PROGRESSIVE MANIFESTATION OF FAITH

 The curse aimed at you shall be turned into a blessing because of the anointing of God's favour upon you.

Good-Life Devotional : 

PROGRESSIVE MANIFESTATION OF FAITH

Sep 5, 2023

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi

Mark 11:20-21 “In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.  Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!" NIV

   Jesus' disciples were surprised to see how quick it took for the tree to wither. The previous day He  had sought for food from the tree but found none and He cursed  the tree and by morning it withered.  The tree began to die from the roots up. It died instantly just as Jesus said, and it was a process that was not immediately visible until the next morning.

    This is typical of the process involving the manifestation of the miraculous when we pray. A similar situation was involved in the healing of the boy in Mark 9:26-27NIV” The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead."  But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up..’ For a moment , it seemed nothing was happening, as a matter of fact people thought the boy was dead, the worse had happened, then the unexpected happened , he was raised on his feet and completely made whole.

     Similarly when we ask God for anything, things may not go as planned, however, regardless of what happens, we do receive, but it may take a little while before we perceive it in the natural realm.

    Though the manifestation of what we have believed the Lord for when we prayed may take a little while, however all prayers are answered instantly. There is an ongoing underground process  only visible when viewed with the eye of faith just like the fig tree .It may not look like it but God is doing something about your situation even as you read this right now. Miracles are products of seeds of faith sown in to our hearts .Just like all seeds, some sprout faster than others, a bean seed may sprout in three days while it takes a palm oil tree seed over ninety days to germinate. All the farmer can do is patiently wait and get about his life with great expectations.

      Do not allow the enemy hinder your faith during your time of waiting like he tried doing to Jesus while in the wilderness and to Daniel whose prayers were answered immediately by God yet it took twenty one days for Daniel to see God's answer come to fruition, because the prince of Persia (a demonized leader ) hindered the manifestation ( Daniel 10:1-13) .Daniel refused to quit believing, he held on to God’s Word.  You are the only one that can stop your miracle from taking place.

      Whenever we pray the answer first transits through the spiritual realm through the soulish  then to the physical according to the dictates of the word of God. Our prayers would be answered even if we don't perceive the answer instantly. It is like the process involved in making a masterpiece from clay by a porter , also a woman does not need to physically see the fetus in her womb on the first day of her pregnancy before she believes she is pregnant. Right now you are pregnant with a miracle and the increased discomforts you feel are an indication that your delivery date is near. Do not abort the miracle by wavering in your faith , keep confessing God’s word every time you are afraid and sing songs of worship and meditate on the book of psalm like chapters 23, 27, 34 , 103, 112, 119 , to stay in peace, . God answers prayers .

     Prayer: Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and savior and  receive the Holy Ghost and power for the manifestation of unusual breakthroughs in my life in Jesus name.

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