Daily Bread – January 29, 2022 (The Seventh Day – Genesis 2:1-3) Mark 6:5 – And in that place He could not do any works of power except for a few sick who He laid His hands on and cured. Everything we read about in the Bible must be believed before it can be received. The hometown of Jesus could not receive the ministry of Jesus because they did not believe (Matthew 13:58; Mark 6:5). The truth is that someone must be willing to believe God if the things God wants to do are to be accomplished in his or her life. The “prove it to me” attitude will not work in the context of the ministry of Jesus. These amazing miracles of faith will only take place because someone is willing to believe. Many can easily be robbed of the provision God has for them (just as the village of Nazareth was) because they are stuck in the trap of their own reasoning. Every supernatural act of faith happens because someone is willing to believe. In fact, there is no difference between believing and faith. They both find themselves in the same word group, and are used to express the same idea. When we believe the things God said, we call it done; and in that context, we receive it – whether we see it or not. Why? Because faith is substance – and all the evidence that we need (Hebrews 11:1). In this confidence concerning the faithfulness of God, we realize the physical and tangible evidence of those things we have believed. We must be willing to be like Abraham: who did not see the promises of God, yet remained strong in faith and did not waver, counting God faithful Who had promised (Romans 4:20). If we are going to receive the miracles of faith, we must believe! The promises of God must be believed before they will be realized in our life! (Hebrews 3:19, 4:2). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 1/29/2022
