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This is the question that comes to my mind when I’m dealing with certain situations that require and extra exercise of my faith. Yes, I know! we all have the same measure of faith, but why I can’t see things manifested, in some areas of my life, in the same “easy” way that I see it in other areas.
For many years this “theme” about faith has captured my attention, and I’ve seem a huge improve in this area thanks to the right understanding of the nature of God and the power of His Word; Now I have the capacity to fight better my doubts and naturally flow is faith… But, I still working on it!
I was reading the Bible and I found the following verse “Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." (2 Peter 1:2-4)
These verses say that all things that pertain unto life and godliness are given unto us through the knowledge of God. Certainly, faith must be one of those things because without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6). So faith must come through the knowledge of God. That's the reason Romans 10:17 says faith comes by hearing the Word of God. The amount of faith that I operate in is directly proportional to the revelation knowledge that you have of God through His Word.
Is that amazing or what???
Many time we found it very difficult to operate in faith. That is because we either don't have the real knowledge of God's Word in us, or we have let the Word slip and be choked by the knowledge of the world. Fear comes through carnal knowledge, just as faith and all things that pertain unto life come through godly knowledge. Most Christians today (even Spirit-filled Christians) are full of the knowledge about how to operate in Satan's system but are really deficient in the knowledge it takes to prosper in God's system. So, it is not really a faith problem that exists, but it is rather a Word problem.
I read something that I loved based on Galatians 5:22 and states like this “Have you ever seen a plant struggle to bring forth fruit? Have you ever heard a vine moan and groan and complain about how hard it is to produce grapes? Of course not! It's the nature of a vine to produce grapes. If the vine is protected and given nourishment, it will automatically produce fruit, unless it's starved or attacked by some outside force. So it is with the Christian. Faith will automatically be the product of our abiding in the Word, which is Jesus (John 1:1, 15:1-7). “
WOW!!! I love it!
The problem has been that the knowledge of God's Word has not been abiding in us, or the carnal knowledge of the world has choked the Word of God that was there. You cannot serve two masters (Matt. 6:24). A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. He cannot receive anything from the Lord (James 1:7-8).
Matthew 6:22 gives us the promise that if the eye is single, we will be full of light. That means that if all our attention is focused on God through His Word, then the only thing that we will be full of is God and what His Word produces. This is a Bible law that is repeated in Romans 8:6, which says, "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace." If we are experiencing anything but life and peace, it is because we are carnally minded. You cannot have life and peace without the knowledge of God. On the other hand, you cannot experience any form of death without the knowledge of the devil and his system.
Of course, since our minds have already been grounded in the knowledge of this world, it is impossible to just cast that carnal mind out. We have to be thinking on something. Romans 12:2 says, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Our minds have to be renewed, and that is done by meditating on the knowledge of God as revealed in His Word.
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| January 22, 2008 |
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| WOW!!! |
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| January 22, 2008 |
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| Great blog! (And no, you are not the only one who has struggled with your faith!) |
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| January 22, 2008 |
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Jenily: Your blog reminds me of the acronym GIGO (Garbage In. Garbage Out). You're absolutely right that we rely entirely too much on the world system, and too often we allow that to rot our minds, and poluute our hearts with the "garbage" the enemy has made available.
Imagine if instead of GIGO, we live by WIFO (Word In. Faith Out.)? If seeking first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness through His Word would become our first priority, can you imagine how much more battle-ready we'd be, and how much more we'd live out by faith?
We could go on and on about this subject, and I'm eager to read ore comments about it. Thanks for bringing up the subject in your post. It was truly inspiring. Bendiciones. - Gio |
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| January 22, 2008 |
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| The more I read your blog... the more I want ... please keep going..... blessings |
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| January 22, 2008 |
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Jenily, these are some fantastic insights! I am doubly excited b/c this writing seems to fit well with what's been on my mind lately (in my latest blog). I would note that although knowledge and faith tend to increase proportionately w/one another, that isn't always the case. There are plenty of examples of men/women who have grown up in the church (very knowledgeable) only to fall away later in life. Very tragic. But in general, I'd say if you don't know what the promises of God are for you, it's hard to believe in them! ~mike
ps... Star!! |
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