Revival -- Faith

Friday, October 29, 2010
Read Matthew 21:18-22
By Curtis Strickland

Faith: the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which man is justified and saved. (Random House Dictionary). Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Praying is praising and thanking God. It is also petitioning God for certain things in our lives. Praying without faith is just words. In Matthew 21:22 Jesus says “All things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” The key word is believing.

Praying for revival in our lives and for salvation for the lost must be done in faith without any doubt. Prayer, with faith, triggers the promises of God. His power is always available and is activated when we pray. We are praying to a God with no limits on what He can do. Read Ephesians 3:20. Revival is not God’s problem. The problem is in our thinking and obeying “with faith” that God will answer our request. Prayers can never deplete God’s power and grace. Our lack of faith hinders our prayers.

Applying the Truth as an Individual
How strong is your faith?

Applying the Truth as a Church
As part of the body of Christ, is PVBC a faithful church in everything?

Read Romans 4:18-21