Mark 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
Jesus in his example spoke to the fig tree as if it were animate. He says we can do the same thing. He says, “ whosoever.”
The next thing is for us not to doubt in our hearts. See he did not say doubt in our minds. It means it is possible when you are acting out your faith your mind will be trying to discourage you that it will not work. It does not mean you doubt in your heart. Actually it is when you obey what your mind is trying to tell you that it becomes of the heart. There are a lot of times that even in praying for the sick the devil tries to stop me by reasoning with me in my mind that it will not work. I however go on to pray for the sick and they get healed. If I refrain as a result of what is going on in my mind then I doubt in my heart. There are times also that after acting out one’s faith one may show doubt in one’s actions and speech. This also is doubting in the heart. But Jesus said when we talk to the mountain we should not doubt in our hearts. We should hold on to our faith that indeed the mountain will move… but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Now we must on the other hand believe that those things which we say shall come to pass (in our hearts). We must be convinced that what we say is after we have said it. Then we shall see it manifest.
Job 22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Ps 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
There is divine ability in your mouth just like Jesus. When you also decree it shall be established. What problem seems to be fighting you? Go into the word of God, find out what he has to say about it and make a decree based on God’s word. Is it a recurring sickness? Tell it to die like Jesus spoke to the fig tree. Is it your finances? Tell the devil to take his hands of your finances and he will. Now begin to call in the money. Begin to call in your abundance. Is it your academics? Begin to speak into it. Now after you have decreed, talk like there is no problem. Say I am successful in my academics! Say money comes to me! Act like it. Why?
Because in the same way that the situation will respond as a result of your talking to it, when you talk or act negative to what you have decreed, you will reverse what you have said.
Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Jesus makes another profound statement here about prayer. The first point here is what things soever ye desire. He did not say when you desire somethings. He said what things soever. It means anything we desire; that’s serious.
He said when we pray to God about them we should first believe that we receive them. Notice he did not say we should believe that we will receive. He said believe ye receive. So after praying you must first believe that you have received what you asked God for before you will see its manifestation.
…. believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
For example when you ask God for a phone, you must first believe that you have received the phone before you will see its manifestation in your hands. That is wonderful. It cannot be grasped by the natural mind. How can I believe that I have something when I cannot see it in my hands? Because the word of God says so!
...continued in part 3
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