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promised power through the
Holy Spirit and with that power
nothing is impossible for us.
However, while the authority to
supernaturally affect our current and future circumstances
may be automatic, power is not.
Situations that are beyond our
natural abilities to change need
supernatural faith and power.
Supernatural faith and power
are expended at the discretion
of the Holy Spirit, subject to the
will of God, to produce miracles,
and bring glory to God.
In their book, Strongman’s His
Name…What’s His Game? Drs.
Jerry and Carol Robeson provide a great example of how the
Holy Spirit produced supernatural faith and power resulting in a
miracle. In the story, a doctor who
swerved to avoid an accident, hit
and mortally injured a young girl
who was walking along the road.
The doctor testified that the Holy
Spirit prompted him to rebuke
the spirit of death in the name
of Jesus and when he did so
life immediately returned to the
girl’s body. The authors advise
readers that when faith or the
unction springs up in our hearts
or spirits, we will know it without a doubt. The understanding
then is that when that unction
is present it is at that moment
that we are in God’s will for us to
act in faith and to affect circumstances. Outside of this leading by the Holy Spirit, we would
be persisting on having our will
be done above the will of God.
Ultimately, we would be utilizing
a power other than God’s. Any
power used outside of the will of
God is similar to the power that
works in witchcraft or magic.
The Bible teaches that faith without works is dead. If our faith is
in God, trusting His will and His
power, our work then is to cultivate an atmosphere where the
Holy Spirit is pleased to abide in
us. The work that demonstrates
our faith and invites the presence of the Holy Spirit is obedience. Our obedience may be
expressed in a number of ways
as commanded in the Bible,
including through the rituals
mentioned above. That should
be the work of our faith.
benefits of the Kingdom of God
will follow. The man at the pool
of Bethesda sought a miracle
for the affliction he had for thirtyeight years. His faith was tenacious for he persistently went to
the pool for healing year after
year, yet it yielded him nothing.
Although miracles were happening for many others, it was
not happening for him. He was
sowing the “faith seeds,” but he
had not met the condition—obedience—for God to bring about
When we abide in God and His the increase. After many years
word abides in us, God prom- of suffering this man was finally
ises to grant our every desire. a recipient of God’s mercy, but
We are abiding in God when we perhaps he could have received
are obedient to His word. It is healing sooner if he was in the
through love and obedience that will of God?
we become one with the Father
and the Son and have access God’s mercy is tremendous and
to supernatural faith and power. very welcome in our lives. I am
This is the condition that is nec- not sure where we would be
essary for the power of God— without it. But His will offers so
supernatural faith—to dwell in us much more—it is perfect. Every
and work in us and through us. promise, just like every seed,
When we submit in obedience is an expression of God’s will.
to God’s authority over us, He However, every seed has spegrants us authority and power in cific growing requirements that
the Kingdom of God. The centu- must be met in order for them to
rion who sought Jesus for heal- grow and produce. Like seeds,
ing for his servant understood God’s promises also have condithe natural concept of author- tions that must be met in order
ity and power. He understood for them to produce in our lives.
that authority and power may In situations where we are conbe gained by individuals who fessing scriptures, exercising
submit in obedience to authority. faith, or applying some other
This natural concept of author- biblical principles and these
ity and power is also applicable promise seeds are not producspiritually.
ing in our lives, it may be that
some conditions have not yet
Scriptural confessions are pru- been met. In order for the seeds
dent, but many times all it takes to produce for us, whether they
to favorably affect life situa- are spiritual or natural seeds, we
tions, is obedience. Obedience must be knowledgeable about
is better than anything else we the seeds we intend to sow,
could offer God. Although there especially their planting requireis nothing wrong with seeking ments. For unless we are obedimiracles, it is more beneficial ent to the “laws of the seeds,” we
to seek to be obedient and the will not reap.