Faith (confidence in God) cometh by hearing, and hearing, by the Word (manifested will of God.) of God (Romans 10:15-17).
Without faith (confidence in God), it is impossible to please (worship in Spirit and truth: John 4:21-24)) God. (Hebrews 11:1-6) The conclusion, the foundation of our faith is solely based on what we have heard. What are you hearing? Whose voice are you listening to?
Adam and Eve gave audience to the wrong voice (the serpent), and it plunged the earth into a state of sin and death. In application, when the Word of God does not take preeminence (priority) in our lives, our ability to hear God’s voice becomes diminished by the many voices, including our own (in our mind), that Satan (our enemy) will use to prevent us from embracing the power (kingdom authority) of God within us. In short, Satan does not want us to know who we are (kings and priests: Rev 1:6), so he seeks to gain control of our most precious sense, our hearing. Be encouraged saints, for we are no longer ignorant of Satan’s devices (II Cor. 2: 9-11). Therefore, if we hear right, then we will walk right; and our word will be governed by God’s word (sword of the spirit: (Eph. 6:17, Heb. 4:12 and Rev. 2:12-16); and we will have power and authority to resist the enemy, destroy strongholds, and speak life into any dead situation that confronts us.
Meditate on the following Scriptures:
Genesis 3:17-19
James 1:17-25
Deuteronomy 5:1-29
Brother Mark Johnson
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