FAITH CAPSULE: Do not hear the word of God once in a while.

Mathew 11

Jesus is Lord, and there is nothing He cannot do. 
What is it that is causing you to have doubt instead of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ? 
With doubt, fear will eventually come to place. 
Where there is fear or when fear is rising, faith will sink. 
The Bible identifies the source of faith, “…faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) 
Do not hear the word of God once in a while.
Engage in hearing and hearing by the word of God, and allow faith to rise so that fear will sink and doubt will have no place in you. 
Deny your present situation and location from operating as an agent that causes you to doubt.
John the Baptist doubted Jesus. 
The Bible records, “And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” (Matthew 11:2-3) 
Is there any representative of prison in your life causing doubt about what Jesus can do? 
John the Baptist, while spending time in prison, doubted Jesus. 
It was John who baptized Jesus. 
Matthew 3:13 records, “Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him”  
John the Baptist bears witness of Jesus, “…Behold The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.”’ (John 1:29-30) 
John also exalted Jesus when he stated, “He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.” (John 3:31) 
Despite all that John the Baptist knew about Jesus when he was in the prison of his life, he doubted Jesus. 
The doubt of John made him want to know what he already knew about Jesus and his doubt about who Jesus was.
Remember, you have heard and seen it all; if you hold on to all you know, you will depart from doubt and not dwell in it. 
Jesus responded to the doubt of John, and His word addressed doubts, “…Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” (Mathew 11:4-6) 
Where there is doubt, faith tends to drown.
Hebrew 11:6 records, “…But without faith, it is impossible to please Him…” 
With faith, declare to your situation that Jesus is Lord and there is nothing He cannot do. 

Prayer for today: Ask that you be enabled to focus on God so that your faith will not fail.