Faith That Flows With Power
Faith is like electricity. You can’t see electricity, but you can see the light it provides. Faith works the same way—it’s invisible, but its results are undeniable.
Faith is the currency of heaven. If you want God to be active in your situation, you need genuine faith. The problem is, many believers don’t truly understand what faith is. The good news is that faith can be taught, and it can be learned—but only when it’s grounded in God’s Word.
Faith Is a Substance
Hebrews 11:1-3 says: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”
Faith is not just a force—it is a substance. Like electricity, faith contains God-designed power, but it requires a circuit to flow through.
Faith Requires “Works”
James 2:17 says: “Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”
Faith is not the same as belief. Real faith moves from belief into action. When God created the world, He didn’t just “believe” light into existence—He spoke: “Let there be light.” Words released faith into power. Words are actions and one of the channels through which we can release our faith.
James continues in verse 18: “But someone will say, ‘You have faith, and I have works.’ Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”
And in verse 20: “But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?”
God is instructing His people on HOW to use faith. Faith without works has no flow—no power. However, faith in the form of works produces results.
The Faith-Electricity Connection
Think of electricity:
VOLTS × AMPS = POWER (Watts)
In the same way:
FAITH × WORKS = POWER
Faith without works is like voltage without current—there’s potential but no power. Birds perched on a wire aren’t shocked because they aren’t grounded. Likewise, faith ungrounded by action produces nothing… it’s dead.
Mark 11:23–24 shows us how faith operates through words:
“For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”
Faith vs. Hope
Faith is not hope. Hope looks to the future. Faith takes hold of what is hoped for through belief-in-action and brings it into the present. Real faith believes God’s Word, acts on it, and receives results.
A Challenge to Build Faith
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)
Here’s a simple step you can take to build your faith: For seven days, choose one Promise from God’s Word each day. Speak it out loud until it takes root in your heart. Meditate on it, praise God for it, and act upon God’s promises, faith will grow and power will flow.
Faith rooted in God’s Word turns the invisible into the visible. That’s what we call a miracle.
And remember, with God, nothing is impossible!
Dale Black
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