READ YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THE POWER WORKS FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE – PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, 2016.
Jesus said
unto him, if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth (Mark
9:23).
God's power
is available always, to save, bless, heal, and transform lives; but it only
works for those who believe. Romans 1:6 emphasizes this; it says, " For I
am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto
salvation to everyone that believeth.... “Now, this will clarify some of the
assumptions and erroneous beliefs that some people have. For example, there're
those who say, “Every sick person for whom Jesus prayed, got healed." But
the Bible doesn't say so.
In some
places, the Bible says, “And He healed many..." (Mark 1:34). In some other
places, it says He "...healed all that were sick" (Mathew 8:16). So,
when God says “many," and when He says” all, “we should know the
difference. But then, I want to show you at least one place where healing
miracles were hard for Jesus: His hometown of Nazareth.
The Bible
lets us know that because of His demeanor, the people murmured, "Is not
this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of
Juda, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended
at him" (Mark 6:3). They had been so familiar with Him that they disdained
Him. They were offended that He was acting differently. Consequently, the Bible
says “He could not do any miracle there, except lay His hands on a few sick
people and heal them" (Mark 6:5 NIV).
Now, if the
Bible says Jesus “could not do any miracle, “it means that He tried; He
attempted to, but it didn't work. He couldn't do any mighty work, like the
blind receiving sight, the deaf hearing, the lame walking. He couldn't perform
such miracles in Nazareth, because the people didn't believe. The Bible says He
"marveled because of their unbelief.” Their unbelief short-circuited the
power of God.
If you study
in the book of John, several times when Jesus ministered to people, He'd say, “Only
believe, “because if you don't believe, you can't experience the power of God.
If you don't believe, He can't save you. The power works for those that
believe. There's no impossibility for you, if you'd only believe: “Jesus said
unto him, if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that
believeth" (Mark 9:23).
PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank you for your Word, which imparts faith to my spirit. My faith is strong and unwavering. I know who I am, and I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Halleluiah!
Dear Father, I thank you for your Word, which imparts faith to my spirit. My faith is strong and unwavering. I know who I am, and I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Halleluiah!
FURTHER
STUDY:
1 John 5:5(KJV)Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:5(KJV)Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
Mark
11:23-24(KJV)For 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. 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, what
things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye
shall have them.
DAILY
SCRIPTURE READING:
1-Year Bible Reading Plan:
Mathew 27:27-44; Exodus 40
1-Year Bible Reading Plan:
Mathew 27:27-44; Exodus 40
2-Year Bible
Reading Plan:
Acts 17:1-9; Psalm 11-13
Acts 17:1-9; Psalm 11-13
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