Monday 12 June 2017

Identity Moves Mountains

So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and NOTHING will be impossible for you." - Matt 17:20

Apparently, NOTHING will be impossible for us, if we simply believe (from the heart). There is absolutely no hindrance to healing, except unbelief.

Not the unbelief of the sick. Because Jesus was speaking to His disciples who were supposed to heal the sick. The sick has zero involvement in receiving healing.

Jesus was addressing the unbelief (from the heart) of the disciples. For "these signs - healings shall follow THOSE WHO BELIEVE..." (Mark 16:17). If the signs - healings do not follow you, it has to do with your believing.

Romans 12:2 says "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may PROVE what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." The renewal of mind results in believing (from the heart). The PROOF of you believing is not when you say or think that you believe. The PROOF of you believing is by the manifestation of His good, acceptable and perfect will - healing. The PROOF of you believing is when you say to the mountain and it MOVES (Matt 17:20).

It is easy to tell people to "simply believe" but they can't believe unless they know what to believe.

Before Romans 12:2, there is Romans 12:1.

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service."

A sacrifice has to be dead. Else it is not a sacrifice. The reason why you can be a living sacrifice is because Christ, the perfect Sacrifice gave Himself up out of perfect Love, and now He lives IN you, which makes you a living sacrifice. You have died and now Christ lives in you (Gal 2:20). 

Only when you see yourself as the Father sees Christ will you be renewed in your mind. Else you will always be conformed to this world. Only when you see your true identity will you grow in true belief.

In the Old Covenant, as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. In the New Covenant, as the Father thinks, so are you.

When you believe (from the heart) in who the Father says you are, you will manifest what Christ manifests - the good, acceptable and perfect will of God. And the mountain will MOVE. #identity

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