She also acted on what she believed, which is the second fundamental of faith. According to the book of James, “Faith, if it hath not works [or corresponding action], is dead.” So, for our faith to produce results, we must be “doers of the word, and not hearers only” (James 2:17, 1:22). We must act like The WORD is true.
If the woman with the issue of blood hadn’t acted, her story would have ended differently. If she’d stayed at home and said, I wish I could get to Jesus, but I can’t. I’m too sick, and I can get stoned for going out in public with an issue of blood, she wouldn’t have been made whole. She would have died right there in her house.
But she chose to be a doer of The WORD of God. She believed, spoke AND acted on it, and as a result, God’s will was done in her life.
The same thing can happen for you. It doesn’t matter how many financial obstacles you may be facing right now or how mountainous they seem. Jesus said faith in God will move mountains, and now that you know God’s will for you financially, you can put your faith to work. You can feed it on The WORD, operate according to the faith fundamentals, and tap into your inheritance as a prosperous believer.
So, go ahead and do it! Have faith that God will “make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation]” (2 Corinthians 9:8, "AMPC").
Believe it. Declare it. Act on it by being a joyful, prompt-to-do-it giver, and you will see the abundant goodness of The LORD! V
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Prepare for Your Harvest
by Jerry Savelle
Years ago, while at a church service, I met a couple of missionaries who I learned needed a van but lacked the money to buy one. Knowing they were honorable people who would use it to God’s glory, I told them I wanted to buy the van for them. I didn’t think much about it. For me, it was just a way to bless a fellow brother and sister in Christ.
Sometime later, I experienced a significant harvest, but I didn’t make the connection.
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