On February 3, 2015 at 11:30 AM, I had just driven out of a conference, with my sister, when the Holy Spirit gave me the above scriptural verse. We were engaged in a conversation about her presentation, so I didn’t ask any questions of the Holy Spirit…
Jesus’ statement, to the woman with the issue of blood, teaches that we must be open to receive healing from God before it is granted. We must desire healing above everything. The greater our faith, the quicker we may receive our healing.
The woman with the issue of blood pulled her healing from him. She pressed forward in the crowd and without uttering a word, touched His clothes. Most people believed He could only heal them by laying hands on them (Matthew 9:18). She was bold. She dare believe God for something greater.
In Luke 12, Jesus taught the disciples how to overcome fear. In teaching them He addressed the basic symptoms of fear, such as worries and anxiety arising from our need for food, clothing and shelter. These needs were identified by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation” in Psychology Review, as our physiological needs.
Why does Jesus address these needs? These are our basic needs. Our need to satisfy the physical needs of the flesh. Many of our fears are borne from this desire. By addressing them He cuts to the chase and gets to the primary source of our fear. So that it is uprooted from our lives.
She sat silently watching everyone around her. Time had blurred. The round face of the clock on the wall before her smiled back at her. Its ticking sound was lost in her reverie. Her focus was on everything that was happening.
There was constant movement in the waiting room. Human traffic was high. There was constant movement. Some walked on crutches. Others used wheelchairs. Those with vision impairment were being assisted to move. Some were carried on gurneys.
“What are you doing to my garbage bin?” My ears was instantly alerted to the harsh tone of the voice. As I looked up my eyes locked with that the … Continue Reading Fear The Agent Within
Romans 10:17 (NIV)
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word of Christ.
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17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;
18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”
19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,
21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.