Faith- Kenneth Hagin Ministries

Faiths Foundation
By Darrell Huffman

Faith is like a house; it must be built on a strong foundation if it is going to stand tests and
storms. Faiths foundation is the Word of God. You cannot build a great faith life without it. The
best part about this truth is that the Word of God will never fail. Its success rating stands at 100
percent.

Solomon knew the power of Gods promises. He saw the Lord keep His Word to his father, King
David, with the completion of the Temple (Israels house of faith) in Jerusalem. Solomon
declared at its dedication, Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as
he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant
Moses (1 Kings 8:56 NIV). Gods own WordHis promises to the children of Israelbecame
the foundation for the Temple itself.

Nothing has changed since that time concerning the promises of God. God wants to be the
foundation of your personal house of faith, and He is still fulfilling His promises. Therefore, you
can trust Him to do what He has said.

In Hebrews 11, The Amplified Bible describes faith as . . . the title deed of the things [we] hope
for, being the proof of things [we] do not see . . . (v. 1). If I have the deed to a house, you can
stand on its front porch and threaten me all you want to keep me from trying to enter the house.
But it wont make any difference what you say or do, because I have every legal right to grab
you by the nape of the neck and throw you out into the yard. If I have the title deed, its my
house, and I am going in! In the same way, faith will give you all the assurance you will ever
need in this life to take what is yours according to the Word of God.

If you build your faithyour title deedon Gods Word, it wont matter if the devil hits your
body, attacks your finances, or tries to steal your peace. You can kick him off your property
because your faith will be the proof of ownership you need. With that assurance, absolutely
nothing can stand in your way. So build that house of faith and move in! Gods Word promises
that He gives . . . everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him . . .
(2 Peter 1:3 NIV). So find out what His Word saysgain the knowledge you need to take hold
of your title deed. As a deed enables you to lay claim to property that belongs to you, so your
faith enables you to lay claim to Gods promises that belong to you.

Therefore, it is an absolute necessity that we know Gods promises so that we can begin to build
our houses of faith, for . . . faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Rom.
10:17). It is only as you and I hear Gods WordHis promises concerning us that our faith
will grow and be stable. That same Word then becomes all the evidence we need until the
manifestation comes.

I challenge you to take the Lord at His Word. Since the Bible is Gods Word to you, choose to
believe Him. When you do, amazing things will begin to happen in your life.