MOVING FROM FAITH TO FAITH. The law of Faith (Part 4)

I have done three studies on moving from faith to faith so far. 

But in learning to grow or mature in faith we need to understand the Law of Faith. What exactly is faith and how does it work. If I am to grow in it and mature in it and use it to touch the hem of the Master's garment, I need to know exactly what faith is and the Laws that surround its operation.

​We all know what faith is but how can we activate it?  How can we make faith work for us, in us, and through us.  In case you need a refresher about faith I have a few points for your consideration.

Faith is trust:
Faith is assurance:
Faith is substance. 
Faith is believing that you have what you asked God for before you actually see it in the natural. 

LAW #1: Faith released by the spoken word carries power to bring forth the invisible.

Faith is not wishful thinking or just hope. It is actually receiving a promise in your heart and mind and walking out as though you already have it physically. It is seeing the invisible. 

In the Scriptures we see that faith is substance and evidence.

Hebrews 11:1 ESV  Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

We also see that salvation was made real and complete through the confession of faith through the mouth.

Romans 10:9-10 ESV  because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  (10)  For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Also it is important to see that God formed everything through the spoken word. Speaking the Word of God has the same power as if God Himself is speaking it. The Father stands behind His Word and it cannot return void. 

Hebrews 11:3 ESV  By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

There is a lot of teaching about prayer that in proper prayer we learn to accept the hand that was dealt to us. They would say that in prayer God is not moved but our heart is changed to accept the current circumstances. maybe sometimes this is true, however it is not the norm in what we see in Scriptures. Proper fervent effectual prayers of a righteous man avails much. The spoken Word of faith has creative power to change the current situation, instead of just accepting it. Why did God change the world in Gen.1:2 before forming man? He changed the current circumstances and situations to make the world a more desirable living space for mankind before He formed man of its dirt.

Genesis 1:1-3 ESV  In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.  (2)  The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.  (3)  And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Genesis 1:9 ESV  And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:24 ESV  And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

We need to recognize our responsibility to seek to understand and to stand in active faith.  Teach me Lord to trust You today for the possible and the impossible so that You would be glorified.