by Overseer Prophet Daniel Powell Sr.
What is it going to take us to operate in faith?
It takes the character of Christ to operate in faith. Faith does not work on its own. Faith works with grace, truth, humility, submission, and authority.
We are talking about the fullness of Christ when we talk about faith. If a man doesn't understand authority or is not fully submitted to the word of God, then faith is not operating.
Sometimes we think it is our faith that brings our prayers to pass, but it is the prayers of the righteous that availeth much (the intercessors), causing breakthroughs and desires to come to pass when we are not submitted.
If you're not humble, you cannot operate in faith because flesh can't operate faith. It has to be operated by the character of Christ. We have to be humble and know how to submit to the gospel - Jesus Christ, and understand authority.
In Matthew 28:16-18, These scriptures show us that some still doubted even though they worshipped Him. This means that just because someone worships the Lord, it does not mean they have faith in Him. We cannot have faith and doubt. Faith does not doubt, and faith cancels out any doubt.
The enemy will do things to us to cause us to doubt. This is why we cannot listen to everybody because they may cause us to doubt what the Lord has said. We have to be careful when it comes to who we listen to. God will give us a word through a message, teaching, and counsel.
When we submit under authority, we cannot doubt. Faith doesn't believe a lie; it believes the truth. We can see the Lord move and worship Him and still doubt. Whenever we believe a lie, we doubt what the word of God says.
-The gospel says we can be delivered, and the devil says we can't be delivered from demons.
Three reasons why people don't operate in faith:
They are not humble.
They will not submit to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
They don't know or understand authority.
The devil is not just after your anointing, grace, and blessings. He wants our faith. Once he has our faith, he has our future and our destiny.
In Matthew 8:1-13, we see that we must know Jesus as Lord, and we must know that we are not worthy of the things He does for us, which shows that we are humble. He doesn't owe us anything. If you're giving to get something back, that's the wrong motive.
The leper didn't ask God to heal him from leprosy because he knew that there would be no more leprosy once he was cleansed.
Know what's causing you to fail.
Know what's causing you to be defeated.
Know what's stopping you or keeping in bondage.
Don't only use faith for tangible things. Faith is limitless and brings spiritual, natural, and financial things.
You'll never know how to operate faith without knowing how to submit to authority. Authority is not dictating, controlling, or being a Pharoah.
Faith is not arrogant or prideful. Faith is humility, submission, and understanding authority.
Did you know God gave Jesus all authority in heaven and on earth?
Jesus recognizes a person with humility, meekness, and submission.
God will never give you authority until you submit to authority. Authority doesn't complain; Jesus Christ never complained. Faith has its own language and tongue.
You can't operate in something you do not know. When you don't have faith, you seek after charms, crystals, card readers, and chants which are not of God.
It takes faith in Jesus Christ to be cleansed and delivered.
Scripture Readings:
Matthew 28:12-18
Matthew 8:1-13
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Heaven to Earth Worship Center, Tampa Florida was founded in 2016 and has grown tremendously in these last four years of being open. Moving steadily and forwardly under the leadership of Overseer Prophet Daniel Powell Sr. and his wife Prophetess Esther Powell. Our church has done so much for Tampa, Florida. From our Annual Huge Back to School Giveaway Events, Feeding Tampa Bay Food Giveaways, Holiday Giveaways, and Vacation Bible School. We have a Food Pantry open for the community. We have a Women’s Outreach Ministry, Youth Ministry, HEWC Feed The Hungry Ministry, Hospitality Ministry and more. HEWC has had two recent marriages within the last year. The Lord has ordained 12 licensed ministers in our ministry. And in just three years, the Lord has blessed over 10 members (and counting) with brand new vehicles. We receive countless emails and text messages of testimonies of prophecies coming to past. Our Overseers and Coverings are blessed to be under the Head Apostle Kathy Kinchen. This Ministry has prospered in so many ways, and we have much more in store!
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