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Jesus made one of the most amazing statements in the Bible in Mark 9:23, when He said, "...If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." With that one statement, Jesus opened the door to the supernatural! He was encouraging us to take the limits off of our lives and enter the realm of God.

We know that with God all things are possible, but Jesus put the believer in the realm of God. We know from Hebrews 11:6 that without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith pleases God and releases His supernatural ability. Unbelief and doubt limit God and stop His power. Faith takes off the limits!

At one time the State of Montana removed speed limits from its highways. During this time a newspaper article reported that a Montana highway patrolman stopped a man for going more than 100 miles per hour. After observing the quality of the man's vehicle and checking his driving record, the patrolman let him off without a ticket. What a place to visit—a place with no limits!

God has given us a quality vehicle in His Word to go beyond the limits of the natural man into the supernatural. Spiritually speaking, some people have never been to "Montana." Some people have only visited there once or twice, and others have decided to move there! Learn to live everyday believing all things are possible. Someone said that a miracle comes your way every day. Learn to recognize the possibilities of God that surround you.

Some people are content to putter through life and simply make their mortgage payments. Others reach out for the impossible and see the supernatural! I like what Norman Vincent Peale said, "It seems there is an invisible reservoir of abundance in the universe that can be tapped into by obeying certain spiritual laws." There is no need to be in lack if you learn how to tap into that reservoir! As you learn the laws of God and what pleases Him, abundance will flow to you.

The Law Of Faith
There are a number of universal laws. The one we will discuss here is what the Apostle Paul called "the law of faith," Romans 3:27, God is a faith God. The more we understand about faith, the better we will understand what moves Him. God demands faith of us. Without faith it is impossible to please Him. Smith Wigglesworth said that God would pass over a million people just to find someone who believes Him. Faith pleased God in the Old Testament. That is how Abraham received from God and became "the Father of faith."

We also see Jesus in the gospels telling the woman with the issue of blood, "Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole...," Mark 5:34. Faith not only pleased Him; it seems He was looking for it. He told the Roman centurion,"...I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel," Matthew 8:10. In the Book of Acts, we find that faith also pleases and moves the Holy Spirit.

For example, in Acts 10:19,20, the Holy Spirit told Peter to go to Caesarea with Cornelius' servants, "doubting nothing." The Holy Spirit was trying to get Peter to take the limits off God. It takes faith to please God. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are pleased by faith.

Faith pleased God in both the Old and New Testaments. In Malachi 3:6, God said, "I am the Lord, I change not..." Faith will please God throughout eternity. Therefore, this "law of faith" is not a temporary law; it is part of the nature of God, and it will last forever.

Mountain-Moving Faith
Learn how to walk by faith. God not only tells how to get faith, He tells us how faith works.
...Have faith in God. 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.
(Mark 11:22-23)
A note in the margin of my Bible indicates that the literal Greek meaning of verse 22 is, "Have the faith of God." If the Lord Jesus said we are to "have" the faith of God, it must be possible to "have" faith. And not only is it possible but it is also necessary and mandatory. Jesus was saying here in Mark 11 that there will be times in your life when nothing natural will move the mountain you are facing. It will take the supernatural to move that mountain. It will take the faith of God to open the door to the supernatural and release the power of God. The God-kind of faith is an absolute necessity in this life; it is not an accessory or an option. If Jesus said to"have" faith, we must need it.  

We Have The Same Spirit Of Faith
This kind of faith works by believing in your heart and saying with your mouth. Writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to the church, the Apostle Paul said,
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak.
(2 Cor. 4:13)
Paul said "we" have the same spirit of faith. I have and you have—we have—the same spirit of faith. We believe and we speak. This is how faith works, by believing and speaking.

Notice Paul did not say, "We are trying to get it," he said, "We've got it!" In Romans 12:3, Paul says that God has dealt to every man "the measure of faith." Every born-again believer has a measure of the God-kind of faith. You have a measure of mountain-moving faith!

Your faith can grow and increase by feeding on the Word of God and by exercising it, because we have the same spirit of faith. Remember, Jesus was not performing a "deity trick" in His teaching in Mark 11. He was not showing off what God could do. If He had, He never would have said, "Whosoever shall say..." This will work for anyone. This is the law of faith that taps into God's reservoir of power and abundance to meet every need of mankind.

Thank God for His Word! Move to "Montana" in your faith. You have a measure of the God-kind of faith, and all things are possible to you, a believer!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Summary Points: It seems there is an invisible reservoir of abundance in the universe that can be tapped into by obeying certain spiritual laws. God will pass over a million people just to find someone who believes Him. Faith will not necessarily prevent all mountains, but it will move them! The God-kind of faith is an absolute necessity in this life.


Source: The Spirit Of Faith, Turning Defeat into Victory and Dreams into Reality by Mark Hankins
Excerpt permission granted by MHM Publications

Author Biography

Mark Hankins
Web site: Mark Hankins Ministries
 
Mark and Trina Hankins travel nationally and internationally preaching the Word of God with the power of the Holy Spirit. The vision of MHM is to take the spirit of faith, the message of who the believer is in Christ, and the work of the Holy Spirit to every generation and to every nation. Mark and Trina Hankins have been in full-time ministry for over thirty five years. Through church services, leadership conferences, mission trips, publications, radio, television, Bible schools, and the internet, MHM is reaching the world with the Word of God. Mark is known widely for his unique anointing to minister on the subjects of faith and the believer’s identification in Christ.
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