Th' ser<ant slew $oth the lion and the
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!peaking in +greement With Go-s Wor
$earB and this unirumised 9hilistine shall
$e as one of them, seein* he hath defied the
armies of the li<in* )od%
Ja<id said moreo<er, The =ord that
deli<ered me out of the !aw of the lion, and
out of the !aw of the $ear, he will deli<er me
out of the hand of this 9hilistine% And Saul
said unto Ja<id, )o, and the =ord $e with
thee%
C- Samuel -0B;73;0
Not onl' did Ja<id ha<e faith in his faith
$eause of what he said, $ut his $oldness in
dereein* what he would do aused Saul to ha<e
faith in Ja<id@s faith%
Ja<id said what he was *oin* to do to that *iant
fi<e times $efore he did itB FI@ll take 'our head from
'our shoulders%F &is con#ession was emonstrating
#aith in his #aith(
Some of 'ou an think $ak and remem$er some
thin*s 'ou ha<e done in life for the sim!le reason
that 'ou started sa'in* it% When 'ou started sa'in*
it, 'ou didn@t think 'ou would e<er reall' do itI $ut
'ou ke!t sa'in* it until 'ou started $elie<in* 'ou
ould do it% Then 'ou did it, and it seemed eas'%
Your words !rodued onfidene in 'our faith, and
'ou ated%
Words Produce 0esire
I@<e alwa's wanted to fl'% 2' first fli*ht was with
7;
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
a set of win*s made out of shoe$o: lids when I was
a$out four 'ears old% It didn@t last lon*% I had an
in<erted landin*G #ut I ke!t sa'in*, FI@m *oin* to fl'
an air!lane one of these da's%F
I didn@t know what I was doin*, $ut I !ut that
desire in m' heart $' m' words% 9ro<er$s sa's it this
wa'B %%%when the desire ometh, it is a tree of life
&9ro<% -;B-6(% You an draw from that tree of life
whih is esire(
When desire hits 'ou, 'ou will start talkin*
a$out it% I started sa'in*, FI@m *oin* to fl' one of
these da's%F When I tried fl'in* off that $arn, m'
win*s didn@t work <er' wellI $ut the' looked !rett'
*ood to a four3'ear3old $o' with a *reat desire to fl'%
I s!oke words that set some ornerstones in m'
life and aused me to $elie<e it% E<entuall', it ame
to !ass%
If 'ou will think $ak a few 'ears, there are
!laes 'ou@<e $een and thin*s 'ou@<e done that 'ou
thou*ht 'ou ne<er would do, $ut 'ou started sa'in*,
FI@m *oin* to do that one of these da's%F
#eause there was a desire, 'ou said it o<er and
o<er until it *ot down inside 'ou% Then 'ou $e*an to
ha<e faith in what 'ou said, and 'our words
inreased 'our desire% That faith maneu<ered 'ou
into the !osition to ause it to ome to !ass% #ut
the' didn@t teah that to us in Sunda' shool%
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!peaking in +greement With Go-s Wor
& (word in the !outh 's Worth #wo in a (heath
Ja<id didn@t Eust kill )oliath with the rokI he
killed him with the swor o# his mo%th( He stood
there in front of )oliath and said, FI@m *oin* to take
'our head off 'our shoulder% I@ll feed 'our arass to
the fowls of the airI not onl' 'ou, $ut all the hosts of
the 9hilistines%F
That@s a $i* statement for a -03'ear3old $o' who
doesn@t e<en ha<e a sword% He@s *oin* to take the
man@s head offB $ut all he has is a rok, a slin*Cand
faith in )od%
Ja<id said it and said it and said itI then he did
it% He didn@t ha<e a sword in his hand, b%t he ha
one in his mo%th1the two3ed*ed swordG Ja<id $ased
what he said on his knowled*e of )od and His Word%
He knew he had a o<enant with )od, and he had
!ro<en that o<enant% So the *iant was no math for
him%
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10 Jon@t )o Whole Ho*
When Half Read'
And in the fourth wath of the ni*ht
?esus went unto them, walkin* on the sea%
And when the disi!les saw him walkin*
on the sea, the' were trou$led, sa'in*, it is a
s!iritI and the' ried out for fear%
#ut strai*htwa' ?esus s!ake unto them,
sa'in*% #e of *ood heerI it is II $e not
afraid%
And 9eter answered him and said, =ord,
if it $e thou, $id me ome unto thee on the
water%
And he said, +ome% And when 9eter was
ome down out of the shi!, he walked on the
water, to *o to ?esus%
C2atthew -5B6436/
Here 9eter has *reat faith in his faith% He sa's,
F=ord, if it@s You, $id me to ome%F ?esus answered
with onl' one word, F+ome%F
As I was !ra'in* one da', I saidB F=ord, I see a
lot of !eo!le that *o $e'ond their faith% The' Eum!
