Rhapsody Of Realities 29 November 2023 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy): Faith Is Of The Heart
TOPIC: Faith Is Of The Heart (Rhapsody of Realities 29 November 2023)
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; (2 Corinthians 4:13).
Rhapsody Of Realities For Today MESSAGE:
There’re those who complain, “I thought this faith thing works? I believe in the word for my health, why isn’t it working?” For such people, it could be that they’ve only mentally assented to the word; that’s not what works. True faith is of the heart.
The Apostle Paul in Romans 1:16 tells us that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God that works; in other words, it brings or causes salvation for everyone who believes. The one who doesn’t believe it can’t have the benefit of it, and believing is of the heart and not the head (Romans 10: 8-10). It’s your spirit that makes contact with God.
Faith is not a response of the brain or the mind; it’s not some kind of magic or a formula, no! Faith is the response of the human spirit to the word of God. In Luke 6:6-10, for example, when Jesus encountered a man with a withered arm while teaching in synagogue, He instructed the man to stretch out his hand, which he did, and his hand was restored.
There’s no way the man would have received a miracle if he had tried to rationalize the Master’s instruction in his head. But he responded with his spirit to the word! The man heard Jesus in his spirit and acted from his spirit.
It reminds of a similar account in Mark 2 when the Lord Jesus healed a man sick of the palsy. He said to the man, “…Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house” (Mark 2:11). The hitherto paralyzed man stood up and walked away, offering praises to God.
The man couldn’t have risen unless he responded from his spirit. You see, his Spirit wasn’t crippled, as the ailment or infirmity resided in his body. So, how could a man with that condition have risen? The answer is simple: When he heard the words of the Master, he acted from his spirit, and it produced results. Once you can believe the word with your heart and voice it from your mouth, it’ll produce results. Hallelujah!
I respond to the word from my spirit. I’m convinced by the word that I’m a victor and a success in Christ Jesus. I walk in health, prosperity and victory; I’m what God says I am; I have what He says I have, and I can do what He says I can do. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY:
Romans 10:8-10: 8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
1 John 5:4: For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Hebrews 11:3: Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Peter 3 & Ezekiel 41-42
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 16:1-11 & 1 Chronicles 29
Remember to share with all your friends and loved ones today. Thank you and God bless you richly
Rhapsody of Realities 2023 Devotional was written by Pastor Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.). President of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l.
