Faith to be Made Well
Paul and Barnabas were preaching the gospel in Lystra, and while Paul was preaching, a man sat listening to him who was crippled from birth and had never walked. (Acts 14:8) As the man listened, Paul must have observed the man’s body language and watched how he was responding to his sermon.
I imagine that Paul would have been speaking about the resurrection power of Jesus Christ, which is able to raise the dead, heal the sick and cause the lame to walk again. There must have been an excitement and an anticipation of faith on this man’s face that caused Paul to see that the man had the faith to be made well. And acting upon the man’s faith, (not Paul or Barnabas’s faith), Paul commanded the man to stand up on his feet. The scripture didn’t say that the man stood up slowly and needed help to get to his feet. This man “sprang up and began walking.”
This miracle was according to the measure of this man’s faith. “each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.” (Romans 12:3) We know that without faith it is impossible to please God, “for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” (Hebrews 11:6)
Jesus often healed people and commented on their faith making them whole. And for those who struggled to believe, there was help for their unbelief. (Mark 9:23-27) Faith is required for miracles, healing and deliverance to take place. In Mark 9, the father prayed against unbelief in order to increase his measure of faith to receive healing for his son. Faith increases through prayer, hearing the word and also in Mark 9, Jesus encouraged his disciples to fast and pray. Increase your faith and believe God for healing.
A.P.-Y.
Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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