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"aith That Will Work #or $o%
out of their $oat when the'@re not read' to walk on
the water% The' *et emotionall' e:ited, and the'
Eum! out $e'ond where the' are de<elo!ed% I an see
that 9eter did that, and I would like to know wh'
You alled him out of the $oat when he was not
read' for water3walkin* faith%F
The =ord said, FI didn@t do it%F
I said, F#ut You did%F
Ha<e 'ou e<er ar*ued with the =ordD I knew I
was ri*ht% I had read it a hundred times, $ut the
=ord said, FTurn to it and read it%F
I ould hardl' wait to read it to Him% FRi*ht here
in <erse 6/ You said, @+ome%@F
He said, FRead the !reedin* <erse%F So I did%
And 9eter answered him and said, =ord, if it $e
thou, $id me ome unto thee on the water &<% 6.(%
The =ord said to me, FWhat was I *oin* to sa'B
@No, 9eter, it@s not 2eD@ All I did was answer his
"uestion%F
Then I understood it for the first time% 9eter
didn@t *i<e ?esus an' hoie% He said, FIf it@s reall'
You, $id me ome%F If ?esus had ke!t silent, He
would ha<e lied% If he had said, FNo, 9eter, don@t
ome,F it would ha<e $een a lie%
?esus s!oke one word, F+ome%F He sim!l'
answered 9eter@s "uestion% I $elie<e He intends for
this to re<eal more than what we ha<e *otten out of
it%
7.
3on-t Go Whole &og When &al# 5eay
Sometimes we are like 9eterI we !aint oursel<es
into a orner% We sa', F)od, if You want me to do
that, then let this ha!!en%F It was )od@s will for 'ou
to do that, $ut it wasn@t )od@s will for this to ha!!en%
-.cited $aith
9eter said, F#id me ome%F ?esus said, F+ome%F
9eter *ot out of the $oat and walked on the water to
*o to ?esus%
#ut when he saw the wind $oisterous,
he was afraid, and $e*innin* to sink, he
ried, sa'in* =ord, sa<e me%
C2atthew -5B;8
Ask 'ourself this "uestionB What i the win
ha'e to o with it;
9eter saw the wind $oisterous, and he was
afraid%
The de<il !ro$a$l' said, F9eter, did 'ou notie
how hi*h the wind isDF
=ets think a$out this for a moment% What does
the wind ha<e to do with walkin* on waterD Not a
thin*%
#ut the de<il knows 'ou must $e sin*le3minded
if 'ou@re *oin* to ha<e faith in 'our faith%
This is how 'our faith sli!s awa' from 'ouB when
'ou $e*in to look at thin*s that ha<e nothin* at all
to do with what 'ou@re $elie<in* or what 'ou@re
7/
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
doin*% In 9eter@s ase it aused fear to ome%
9eter $e*an to *i<e ear to the words of the enem'
or his arnal mind% 2an' times we sa' the de<il said
somethin* when it was our arnal mind% Our arnal
mind is enmit' a*ainst )od and not su$Eet to the
law of )od% &Rom% .B0%( It must $e renewed by the
Wor of )od%
%%%and $e*innin* to sink, he ried, sa'in* =ord,
sa<e me &2att% -5B;8(%
Notie the !hrase, beginning to sink( Ha<e 'ou
e<er seen someone ste! into a swimmin* !ool and
begin to sinkCfirst to his knees, then to his waistD
No% He sank immediatel', if not sooner%
#ut 'our faith doesn@t lea<e 'ou all at one%
When 9eter *ot his e'es on the irumstanes, fear
$e*an to ome and faith $e*an to fade% This !ro<es
that 'ou an ha<e faith and lose it% 9eter lost his
faith slowl', and slowl' he $e*an to sink% He was
taken $' outward irumstanes that had nothin* to
do with walkin* on water%
To walk $' faith, 'ou must $e a nononformist%
9aul said, %%%$e not onformed to this world, $ut $e
'e transformed $' the renewin* of 'our mind%%%
&Rom% -6B6(% You renew 'our mind to the Word of
)od% )od@s Word in 'ou renews the mind%
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11 9ra'in* in the S!irit
When I all to remem$rane the
unfei*ned faith that is in thee, whih dwelt
first in th' *randmother =ois and th' mother
EunieI and I am !ersuaded that in thee
also%
Wherefore I !ut thee in remem$rane
that thou stir u! the *ift of )od, whih is in
thee $' the !uttin* on of m' hands%
C6 Timoth' -B437
In <erse 4 9aul writes to 'oun* Timoth',
remindin* him of the faith that was in his
*randmother =ois and his mother, Eunie% We know
from 9aul@s writin*s in Romans -8B-0 that faith
omes $' hearin*, and hearin* $' the Word of )od%
Therefore this faith that is in Timoth' was not
inherited, althou*h it was Fhanded down%F The Word
of )od was tau*ht $' =ois to her dau*hter Eunie
who then tau*ht that Word to her son Timoth'%
Ne:t, in <erse 7, 9aul reminds Timoth' to stir u!
