DCLM Sincere Milk 7 April 2022 — Living faith
DCLM Sincere Milk 7 April 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Living faith
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TOPIC: LIVING FAITH
TEXT: MATTHEW 17:17-21
17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Key Verse: “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you” (Matthew 17:20).
MESSAGE:
The Bible defines faith as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. It means putting action to what we believe. A living faith is one that pleases God. There were many people in the Bible who exercised living faith in God, and were able to achieve extraordinary results.
Through faith, a sinner gets saved, a saint gets sanctified, baptized in the Holy Spirit and also do exploits for the Lord. Whatever you desire to have, you can receive through faith even if it is as small as a grain of mustard seed.
Faith is the bridge that connects you to your blessings. In a practical term, we can also say that faith is the hand that receives from heaven’s storehouse without experiencing any single loss. You must develop your faith in God through hearing, reading and meditating on God’s word. Remember, God cares for you; therefore, have faith in Him.
Prayer: Lord, increase my faith.
Further Reading: Mark 11:22-24
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
