It Shall Come To Pass

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• Do My Words Really Have Power?
• Can I Really "Name It and Claim It?
• What It Mean When the Bible Says: "Life and Death are in the Power of the Tongue"?
• Can I Really Have What I Say?
• What is the Secret to A Christian's Power?
• How Do I "Do the Works that Jesus Did - And Even Greater Works"?
• How Do I "Have Faith in God"?
• What is the "word of Faith" that the Apostle Paul preached in Romans 10:8?

Scripture Reference:
"For truthfully I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says." [Mk:11:23: ]

"And Jesus said unto them, ... truthfully I say unto you, If you have faith as small as a grain of mustard seed, you shall command this mountain, Remove from here to another place; and it shall obey you; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." [Mt:17:20 NIV]

Have Faith in God:
In the Gospel of Mark Jesus gave us some extremely valuable information regarding how He performed the miracles that He did: "Have Faith In God" [Mark 11:22]

The thing that so many Christians miss is that the reason why He told us this is so that we too can do the works that he did - and even greater works! [Jn:14:12]

The trouble is that when it comes to our culture, most Christians only have faith in God as far as receiving salvation and forgiveness of sins - but when it comes to most other promises of the New Covenant they possess little or no knowledge about the things that belong to them as children of God - and even worse, many disbelieve what they read in the Word regarding them!

Yet Jesus told us to Have Faith in God!

Believe What God Said!
When Jesus told us to "have faith in God" the first question that should come to mind is: What does He mean by that?

The answer is a whole lot less complicated than many have made it - and it is no where near as confusing as traditional teaching has taught.

To "have faith in God" simply means to: Believe what God said!
That's it in a nutshell. Just believe what God has said in His word - regardless of how foolish it may sound, regardless of how unbelievable it may seem, regardless of how impossible it may appear - just believe God: period!

God isn't confused and He doesn't just make things up to confuse us!
To the contrary, the Apostle Paul speaking by the Holy Ghost says in 2 Corinthians: "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds (what we think) should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."

Notice that the things of Christ (the Word of God) are simple. They aren't hard, and for those who choose to believe God and His word - they will never be confusing. The key is to Believe God, in other words: believe what God said in His Word.

Who Said it?
Now that we have cleared up what it means to "have faith in God" let's go on to what the Bible says in Mark 11:23 and Matthew 17:20.

"For truthfully I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says." [Mk:11:23: ]

Questions:

Who made the above statements?
Can We trust the individual speaking?
Does the individual speaking know what He is talking about?
Are there hidden meanings or interpretations to what He said that might be meant to confuse us?
Who is the individual speaking to (or about)?

Answers:

Who Made the above statements?
• Jesus, the Son of the Living God.
• Our Savior and Lord.
• The one who came to tell us the truth and to show us the way.
Can We trust the individual speaking?
• "And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful." [Rev 21:5]
• "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:" [Jn:14:6]
• "These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God" [Rev. 3:14]
• "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." [Isa:55:11]
• "it was impossible for God to lie..." [Heb:6:18]
Does the individual speaking know what He is talking about?
• "For God is not the author of confusion..." [1Cor:14:33]
• "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:" [Isa:46:10]
Is there hidden meaning or interpretation to what He said:
• "...no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation." [2Pt:1:20]
• "But if our gospel is hidden, it is hidden to them that are perishing:" [2Cor:4:3]
• "But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confuse the wise" [1Cor:1:27]
Who is the individual speaking to (or about)?
• "...whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says" [Mark 11:23]
• "truthfully I say unto you, If you have faith as small as a grain of mustard seed, you shall command this mountain, Remove from here to another place; and it shall obey you; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." [Mt:17:20 NIV]

Settle It First!
Before you or I can believe anything that the Bible says regarding any subject - it is imperative that we get it settled once and for all whether or not the information contained in it is trustworthy. If we don't do this then there will always be doubt and confusion - and we will never be able to step out in faith and obtain anything from God on a consistent basis.

This is the basic principal of what the Bible calls faith - and seeing as how we cannot consistently receive anything from God if we are not acting or speaking in faith, then it is imperative that we understand and believe His word regardless of the impossibility of it.

"But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." [Heb:11:6]

"But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. ... For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.." [Jms:1:6-7]

It's God's Word:
The above statements were made by the Son of the Living. God Himself spoke thru His son and gave us the information in the above statements. Therefore, whatever He said must be true no matter how unbelievable it may sound - and no matter who may disagree with it - it is still true because God said it!

"Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwells in me, he does the works." [Jn:14:10]

"I speak that which I have seen with my Father" [Jn:8:38]

It's For Us:
Even more exciting is the fact that Jesus wasn't just talking to the disciples - but he was speaking to us as well. He said "Whosoever shall say".

Whosoever is just the old English way of saying "whoever". let me ask you: Are YOU a "whoever"? Wouldn't you and I be included in this if Jesus said "whoever"?

The answer is yes. It is the same word used in Romans 10:13 where it says "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

The word "whosoever" means: everybody and everyone!
And that means me - and it also means YOU!

When JESUS said: "whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says" - He was talking to You -and about you!

Do you believe this?
My friend, unless you believe this statement you will never be able to access the fullness of what God has for you - nor will you ever begin to walk in the full manifestation of the power and authority that you and I have in Christ as Sons of the Most High God.

Our Words Are Filled With Power!
According to Jesus (who knew what He was talking about) - our WORDS have enough power in them to effect the changes that we want in our life! They have enough power to even move mountains - if we will simply get an understanding of this and believe what God has said regarding this subject.

This is why it was necessary for Jesus to say "Have faith in God" before he went on to say 'whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says" [Mark 11:22-23]

He knew that He was about to make a statement that would be radically different than anything they had every heard before - and He knew that some of them would have trouble believing it. Yet every word of what He said is true. it was true for them - and it is still true today for us.

Don't be Confused:
Notice that in order for your words to "come to pass" it is NOT enough to just say something. (Name it and claim it as some people erroneously believe).

No! It is conditional on the fact that you and I MUST BELIEVE that what we say will come to pass. Simply saying something is not enough. We must BELIEVE that what we say will come to pass.

This is the area where so many people have trouble and get off into wild ideas and wild accusations regarding this subject. Yet remember - it was JESUS himself who said this - and it must be true. if it isn't then how can we trust anything that He said? But hallelujah every word of what Jesus said is true - now and forever!

How Can I Believe That What I Say Will Come To Pass?
The Answer is simple! "Have Faith in God."

Do You believe what God says in His Word about salvation by grace thru faith in Jesus Christ? Then believe what God has said about your words. He can be trusted just as much with this subject as you trusted Him regarding salvation.

If God said that anything you speak it will come to pass - then believe Him! Remember - In Matthew 17:20 God said that "Nothing will be impossible to you"

Do You believe it? Or does it sound just to incredible?
If this sounds just to incredible to believe then go back to the 5 questions above and get it settled in your heart that it was the same God who made this statement as the one who said that salvation comes by grace thru faith in Christ.

It Shall Come to Pass:
My friend, God has made us a promise, and He has given us the key as to how we can effect the changes in our life, our health, our finances, our business, and our family that we have been asking Him to make.

God has given us the authority to make these changes thru our words, and He has instructed us to use our words in order to make these changes.

Don't wait another day, week, month or year. Begin to study this principal out for yourself and once you understand and believe that God was serious when He said this - then begin to SPEAK with authority believing what God said about your words. God has given us HIS word that when you believe what HE has SAID bout your words that they WILL COME TO PASS!

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