“Verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses” (Mark 11:23-26).
In this passage, Jesus gives us the most complete, condensed instruction of faith found in the Bible. In verse 23, He gives the two basic principles of faith—believing in the heart and saying with the mouth. Then in verse 24, He shows us how to apply our faith in prayer. Finally, Jesus reveals the greatest hindrance to faith—unforgiveness (vv. 25-26.)
Paul said we are to walk by faith and not by sight.
I remember hearing that Smith Wigglesworth once said, “I never get up in the morning and ask Smith how he is. I get up in the morning and tell him how he is.”
You can do the same thing. Take yourself to the Word of God every morning and say, “This is how you are. You’re more than a conqueror. This is the victory that overcomes the world—even your faith (1 John 5:4). By Jesus’ stripes you were healed (Isa. 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24). You’ve been delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom of His Son!” (Col. 1:13).
We must believe and say what God says. We have to feed on the Word of God until we not only know what God says, but we also believe it in our hearts. Then when a situation arises, we can just lean back, look the problem square in the face and say, “I don’t care what you look like, seem like, sound like or feel like. I believe God!”
Every day I tell myself how I am according to God’s Word.
I am healed by the stripes of Jesus. I’m abundantly blessed.
I believe God, and it shall be even as He told me in His Word!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.