the *ift of )od that is in him $' the la'in* on of
9aul@s hands% Here 9aul is not referrin* to faith% That
is not the *ift of )od that Timoth' reei<ed from
9aul% Nowhere in the #i$le does it sa' to la' hands
0-
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
on !eo!le to *i<e them faith% Rather, the *ift whih
9aul is tellin* Timoth' to stir u! is the *ift of the
Hol' S!irit%
The Hol' )host is the *ift a !erson an reei<e
$' the la'in* on of hands% So 9aul is tellin* Timoth',
FStir u! the *ift &the Hol' )host( whih 'ou reei<ed
when I laid hands on 'ou%F
6eep By the "oly Ghost
Hold fast the form of sound words,
whih thou hast heard of me, in faith and
lo<e whih is in +hrist ?esus%
That *ood thin* whih was ommitted
unto thee kee! $' the Hol' )host whih
dwelleth in us%
C6 Timoth' -B-;3-5
Hold fast sound words% Hee! that *ood thin*
whih was ommitted to 'ou $' the Hol' )host%
What *ood thin*D The unfei*ned faith%
How do 'ou kee! itD #' the *ift of the Hol'
)host that was *i<en $' the la'in* on of hands%
Someone said, FWhat *ood is all that talkin* in
ton*uesD No$od' an understand it%F The #i$le sa's
'ou s!eak not unto men, $ut unto )od% Ask 'ourself
thisB Would it $e of an' $enefit to ha<e a diret
ommuniation with )odD 9aul said it will $uild 'ou
u!% It will edif' 'ou% Then ?ude adds some li*ht to
the su$Eet $' sa'in*B
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2raying in the !pirit
#ut 'e, $elo<ed, $uildin* u! 'oursel<es
on 'our most hol' faith, !ra'in* in the Hol'
)host,
Hee! 'oursel<es in the lo<e of )od,
lookin* for the mer' of our =ord ?esus
+hrist unto eternal life%
C?ude 6836-
9ra'in* in the Hol' )host will $uild 'ou u! in
'our most hol' faith% He didn@t sa' it would *i<e 'ou
faith% He didn@t sa' that )od would $uild 'ou u!%
You $uild 'ourself u! in 'our most hol' faith $'
!ra'in* in the Hol' )host%
Gods $aith 's in "is Word
When we are talkin* a$out ha<in* faith in )od@s
Word and *ettin* the Word of )od in 'ou, we are
sim!l' sa'in* that if the Word of )od a$ides within
'ou, then 'ou ha<e the faith of )od in 'ou, $eause
)od@s faith is in the Word%
In other words we *et )od@s faith out of His
Word $eause He filled His Word with faith% #ut
?ude is talkin* a$out our faith% He@s not talkin*
a$out )od@s faith, $ut our own faith% In other words,
that faith that 'ou and I reei<ed from the Word of
)od $eomes our indi<idual faith% It is in us% It is
ours to use% He tells us to $uild u! o%rsel'es on o%r
most hol' faith $' praying in the &oly Ghost(
You ould ha<e faith inside 'ou and still not
aom!lish one sin*le thin*Cunless 'ou ha<e faith
0;
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
in the faith that is in 'ou, faith enou*h to ause 'ou
to at%
You ould ha<e mone' $ut if 'ou didn@t ha<e
faith that some$od' would ae!t that mone' in
e:han*e for *roeries, 'ou mi*ht star<e to death
with a !urse or $illfold full of ash% In order to
$enefit from all the mone' 'ou ha<e in 'our
!ossession, 'ou must ha<e faith enou*h in that
mone' to use it to $u' the thin*s 'ou need%
It didn@t take 'ou lon* to fi*ure out that in order
to $enefit from 'our mone', 'ou had to s!end it% You
learned that $' e:!eriene% You ha<e faith in mone'I
'ou ha<e no dou$t that merhants all o<er the
ountr' will ae!t it in e:han*e for *oods and
ser<ies% That@s wh' mone' is so im!ortant% You
