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My Little Story: Only Believe

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My sister has two kids. The first one is 4 years and the younger one is under 1 year. I visited them last June and we had great time together. I didn’t stay for long but I learnt a lot from the few hours I spent with them. My first nephew was misbehaving so I told him that I was going to spank him if he doesn’t stop. Below is the conversation between my nephew and I:

Me: am gonna spank you if you don’t sit down

My nephew: My dad will beat you if you touch me. He is strong

Me: How did you know he is strong?

My nephew: He told me that if anyone touches me, he will beat that person

Me: Then I won’t buy aeroplane and car for you if you don’t sit down

My nephew: My dad will buy me big aeroplane because he has plenty money

Me: He lied to you

My nephew: No, you are lying. Dad said he will buy cars, toys, and phone for me.

My nephew: Mummy, uncle is lying. Isn’t dad rich?

My sister: Daddy is rich. He has enough money to buy everything you need.

My tricks to get this guy to sit didn’t work because he believes his dad owns the world, and his dad is the strongest man on earth. As I watched this boy and his level of faith in my brother-in-law, I asked myself that how many Christians can have this kind of faith in God? I felt guilty because as I sat with my sister’s family, I had my own doubts about many things. I prayed silently within me and asked God to help me grow in faith to the point where I will believe His promises for my life without considering physical constraints.

Lesson:

God, our Father, is the Creator of the universe. The Psalmist said in Psalm 24 (NLT) that “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas and built it on the ocean depths.”

He made provision for your needs before you came to your mother’s womb. God isn’t preparing, creating, or packaging things you are praying for. He has already made them. The rest is for you to believe to receive. In Mark 11:24 (AMP), Jesus said “For this reason I am telling you, whatever things you ask for in prayer [in accordance with God’s will], believe [with confident trust] that you have received them, and they will be given to you.” 

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Sometimes you look at the physical constraints and wonder how God is going to intervene in your situation. The truth is God knows no boundaries so you have to believe that whatever it is that you have prayed or are praying, or are going to pray for, you will receive in Jesus’ Name. Be encouraged to pray for the Holy Spirit to help you to renew your mind in order to believe God, your Father, like a baby. And don’t try to figure out how God is going to work because His ways are higher than yours. Only Believe

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WHAT REPORT DO YOU HAVE THIS YEAR?

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HOPESo they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: (Numbers 13:32 NLT)

What report do you have this year?

Is it a good report or a bad report? Good report is the report that speaks faith. It sees possibility in what seems impossible. It doesn’t consider facts but rely on God’s Word. Only few people have good reports about their situations. It’s no surprising because among the twelve spies that went out for the forty days, only Joshua and Caleb brought good report. They believed that God was more than able give them the Land but the others had no hope. Do you have hope in God?
Many believers claim they believe in God but they doubt if He could turn their situations around. They believe in their doctors more than the Senior Doctor Jesus. They trust in the news more than the Good News of our Lord. They rely on people’s promises more than what God has promised concerning their lives. They pray but they don’t receive because doubts have filled their hearts. They have bad reports about their lives. Bad report is anything you believe (accept, trust) that is contrary to what God has promised. It keeps people in their comfort zones. You are carrying a bad report if you are afraid of the future.

Hear what God said about those who believed in the bad report;
And the L ord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them? I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!” (Numbers 14:11, 12 NLT)
He added that;
But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the L ord ’s glory, not one of these people will ever enter that land. They have all seen my glorious presence and the miraculous signs I performed both in Egypt and in the wilderness, but again and again they have tested me by refusing to listen to my voice. They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me with contempt will ever see it. (Numbers 14:21-23 NLT)

What report are you carrying with you this year?

Our God is a faithful God. He is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through? (Numbers 23:19 NLT). Joshua and Caleb believed in God. They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land! And if the L ord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey. Do not rebel against the L ord , and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the L ord is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!” (Numbers 14:7-9 NLT). You’ve got to trust in the God you serve. You’ve got to believe that what God has promised, He is able to perform. I trust He will see you through so Believe in Him. Don’t be afraid of what lies ahead of you because God is with you.

Friend, I don’t know the kind of obstacle you see as you journey to your promise land. I don’t have any idea about the giant that you see occupying your promised land. Your promise land could be your marriage, education, ministry, business, family, health, finance, accommodation, happiness, etc. The type of report you have about your situation will determine your level of faith and how you trust God. It will also determine whether you can achieve your goals or enjoy the milk and honey that flow on the land. When you doubt God’s power to perform, it means you have a bad report. And according to James 1, don’t think you will receive anything from Him.

I believe in this year we are going to have good reports about our lives in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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ONLY BELIEVE!

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But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.” (Luke 8:50 ESV)

Do not fear; Only Believe.

You are called a believer because your job is to Believe. Jesus said “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.“(Mark 11:24 ESV). That means after you have prayed, your task is to believe that you have received it. Jairus wanted Jesus to come to his house to heal his daughter. There were some delay so the unexpected happened. The daughter died. The fact was presented but Jesus on hearing the fact answered him “Do not fear; ONLY BELIEVE.” Fear causes us to doubt God. It prevents us from receiving what God has for us. Remember this saying; “Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. ” (Mark 11:23 ESV).

Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. (Zechariah 4:6 ESV). It is not by our might, nor by our power, but by the Spirit of the Most High God. He is responsible for providing our needs. Your strength cannot do it, and your senses are limited by your environment. You believe the news, the doctor’s report, bank statements, financial report, politicians, your pastors, etc instead of believing in the One who has infinite Power to Keep you. When you walk by sight, You will fear. You will be afraid and may start doubting God’s Power to perform. Jairus believed and his daughter came back to life. I could imagine what was going through his mind on his way back home with Jesus, considering what he had heard. He believed what Jesus said. Friends, we don’t have to believe what people say about our situations. The facts may be on the discussion table but choose to believe what God says. When someone told you there was no hope in your situation, what did you do?

As I stated in “Be still and Move on in October“, Satan will present facts for you to believe his lies. He will try as much as he could to make you doubt God. Fear is a weapon he will use But you should not be afraid for Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.

Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. (Mark 5:36, 37 NIV84)
Don’t forget your job is to Believe. And to do this, you have to ignore everything that is contrary to the word of God. You have to move with people who will speak faith into your life. Faith is contagious. You have to listen to tapes that will inspire you. And you have to say what the Word of God says.

I want to encourage you to believe what God has said concerning your life. I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. God is our Provider. Only Believe.

God bless us.