JANUARY 1994
This was one of the first articles by Creflo Dollar to appear in the BVOV magazine.
The Divine Order of Faith
by Creflo Dollar
Frustration. I see it on the faces of many believers who tell me they just can’t seem to get this “faith stuff” to work for them.
I can sympathize. Early in my Christian life I too spent a lot of time scratching my head and wondering why I wasn’t seeing the miracles I needed so desperately.
Now I know. The key to seeing miracle-working power operate consistently in your lives lies in understanding the divine order of faith.
When I talk about “divine order,” I’m referring to the fact that God has ordained everything in heaven and on earth to operate according to a predetermined sequence or order.
This is especially true where spiritual things are concerned. God’s heavenly kingdom is a place of order.
For example, under the Old Covenant system, the high priest followed a very strict, very detailed sequence of actions before he dared enter the holy of holies.
He didn’t go waltzing into the most holy place any time he pleased. I assure you he would have only done so once. Such a cavalier attitude toward God’s prescribed order would have cost him his life.
No. There was a process that had to take place before the high priest could operate in certain aspects of his calling. The same is true for you and me where faith is concerned.
You’ll never see the miracles and promises of God that will move you from the problem to the solution until you come to understand the divine order of faith.
Follow the Procedure
Even in everyday life, there is an established order to follow in much of what we do. And as the pastor of a large and growing congregation, I frequently see people who fail to follow the set order.
From time to time, for example, an irate church member will come up to me and say, “Pastor, I've been trying to get in to see you for five months!"
Then I ask them how they've gone about trying to see me.
“Well, I've dropped by your office several times and you're either gone, busy or have someone in your office."
Immediately the problem is evident. There is a simple and well-established procedure in our church for getting in to see the pastor. It is spelled out clearly in our new member orientation.
Anyone who wants to see me, merely needs to call my secretary, get an appointment, and show up on the day and time set. That's all there is to it. If you don't follow the order, you probably won't get in to see me.
The same is true in the kingdom of God. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 14:40, “Let all things be done decently and in order." Follow that set order and you'll get the desired results. Ignore it and you'll end up frustrated and defeated.
BVOV : 19
