"I believe You Lord'

'Then Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you'                                      Matthew 8:13  NKJV 

To get the full impact of this piece of scripture, read it all (Matt 8:5 -13). Jesus was actually taken aback as He discovered the centurion's faith (v10). It was a faith that He wants us all to have. This type of faith impresses God and also turns people's heads. It was a willingness to believe without any spectacular sign - just the word v8. 

Smith Wigglesworth used to have a similar understanding of scripture, 'If God said it, I believe it and that settles it.' If you have never read about some of Mr Wigglesworth's great adventures, get yourself a copy of one the many books that are around. One of them is entitled:

Smith Wiggleswoth - The Secret of his Power By Albert Hibbert Copyright 1982, Harrison House ISBN 1 85240 004 8.  There are only about 100 pages to the book but they are power-packed pages. You will read about things that seem utterly impossible and yet, they happened and all because of this man's tremendous faith in Jesus.

And this is the type of faith that the centurion had this day - 'Just speak a word and my servant will be healed.' I heard a preacher say in his sermon one day, 'If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.' And it's true, there comes a time when we need to change - to move on in our faith. Change is healthy, to sit around doing nothing different isn't. Get into the change mode as much as you don't care for it. Be doers of the word and not just listeners, James said in 1:22. It's time to break out of the mould the world has kept you in.

The key here is to believe Jesus. Fear unhooks us from the faith and the supernatural. It puts us in bondage to the natural realm. So live vice-versa. Give God the opportunity to show you a miracle. Give Him the chance to see how He sets you free from debt or a massive bill that you're struggling with. Give Him the freedom to supply your needs when you don't know where the next meal is coming from. Honestly, in the first days of my ministry, Hazel and myself didn't know how we were going to eat some days - but God provided in the most amazing ways. My oldest daughter was getting married and we had no transport to get some 40 miles away to the wedding. We also had very little money to pay for it either. But the telephone rang that evening and a voice told me that there was a car outside, full of petrol and the keys were in my letterbox. Honestly, this is only a portion of all that God has done for us because we believed in Him and stood on our faith.

Why not try it. It's a chaotic but exciting journey when you take God at His word. He NEVER lets you down.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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