need it to *et the thin*s neessar' for life%
The same thin* is true of faith% One reason
Ja<id was so stron* in faith was $eause faith
wasn@t Eust a theor' to Ja<id% He had alread' !ro<en
it in $attles with a lion and a $ear% He had !ro<en
his methodChe knew it worked%
Ja<id refused to use another man@s method or
another@s wea!ons%
The' ouldn@t talk him out of his faith% He had
*reat faith in his metho $eause he had !ro<en it%
For 'our situation, start where 'ou are with 'our
faith% Use it in the small thin*s first% Je<elo!
'ourself in it, then 'ou will ha<e *reat onfidene in
'our faith% As 'our faith *rows, so will 'our
05
2raying in the !pirit
aom!lishments%
There are two im!ortant thin*s that ?ude tells
us !ra'in* in the Hol' )host will do% .t will b%il yo%
%p in the #aith that is insie yo%) an it will keep yo%
in the lo'e o# Go(
These two $enefits are <er' im!ortant for the
de<elo!ment of our faith% Remem$er what 9aul said
in )alatians 4B7B %%%faith%%%worketh $' lo<e% Without
faith we ha<e no !ower for suessful life% Without
the lo<e of )od in us, the faith we do ha<e will not
work for us%
If 'ou are an*r' at someone who has offended
'ou, $e*in to !ra' in the Hol' S!irit and 'ou won@t
sta' an*r' lon*% Instead, 'our faith and 'our lo<e
will $oth *row%
04
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12 I*nitin* Faith
And when there was an assault made
$oth of the )entiles, and also of the ?ews
with their rulers, to use them des!itefull',
and to stone them,
The' were ware of it, and fled unto
='stra and Jer$e, ities of ='aonia, and
unto the re*ion that lieth round a$outB
And there the' !reahed the *os!el%
And there sat a ertain man at ='stra,
im!otent in his feet, $ein* a ri!!le from his
mother@s wom$, who ne<er had walkedB
The same heard 9aul s!eakB who
stedfastl' $eholdin* him, and !erei<in*
that he had faith to $e healed,
Said with a loud <oie, Stand u!ri*ht on
th' feet% And he lea!ed and walked%
CAts -5B43-8
When 'our faith is !assi<e and 'ou ha<e not
ated on it, the $oldness of another !erson@s faith
an i*nite the faith that 'ou ha<e%
This !assa*e of Sri!ture from Ats -5 is a
lassi e:am!le of this% 9aul was !reahin* to a
00
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
*rou! of !eo!le, inludin* a man, ri!!led from his
mother@s wom$, who had ne<er walked% The Hol'
)host re<ealed to 9aul that the man had faith to $e
healed, $ut his faith had not 'et $een released% This
!ro<es that 'ou ould ha<e faith to $e healed and
not $e healed%
9aul said with a loud <oie, Stand u!ri*ht on th'
feet% And he lea!ed and walked% Notie 9aul didn@t
!ra' for himI he didn@t la' hands on him% You must
realiAe that what ha!!ened had somethin* to do
with that man@s faith%
It also had somethin* to do with 9aul@s faith%
9aul s!oke with suh $oldness that it i*nited this
fellow@s faith and aused him to at on the faith he
alread' had%
In the ninth ha!ter of Ats, we find a similar
inident%
And it ame to !ass, as 9eter !assed
throu*hout all "uarters, he ame down also
to the saints whih dwelt at ='dda%
And there he found a ertain man
named Aeneas, whih had ke!t his $ed ei*ht
'ears, and was sik of the !als'%
And 9eter said unto him, Aeneas, ?esus
+hrist maketh thee wholeB arise, and make
th' $ed% And he arose immediatel'%
And all that dwelt at ='dda and Saron
saw him, and turned to the =ord%
CAts /B;63;4
0.
