Faith and blessings of God

God’s power is released through faith

Matthew 17:20 LEB

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

See also Mk 9:23; Lk 17:6

Praying in faith

Matthew 21:21–22 LEB

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

See also Jas 1:5–7; Jas 5:14–15

Praying in Jesus Christ’s name

John 14:12–14 LEB

Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in me, the works that I am doing he will do also, and he will do greater works than these because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do this, in order 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 LEB

And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, and Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, accomplished justice, obtained what was promised, shut the mouths of lions, extinguished the effectiveness of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong from weakness, became mighty in battle, put to flight enemy battle lines.

See also Heb 11:11–12 Abraham’s faith when promised an heir in his old age; Jos 14:6–14 Caleb receives Hebron; 1 Sa 14:6 Jonathan’s confidence in God’s power to defeat the Philistines; 1 Sa 17:32–47 David’s confidence in God’s power to overcome Goliath; 2 Ch 20:20 Jehoshaphat’s faith in God’s power to give success against Moab and Ammon; 2 Ch 32:7–8 Hezekiah’s faith in God when threatened by the Assyrians under Sennacherib; Da 6:23 Daniel’s faith when in the lions’ den

In the NT, healing in response to faith

Mt 9:22 The woman had exercised faith by touching the edge of Jesus Christ’s cloak.

See also Mt 9:29–30 Two blind men are healed; Mk 10:52 Bartimaeus receives his sight; Lk 17:19 One of the ten men with leprosy who thanked Jesus Christ; Ac 3:16 the crippled man at the temple gate; Ac 14:8–10 the crippled man in Lystra

Powerful ministries marked by faith

Acts 11:24 LEB

because he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large number were added to the Lord.

See also Ac 6:5–10 Stephen; 1 Co 12:9 Exceptional faith to meet specific needs is a special spiritual gift.

Faith and spiritual warfare

Ephesians 6:16 LEB

in everything taking up the shield of faith, with which you are able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one,

See also 1 Th 5:8; 1 Jn 5:4–5

The importance of love accompanying faith

1 Corinthians 13:2 LEB

And if I have the gift of prophecy and I know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.