FAITH IS - Bishop Jim McIver
There
is a journey that each of us should embark upon. It is not an overnight, across town
journey. It is a journey called
faith! This faith journey is such a
necessity that it will/should take a life time to walk it out. As you continually search out and discover faith
during this journey, be sure to hide it in a safe place and exercise it as often as possible and as necessary. Your heart is the safest place for this faith
to reside. This faith that I am about to unveil to you can be used in every area of your life! This faith causes you to reign in life as an over-comer!
This faith
can keep you saved, healed and delivered! This faith will deliver you from depression, suicidal tendencies, fear, doubt and unbelief! This faith will help keep your children saved, keep you anointed and cause you to walk out peace and joy. This faith will cause you to appropriate
promises, fulfill destiny, support the work of the Kingdom and serve others in
your church. This faith will help you to
resist the enemy and obey God in every area.
After
receiving Christ, this journey of faith is one of the most important one you
will ever take! You can operate successfully
in this faith once you understand it and how it works. The scriptures below provide great truth and examples
of what I am teaching on. This is a short version of a life time venture/discovery!
Are you ready? Let's start the journey!
What Is Faith?
Hebrews 11:1 Now
faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
FAITH
IS supernatural! FAITH IS tangible! FAITH IS evidence! FAITH IS substance! FAITH IS heart
knowledge! Faith changes you! Faith changes everything!
Where Does Faith Come From?
Faith comes from Jesus. Faith comes into your heart through
hearing the Word of God taught. Also, study your Bible and Stay in church services to hear the word of God ministered.
Romans 10:17 So
then faith cometh by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.
Where Is Faith? What Does Faith Do?
Romans 10:10 For
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation.
FAITH comes into your heart by the word and Spirit of God. FAITH speaks it's substance and it's evidence that is in the heart! We believe, therefore we speak!
Faith In Action
Mark 10:46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho
with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of
Timæus, sat by the highway side begging. 47 And
when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say,
Jesus, thou Son of David, have
mercy on me. 48 And many
charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 49 And Jesus stood still, and
commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of
good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 50 And
he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I
should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my
sight. 52 And Jesus
said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he
received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
Bartimæus
was blind, sitting by the wayside and begging. But the blind, wayside beggar
heard about Jesus; He heard the word, he
heard that the blind man Healer was passing by. What he heard ignited faith in
his heart. He could no longer sit and be
quiet! Something happened in his
heart! His heart felt faith did
something! He cried out, he summoned the
Son of God! The crowd tried to shut him
up. But, he would not allow the skeptics
to silence him.
Bartimaeus
knew that this was his moment, this was his time of deliverance. His heart cry of faith caused Jesus to stand
still! Jesus stood still and summoned
him to come. His faith caused him to get
up, cast aside his beggar's garment and make his way toward Jesus! When faith comes, you will get up!
His
cry of faith invoked an inquiry:
51 And
Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?
His
faith spoke emphatically what he desired:
The blind man said
unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way,
thy faith hath made thee whole! And immediately he received his sight, and
followed Jesus in the way.
The
heart faith of Bartimaeus worked! His faith
healed him! His faith made him
whole!
The
blind's man faith was the supernatural, tangible, evidence and substance of
what he needed! He needed healing. So, his faith became his healing until his
healing manifested. When he got faith,
he started speaking what faith had become in him. That
is the way faith works!
Faith
is the supernatural, tangible, substance and evidence of whatever your need
is. Faith replaces hope and becomes the supernatural,
substance, evidence of what is desired or needed. When faith arrives, you no longer hope
because you have the supernatural, tangible, substance and evidence of what you
were hoping for. Faith becomes your
healing until your healing manifest.
faith becomes your job, your car, your home or whatever your need is
until it manifest.
After
faith has arrived, you will begin to confession what faith has become in you! When faith arrives, you will no longer confess
how sick you are. You will confess what
faith has become in your heart! You will
confess: I am saved, I am healed, I am
mightily anointed of the Holy Ghost, I am a giver, I am a harvester, I have my
job, I have my home, I have my car! My
husband or my wife is saved, my children are saved, I live a better life!
Afterward,
he followed Jesus in the way! He didn't
choose his own path, he went the way of the Lord!
FAITH
IS!
