Dare to Believe
The Book of Mark Ch 9 records the story of a man who brought his son to be delivered.
The disciples tried to cast out this dumb spirit!!!
They COULD NOT help the man
WORSE YET……a crowd has gathered.
Then Jesus shows up…..
The man says….
Mar 9:22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
LOOK at Jesus' reply…..
Mar 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
KEY WORD ……. IF
KINGDOM KEY……BELIEVE….COME ON
HOW MANY TIMES……..
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE PRAYED THIS WAY?
Lord…. IF……you want to….IF….its your will……… IF you truly can do anything
IF?????
REALLY? If for the LORD OF THE UNIVERSE?!?!?!
IF for THE KING OF KINGS!!!!
IF for THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS!!!!
IF????REALLY……COME ON……
HOW ABOUT IF I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE!!!!
We might have used more Faith-Filled words, we might of SOUNDED more SPIRITUAL in our prayer
BUT DEEP DOWN in our hearts was that little seed of doubt …….IF
We're often like this father with his son.
He'd already tried out the disciples and nothing happened.
As if to increase his fear, the spirit threw the boy on the ground in a fit right as Jesus showed up on the scene.
The father didn't REALIZE SOMETHING
This was demon's LAST ACT OF DEFIANCE!!!!
The DEMON REALIZED WHO just walked on the scene!!!!
HIS NAME IS JESUS!!!! COME ON!!!!
WHEN JESUS WALKS ON THE SCENE, THERE IS NO OTHER…..COME ON
Lets be HONEST
In the SAME WAY, we look at our circumstances
AND WONDER….. ….IF3x
We Wonder….
IF our prayers are working WHEN it seems that things are getting worse instead of better!!!!
Jesus' answer makes that "if" sound almost OFFENSIVE
"If I can do anything?"
The Creator of the Universe LORDS OVER His creation.
He is the One of whom Jeremiah exclaimed
Jer 32:17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
COME ON!!!! NOTHING IS TOO HARD!!!! say
LISTEN
Your FOCUS will Determine WHAT you believe.
The enemy will try to attack you as you wait for the promise!!!!
Don't get focused on the negative.
Don't let fear overwhelm you.
DO YOU REALIZE
Even Jesus was tested by satan with the question, "If...",
BUT Jesus THE CREATOR DID NOT FOCUS on Himself
He focused on what GOD said about Himself.
WHO ARE WE TO BE LIKE?????
Like Jesus….COME ON!!!
We have to GUARD our hearts and our minds and STAND FIRM in FAITH!!!!!!
THAT’S HOW YOU GET YOUR MIRACLE FOLKS!!!!
Standing on His Promises
LOOK Christian Prayer is DIFFERENT….
RADICALLY DIFFERENT in how we pray compared to ALL other religions
We Pray FROM THE ANSWER….AND BELIEVE
THIS is the WAY of the Lord
THE WAY of FAITH
God PROMISES…..WE BELIEVE!!!!
YEAH AND AMEN!!! COME ON!!!! YEAH AND AMEN!!!!
IT CAN NEVER BE ……IF……….BUT WHEN!!!
COME ON!!!!!
ALL God's promises ARE "Yes and Amen" in Jesus.
He is the FIRST AND the LAST!!!!!
Everything begins and ends with Jesus.
You have MORE PROMISES IN Calvary ALONE than you can COMPREHEND!!!!!.
The more you get in tune with His Word
The more you meditate on Scripture
The More you BEHOLD JESUS, the Lamb of God
The MORE you will BECOME ONE…..WITH THE ONE
THE ONE who CAN and IS Faithful to Fulfill ALL His promises!!!
COME ON!!!!!
As you step OUT of YOUR ABILITIES
The LEVEL of your prayer will immediately RISE UP
Going to a HIGHER LEVEL!!!!!
SAY HIGHER!!! WHO wants to go HIGHER
HOW? Because you are NOW BELIEVING for things that ONLY GOD can do.
Each step of the way as we move forward in response to God's promise, we discover the faithfulness of God
Come On….isnt that AWESOME!!!!
JESUS MEETS US THERE!!!!
AT THAT TIME AT THAT MOMENT…HES THERE!!!
WHERE EVER YOU ARE AT… He meets you there.
It not only BECOMES part of our testimony of faith, but OPENS the WAY for our children, our loved ones to Partake of the Blessings there.
This Living Testimony is FILLED with the Anointing and Power of God to "do it again."
The Testimony of Jesus IS THE SPIRIT of PROPHECY
Yes, He Can
Rom 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
Rom 4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
LISTEN to this statement!!
Abraham became a father because he had child-like faith IN HIS FATHER GOD
He understood that when God makes a promise…
God IS AS GOOD as His word.
When He gives a promise, He will make it happen.
We get words from the Lord ALL THE TIME and then we QUESTION
BUT Abraham HELD ONTO those Promises
HE USED THEN as the MAP for his JOURNEY in life AND the MOLD for his EVERY PRAYER.
His faithfulness to believe God's promise became the PROMISED FULFILLED which we ALL have become heirs through Christ.
Abraham is the model for our faith.
He believed God for the impossible!
What promises are you hanging on to today?
I CHALLENGE YOU TODAY LOOK UP those prophetic words and start BELIEVING THEM
What dreams seem to stay in the world of impossibilities?
What miracle do you need for your breakthrough today?
If you have started to waver because the natural circumstances aren't measuring up
The Lord is saying to you today, "Bring them to Me."
God wants to come in this hour and show Himself strong on your behalf.
He wants to demonstrate His glory and faithfulness through you.
Are you ready?
Then DARE TO BELIEVE!
Eze 37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
Eze 37:2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
Eze 37:3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
Eze 37:4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Eze 37:5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
Eze 37:6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Eze 37:7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
Eze 37:8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
Eze 37:9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Eze 37:10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Eze 37:11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
Eze 37:12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
Eze 37:13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
Eze 37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
Lets PROPHESY to the EMPTY CHAIRS!
LETS SPEAK TO THE DRY BONES!!!
LETS CALL FOURTH THE FOUR WINDS AND BREATHE LIFE IN JESUS NAME!
LETS DARE TO BELIEVE FOR IMMEDIATE GROWTH AND BLESSINGS
LETS BELIEVE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!!!
