FAITH CAPSULE: Engage the word of God; allow faith to come into your soul.

2Kings 4:8-37

The Bible describes faith, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.” (Hebrew 11:1-2) How do you describe faith? Your description of faith is encased in how you apply faith. To effectively apply faith, one must get the full understanding of the source of faith that is where faith comes from. The bible also described the source of faith stating, “…faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) Engage the word of God; allow faith to come into your soul. The word of God is the answer to every pressing need in life. Do not consider this for a later adoption to your pending situation or pressing need. Now and not later, go ahead, engage word, gain and apply faith knowing that God is still in the business of honoring His Word. Faith is heart-activated and mouth-operated. Faith is a God pleaser and it will provoke God to move on your behalf. Faith will move the hand of God if indeed it is activated and operated the way it should be. God cannot be deceived when there is failure to activate and operate faith. God knows our heart and He knows when faith is activated more than we know it and that is why Hannah said in her prophetic prayer in 1 Samuel 2:3, “…For the LORD is the God of Knowledge; and by Him actions are weighed.”
What is your action concerning you pending situation? How are you going to activate faith to bring you out of your dilemma? The only and better choice is to lay it on God and watch while you wait to see how God will move in on your behalf. Also, know to only confess positive to your situation. Begin to see victory in the place of defeat; begin to see breakthrough in the face of hindrances and also begin to see life in the place of death. Allow your faith to announce your wellness; disallow your surrounding from what will determine the outcome of your situations.
The bible talked about a Shunammite woman who engaged positive confession in the face of death of her only son. With her “heart-activated and mouth-operated faith” she allowed her faith to announce her wellness when it was not well for her and she disallowed her surrounding from what will determine the outcome of her situations. Indeed her son’s life was restored back to life. The same miracles are everywhere faith is having its reign because of God’s rule and reign over all His creation.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the Spirit of faith to have its reign in your life and for His name to be glorified.