New Christians soon discover from God’s Word that the key to receiving anything from God is believing:
Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him:..
Mark 9:23: …all things are possible to him that believeth.
I Thessalonians 2:13: …but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
The act of believing connotes trusting, having confidence and being convinced. A natural man’s believing depends solely on what he can see by his five senses. When man becomes born again of God’s spirit, he now has to make the transition from believing worldly sources to believing the invisible God. This can be quite daunting to say the least.
But really, when a person becomes familiar with the ways of the Heavenly Father, believing in the power of God is not all that hard. God has given us a full exposure to His power via the gift of holy spirit. As we operate the nine manifestations of holy spirit, like speaking in tongues, we become more and more familiar with our capabilities. This in turn should give us the confidence to believe in operating more fully the power of God resident in us.
I Corinthians 2:4 and 5:
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
When the believer operates the power of God with the spirit of God within, he gets familiar with the source. That is why I like speaking in tongues. It is a miracle every time I do it, yet I can do it all the time. This constant use of the spirit allows me to become more and more familiar with operating the power of God. I become more adept in doing the things of God, thereby I can believe.
Let’s realize this truth that we are demonstrating the spirit power by speaking in tongues. This should help give us the confidence and assurance that we can believe anything God says or what we read in God’s Word.
Agape,
Bob