FAITH: ACTING ON GODS WORD . . . . But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only. . . . - JAMES 1:22 Some people have such a struggle. They say they are trying to get faith, or else they are trying to believe. But all that is necessary, is just to ACT ON WHAT GOD SAYS. I use the phrase acting on Gods Word rather than have faith or believe,” because thats exactly what faith is! Someone once asked Raymond T. Richey, a man mightily used of God in the healing ministry, What is faith? Richey replied, FAITH IS JUST ACTING ON GODS WORD. Smith Wigglesworth would say, FAITH IS AN ACT. Thats what faith is - acting on Gods Word. CONFESSION: I am a doer of the Word. I gain knowledge of Gods Word. I hear His Word. Then I act accordingly. I act on Gods Word! REALITY . . . . Thy Word is true from the beginning . . . . - PSALM 119:160 People often make a substitution for faith - they substitute MENTAL ASSENT or MENTAL AGREEMENT. They mentally agree that Gods Word is true, and they call that FAITH. But mentally agreeing with the Word isnt faith. You can mentally agree that the Bible is true, but it wont become real to you until you ACT ON what it says. Its when you act on Gods Word that it becomes a reality. For example, you can believe in the truth of the resurrection as a great doctrine (and in some circles thats all it is - a doctrine or a dogma), but it wont become real to you until you can say, Jesus died for me! Jesus arose victorious over death, hell, and the grave - and He did that for me. Jesus arose victorious over satan! Jesus conquered satan for me! Therefore, satan has no dominion over me! Im free! The resurrection wont mean anything in your life until you can say these very words. Then the resurrection truth in the Word of God will become something more than just a doctrine, a dogma, a creed, or a theory - it will BECOME A REALITY! CONFESSION: I am a doer of the Word. I act on what the Word says is mine. The Word is true. I know its true. So I act like its true, and the Word becomes a reality in my life.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 04:51:26 +0000