The God Kind of Faith
by Kenneth Copeland
When you’re believing God for something and the devil tries to convince you that faith doesn’t work, here’s something you can do: Go outside and point out to the devil all the things you see around you. Tell him to take a good look at the grass, the trees, the birds, the sun, the sky and everything else. Then ask him a few questions.
Say, “Devil, do you know what all these things are made of? Do you know what the basic substance is that produced them? I do. They’re made of a supernatural substance called faith! Everything in this universe was produced by that substance. It’s the spiritual force that brought into existence every divinely created thing. As Hebrews 11 says, ‘Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Through faith…the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear’” (verses 1, 3).
I can pretty much guarantee you, before you even get finished quoting those verses, the devil will have heard enough. He’ll be out of there, and you’ll have preached yourself happy. Instead of being discouraged and tempted to doubt, you’ll be ready to double down on your believing. You’ll be thinking, Whooo-boy! I’m surrounded by living proof of what the God kind of faith can do!
“That sounds great, Brother Copeland, but there’s a big difference between my faith and the force God released at Creation. I do the best I know how but I certainly can’t operate in God’s kind of faith.”
Yes, you can! Jesus confirmed it in Mark 11:22 when He commanded us as His disciples to “have faith in God.” According to Greek scholars, what He said there can literally be translated, Have the God kind of faith.
“What?! How on earth am I supposed to do that?” you might ask.
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Points to Get You There:
1) As a believer you already have the capacity to operate in the God kind of faith.
Romans 12:3
2) You develop and increase your faith by feeding on The WORD of God.
Matthew 4:4
3) You release your faith and put it to work for you by speaking words that align with God’s and believing that what you say comes to pass.
Mark 11:23
4) Don’t wait until you can see or feel something to believe God has given what you asked for; believe you receive when you pray.
Mark 11:24
5) When you pray and say things based on God’s WORD, you can be confident in the outcome because God’s WORD is His will.
1 John 5:14-15
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