More on Faith from Manley Beasley

Jesus said, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”  Mark 11:24

This is taken from a small book entitled Alive by His Life  by Manley Beasley and Robert Hensley.  Unfortunately, it is no longer in print but I obtained a copy on Amazon.com.

“Our faith is the God-endowed ability to:

1.      See a situation correctly

2.      Receive a Word from God concerning what to believe Him for

3.      Become absolutely convinced of it in our hearts

4.      Welcome it from afar as already being true

5.      Confess that it is so

6.      Stand and fight the fight of faith against contradicting circumstances

7.      Finally see the results in the physical world.”

Have you ever had the experience of reading God’s Word, when a verse or promise just jumps off the page and you know that this is God speaking to you?  Or you are praying about a situation and God responds by reminding you of what His Word says on the matter?  When God speaks to us through His Word, we can take that to the bank!  What Manley Beasley is saying is that once God has spoken, we need to accept it as being true and confess that it is so.  When we have done this, there will be circumstances that come which contradict what we believe God has promised, but we are to stand firm in our faith and believe until we finally see the results.  What an encouragement this has been to me as I began to recall the faith promises God has given me over the years.  Although I have not seen the results of some of these promises, I pray now with renewed faith that God has answered those prayers!