What is it that activates the miracle in your life? What is it that can turn everything around? What is it that can turn desperation into a joyful celebration?
As I travel around the world, it doesn’t matter what state or country I am in, it seems there is one thing that I find everywhere. There are people who need a miracle. They need it desperately. They need it today.
So what is it that activates the miracle in your life? What is it that can turn everything around? What is it that can turn desperation into a joyful celebration?
When you can’t think of a way out of your impending disaster, you must know this. God can make a way where there is no way. God doesn’t just find a way of escape that you couldn’t find. He creates one that you would never find, because it didn’t exist. God is a creative miracle God. So, when your back is against the wall, quit looking for a way out and start looking to the Source of your deliverance.
The enemy has an agenda. His desire is to steal, kill, and destroy. (John 10:10) If you are a born again believer, then you carry within you the Spirit of God on this earth and you become the target for the attacks of the enemy. But the truth is the Spirit that is possessing you is greater than the spirit attacking you. And when all the spiritual dust settles, the Spirit within you will be standing and the spirit attacking you will be fleeing.
It’s time to choose sides. It’s time to decide who you are going to believe and swear your allegiance to. Are you going to believe the words of the One who is victorious or are you going to believe the words of the one who will be fleeing? The words you agree with will determine the outcome of your situation.
You may be wanting a miracle, deliverance, and victory in your life. God’s Word has promised you these things. But these promises are conditional. They are activated by faith. Faith is not just knowing that God can deliver you, but faith is hearing God’s promise of deliverance, deciding to believe it, speaking it until it becomes so embedded in your heart that everything you do is based on that belief.
So, it comes down to this. Unless you know God’s promise, you will not know what to believe in. Where are His promises? They are found in His Word, the Holy Bible. And unless we hear His promise, we have no foundation for our faith.
So, what is the practical application of all of this? If the miracle you need is healing for your body, then you must find God’s promises in His Word and hear them, either from someone else or from your own voice. Quote God’s healing promise everyday. And eventually it will get into your heart and the miracle of healing will take place.
To help you on this, here are a couple of healing promises from God.
… By His stripes you were healed. (1 Peter 2:24)
… Forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases. (Ps. 103:2-3)
If the miracle you need is a financial miracle, then do the same thing. Find verses in God’s Word that tell what God wants for you in the area of finances. Some good verses are:
… For your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. (2 Cor. 8:9)
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. (3 John 2)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matt. 6:33)
Honor the LORD with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. (Prov. 3:9-10)
If your heart is broken because someone has betrayed you or because of the disappointments of life, then you must know that Jesus said in Luke chapter 4 that He came to heal the broken hearted.
… He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted.
(Luke 4:18)
Find the verses that promise what you need and then activate them with the catalyst called faith. Remember, faith is not just believing. Faith is hearing, believing, and speaking God’s Word until it is settled in your heart and then acting on your heart.
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Dr. Larry Ollison is founder and Senior Pastor of Walk on the Water Faith Church and founder of Larry Ollison Ministries. With over forty years in the ministry, he is a very popular speaker nationally and internationally and ministers the Word of Faith through radio, television, Internet, and daily e-mail devotionals. As the author of twelve books (including The Power of Grace, The Practical Handbook for Christian Living, Breaking the Cycle of Offense, Life is in the Blood, and recently released The Paradise of God), he is in frequent demand for radio/TV interviews, book signings, and magazine publications.
Dr. Ollison was raised a Southern Baptist. While majoring in theology at Southwest Baptist University, he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. For many years he traveled extensively speaking at Full Gospel Business Men's meetings and conventions. He later earned an M.A. in Theology and a Ph.D. and Th.D. from Life Christian University.
Currently President of International Convention of Faith Ministries (ICFM), Dr. Ollison is also Vice-President of Spirit FM Christian Radio Network, Missouri State Director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), and a Trustee on the boards of several international ministries. He is also the host of The Cutting Edge Radio Broadcast and authors The Cutting Edge Daily Devotional.
As the owner of a marine dealership, his extensive business background brings a unique flavor to his teaching. He founded and served as chairman of the Missouri State Marine Board, President of the Marine Dealers’ Association, Vice-President of a bank holding company, along with holding several directorships in various corporations.
Dr. Ollison's strongest areas of teaching are the blood of Jesus, faith, relationships, the Hebrew language, the Holy Spirit, the end times, and heaven. During ministry, he operates freely in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. His use of humor and his ability to make a theological concept simple makes it enjoyable and easy for everyone to understand. Countless testimonies have been received from people who say their lives have been changed after experiencing Dr. Ollison's unique ministry.
Dr. Ollison is a pastor, pilot, teacher, and author. His number one goal is to meet the needs of the people through the teaching of faith in God's Word. He and his wife, Loretta, have two children and six grandchildren.