Hope for Healing, Faith for Living Podcast

We continue today to talk about faith. Remember without faith it is impossible to please God according to Hebrews 11:6

It’s also through faith we are saved.

Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,”

It’s God’s grace but it’s by the faith you possess and act on to receive God’s grace for yourself that you are saved.

Let’s hear some more Scripture.

Romans 10:8-14

8 But what does it say?(Deuteronomy 30) “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?

This portion of Scripture is talking about faith. It refers to the Scripture as the Word of Faith. It talks about having the Word of Faith in  your heart and in your mouth. It talks about believing, faith and how can you believe, or have faith, unless you have the Word of God being proclaimed.

Faith is connected to the Word. The Word is the Word of Faith.

We gain faith from hearing the Word.

Romans 10:17 ESV

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Acts 11:13-14 ESV

13 And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter; 14 he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’

Another translations of Acts 11:14 reads, “who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.”

Listen to what it says, “words by which you will be saved”.

Now hear this verse, 
Romans 1:16 ESV 

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel (The Good News of Jesus), for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

The message of Christ, the Word of God is the power of God, the power to save, heal, deliver, provide and everything else God says he is and has promised in His Word.  

His Word is the power of God for salvation to everyone….. Who believes.

You determine if the Word of God is the Power of God in your life. It’s determined first by you choosing to hear it and secondly choosing to believe!

Do you want the power of God in your life? The Faith to take hold of God’s promises?

Then get in the Word of God and see what it says. Listen to preachers and teachers who teach the Word of God is true.  

Let Faith take root in your heart and turn into the power of God operating in your life.

Just decide to follow Christ and believe what he says.

Blessings,

Tim Dumas