7 Ways Faith Fastens onto God’s Promises and Pulls Them Into Reality
1. Faith Pulls Down Walls
Faith pulled down Jericho’s walls after the people marched around them for seven days!
Hebrews 11:30 (Passion Translation – PT)
2. Faith Inspires
Faith inspired Joseph and opened his eyes to see into the future….
Hebrews 11:22 (PT)Faith lifted Enoch from this life and he was taken up into heaven!
Hebrews 11:5 (PT)
3. Faith Prompts
Faith prompted the parents of Moses….
Hebrews 11:23 (PT)The power of faith prompted Isaac to impart a blessing to his sons….
Hebrews 11:20 (PT)
4. Faith Enables
Faith enabled Moses to choose God’s will….
Hebrews 11:24 (PT)
5. Faith Opens
Faith opened the way for the Hebrews to cross the Red Sea as if on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to cross they were swallowed up and drowned!
Hebrews 11:29 (PT)Faith opened Noah’s heart to receive revelation from God.
Hebrews 11:7 (PT)
6. Faith Provides
Faith provided a way of escape for Rahab the prostitute….
Hebrews 11:31 (PT)
7. Faith Stirs Us to Do Things
Faith stirred Moses to perform….
Hebrews 11:28 (PT)Faith motivated Abraham to obey God’s call and leave the familiar to discover the territory he was destined to inherit from God.
Hebrews 11:8 (PT)
As I was reading Hebrews 11, the Lord reminded me that faith is a living force. I saw a junkyard in front of me. And a force, like a great wind, blew all the wreck cars (wrecked dreams) away. The path was clear, no longer blocked. Faith clears the way.
Listen to your heart. Faith comes by hearing the Rhema, spoken word, of God.
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Romans 10:17 (NASB)
Relax in the goodness and faithfulness of your Father. He will send out His words of faith to pull down, inspire, prompt, enable, open, provide and stir up on your behalf.
Let it be said of you:
Their faith fastened onto their promises and pulled them into reality! It was faith that shut the mouth of lions, put out the power of raging fire, and caused many to escape certain death by the sword. In their weakness their faith imparted power to make them strong!
Hebrews 11:33-34 (PT)
You are going to have a great life! A significant life!
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