Faith and blessings of God

God’s power is released through faith

Matthew 17:20 ESV

He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”

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Praying in faith

Matthew 21:21–22 ESV

And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

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Praying in Jesus Christ’s name

John 14:12–14 ESV

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

In the OT, faith in God’s power

Hebrews 11:32–34 ESV

And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

See also Abraham’s faith when promised an heir in his old age; Caleb receives Hebron; Jonathan’s confidence in God’s power to defeat the Philistines; David’s confidence in God’s power to overcome Goliath; Jehoshaphat’s faith in God’s power to give success against Moab and Ammon; Hezekiah’s faith in God when threatened by the Assyrians under Sennacherib; Daniel’s faith when in the lions’ den

In the NT, healing in response to faith

The woman had exercised faith by touching the edge of Jesus Christ’s cloak.

See also Two blind men are healed; Bartimaeus receives his sight; One of the ten men with leprosy who thanked Jesus Christ; the crippled man at the temple gate; the crippled man in Lystra

Powerful ministries marked by faith

Acts 11:24 ESV

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.

See also Stephen; Exceptional faith to meet specific needs is a special spiritual gift.

Faith and spiritual warfare

Ephesians 6:16 ESV

In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;

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The importance of love accompanying faith

1 Corinthians 13:2 ESV

And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.