.gniting "aith
Notie that 9eter ame to the $elie<ers who dwelt
at ='dda, not to the un$elie<ers% Aeneas was one of
these $elie<ers% He had $een $edfast for ei*ht 'ears,
sik of the !als'%
Jid 'ou notie that 9eter didn@t !ra' for himD He
didn@t la' hands on him% E<identl' this saint had the
Word of )od in him% He had faith, $ut it had not
$rou*ht healin*%
9eter said to him, FAeneas, ?esus +hrist makes
'ou whole% Arise and make 'our $ed%F And he arose
immediatel'G
Now remem$er, this man had $een $edridden
for ei*ht 'ears% E<er'one who ame alon* !ro$a$l'
said, F#less 'our heartI it will $e worth it all one of
these da's% In the sweet $'3and3$' when 'ou *et to
hea<en, 'ou will $e well%F #ut 9eter a!!roahed him
differentl'%
Allow me to !ara!hrase it% 9eter said, FAeneas,
don@t 'ou know ?esus +hrist maketh 'ou wholeD )et
u!G 2ake u! 'our $ed%F
I an almost hear Aeneas sa'in*, FYeah, that@s
ri*ht% ?esus did make me whole, didn@t HeDF Then he
Eust *athers u! his $ed and *oes home%
What ha!!enedD The $oldness of 9eter@s faith
s!arked the faith that was in Aeneas% In so man'
words, 9eter said, FHe', don@t 'ou know ?esus +hrist
has alread' done it allD 2ake u! 'our $edGF 9eter@s
$oldness of faith i*nited the faith in Aeneas, and he
*ot u! $efore he knew he ouldn@t%
0/
"aith That Will Work #or $o%
The +hurh, the #od' of +hrist, doesn@t ha<e a
!ro$lem with ha<in* faith in )od, $ut the' do ha<e a
!ro$lem ha<in* faith in their faith%
Ha<e 'ou notied it in 'our lifeD There are times
when 'ou do somethin* that 'ou shouldn@t or fail to
s!end as muh time in the Word as 'ou should%
Then 'ou $e*in to feel ondemned%
For if our heart ondemn us, )od is
*reater than our heart, and knoweth all
thin*s%
#elo<ed, if our heart ondemn us not,
then ha<e we onfidene toward )od%
C- ?ohn ;B6836-
If 'our heart ondemns 'ou, the de<il will *et on
'our ase and ride 'ou into the *round if 'ou let
him% +ondemnation is a tool the de<il will use
a*ainst 'ou%
The Hol' S!irit will on<ine or on<it 'ou%
When He does, re!ent% #ut remem$er, 9aul saidB
There is therefore now no ondemnation
to them whih are in +hrist ?esus, who walk
not after the flesh, $ut after the S!irit%
For the law of the S!irit of life in +hrist
?esus hath made me free from the law of sin
and death%
For what the law ould not do, in that it
was weak throu*h the flesh, )od sendin*
his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh,
.8
.gniting "aith
and for sin, ondemned sin in the flesh%
CRomans .B-3;
After the New +o<enant is in effet, there is no
ondemnation% If 'ou are $orn a*ain and doin* 'our
$est to !lease the Father in all that 'ou do, don@t let
that ondemnation ome a*ainst 'ou% It is a desi*n
of the de<il to sto! 'our faith% Atin* on - ?ohn -B/
will destro' all ondemnation and $rin* the !eae of
)od%
2ake a deision to s!end time fellowshi!!in*
with 'our hea<enl' Father dail'% Je<elo! a stron*
relationshi! with Him throu*h !ra'er, and with 'our
Sa<ior, ?esus, and the Hol' )host throu*h the stud'
and meditation of )od@s Word dail'%
Then 'ou will find that faith in 'our faith will
*row e:eedin*l'%
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&bout the &uthor
+harles +a!!s is a retired farmer, land
de<elo!er and ordained minister who tra<els
throu*hout the United States sharin* the truth of
)od@s Word% He has tau*ht #i$le seminars for more
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