Calling things That Be Not As Though They Were.
As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him (Gk Like unto Him) whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Rom 4:17
In 1983 while sitting in a Church in Manchester one Sunday evening, listening to some people giving testimonies, I say that people were giving testimonies, but in truth they were bragging on the devil, the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart He said, “You must go and teach my people faith.” Since that time I have endeavoured to fulfil that commission from the Lord, over these many years I have conducted “More than Conquerors Faith Conventions” and taught faith wherever I go.
However the Holy Spirit has been speaking to me about re-visiting the Word of Faith or the faith message. There are some who have turned away because of persecution, or because they heard some things about us faith teachers that were not true. But I am in this for the long haul. Some have said that God has moved away from the message of Faith, but I always ask, where could God move to, seeing that it is He who demands that we have faith? No, faith is not a fad, it is not a wave, it is not a movement, but it is a way of life. The Word says on at least four occasions that the just shall live by faith. So what does it mean to live by faith?
Well one of the ways that we are to live by faith is to “Call those things which be not as though they were.” Faith always speaks the end result, if you need healing in your body then call yourself healed by the authority of God’s Word; 1 Peter 2:24 says, “By whose stripes you were healed.” Confess that you are healed because the Word says that you are, remember that Jesus took your infirmities and bore your sicknesses. Check out your life today and see if you are still standing in faith. If not, why not? God has no pleasure in those who draw back from the truth of His Word. The book of Hebrews tells us not to cast away or confidence (faith) which has great recompense of reward. Faith only sees the answer, speaks the answer and acts like it’s received the answer. Faith always speaks the end result, it never calls thing the way they are, but always call things that be not as though they were.
If you want to see results in your life then you must start agreeing with the Word of God, thinking the Word of God and speaking only the Word of God about your situation. Start to call things the way you want them to be instead of calling it the way it is.
The message of faith is the only message that can reach the lost and sick and truly give people a hope. Faith is what pleases God; faith is what causes God to go to work on your behalf. God responses to faith just like Satan response to fear. It is faith that moves God and not your emotions, neither is God moved by your need, now he is touched by them, but it is faith and faith alone that causes God to manifest His power to meet your need.
Hold fast to your confession of faith, and your faith will hold fast onto you. Keep calling things the way you want them to be and in the fullness of time, when faith has ran its course you will see things change into the way you want them to be.
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