Do you believe what you believe

"Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them and you will have them."    Mark 11:24.  NKJV

What you receive is directly connected to how you believe and what you expect. Do you really believe that God wants to use you for mighty works? If you pray for someone who is sick, do you really believe that they will get well? These are serious questions and they determine where you stand in the case of faith. 

Some people are scared of faith prayers. They find them offensive and when a person who flows in this type of ministry comes to their church, they become suspicious of them and feel that something is not right about them. They thought that about Jesus but it never stopped Him. He knew what the Father had sent Him to do and got on with it. What about you? Where do you stand in this area? Are you willing to believe that? If you're a Christian, filled with God's Holy Spirit, then God expects you to be available to Him. 

Look what Jesus commissioned:

'15 Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptised will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My Name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; 18 They will take up serpents  and if they drink anything deadly it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.'     (Mark 16:15-18)

Are you doing this? Is your church doing this? If not, why not? This was commissioned by Jesus and He expects us to obey His commands. Do you have opportunities to tell people about Jesus, but don't through embarrassment or whatever? What if you are the only person they will ever see again. If you don't tell them about salvation, they will spend eternity out of Heaven. How would you feel if they said to you, 'What didn't you tell me, that day we spoke?'

This is serious business that we're in. The church is not a pleasure boat, it's a lifeboat and people need saving. They also may need healing. Jesus said to lay hands on the sick and they will recover. He didn't lie, but we have to believe that they will be healed. If you don't, they won't - be healed.

The church needs to take the commission of Jesus seriously. Yes, it's great to praise and worship Him when we attend church, and we should do that. But what about the other bits. While we are praising and worshipping, people are going to hell. We need to get the balance right. Belonging to Jesus is not an exclusive club and He wants others to enjoy what He has to offer too.

Isaiah wrote: 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us', then I said, 'Here am I. Send me.'
                                                                                                         Isaiah 6:8

Would your response be, 'Here am I, send me.' If God asked you this question?

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard 

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