Ask Jesus to give you a believing heart!

9/18/2017

Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. Mark 6:5 NKJV

Jesus marveled at the unbelief of the people in His hometown. Unbelief in Jesus is the dominant religion of our time!

Mathew 13:58 says; Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Does this mean Jesus can only do mighty works when He is supported by the faith of His followers?

People believe in the theory of evolution even though there is no real evidence to support it. People believe a great explosion created the heavens and the Earth even though they cannot explain what caused the explosion.

People do not believe in the God of the Bible for two primary reasons. Either they do not want to believe (bias against God) or they have been deceived.

Unbelievers influence other people and we find ourselves living in a world that opposes the transforming work God wants to accomplish in us and through us!

God created the heavens and the Earth without the support of human faith. Jesus created Adam and Eve without anyone around to believe He could.

Jesus performs a miracle every time someone responds to Him in faith. There is one miracle Jesus cannot perform unless we believe in Him. Jesus cannot bring a person born dead in trespasses and sins to newness of life without faith in Him!

What is God’s will for people who live in this age of unbelief? The Lord wants us to believe we have been born separated from His love and protection by sin. He wants us to repent of our sin. He wants us to live by faith in Jesus Christ!

Jesus did no mighty works in His hometown because He knew the hearts of His people. He knew they would not respond in faith regardless of the miracles they witnessed.

Jesus is God. He does not need our help. He does want us to join Him by praying for people who are in bondage to unbelief. He wants us to trust Him enough to believe He can save our friends and family members. He wants to use us to share the message of salvation with people who have not born again unto everlasting life!

Can Jesus perform miracles even in the midst of unbelief? Yes He can. He can use you to perform the greatest miracle of all. He can use you to bring people out of bondage to unbelief!

Ask Jesus to give you a believing heart!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Ask Jesus to give you a believing heart!

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