“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45).
Your heart must be established in faith in order to move in the area of your need. Faith is believing in your heart that God’s Word is true and that belief is so established that out of the abundance of our heart our mouth speaks God’s promises as though they were already in existence.
The only way to have faith coming out of our mouth is to have our heart established in His Word.
Legalism says, “If I can be good enough, God will see my good works and answer my prayer.” Faith says, “I believe God’s promise without wavering in spite of what I see or hear.”
Once I heard a man say if everything was established on works, then at least he would be able to see what’s happening. Unfortunately, if everything were based on works, he would have never seen anything happen.
Why? Because our works can never be good enough to accomplish anything remotely close to what God can accomplish through us by faith.
Let me ask you something. If your destiny was depending upon your works, if your destiny was depending upon how good you are, then what would your destiny be. Also, if your destiny depended on your works, we would have legalism once again. Grace is much better.
Paul worked hard in Galatians and Colossians to get legalism out of the church. Our best works developed from the mind and imagination of man will pale by comparison to what one can do who is led by the Spirit of God and walking in faith.
The Word says that out of the abundance of the heart that our mouth speaks. I propose this: It’s much better to have faith on our lips than to have works. Faith is a rest and that’s where God wants us.
When we rely on works above faith, we are subtly saying that our works will accomplish more than what God can accomplish through faith in His Word.
So take a rest from your work and walk in faith.
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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.