Faith or Unbelief?
The scriptures referred to the fact; the harvest is ripe and the workers are few. I believe there are many that would like to be laborers in the field but they feel inadequate. If this is the case, what is lacking in those that would like to do more?
I know the only reason Pauline and I were able to step out into the harvest and be fools for God was; He gave us the faith; He gave us the boldness; set us free from the fears of what other people would think; or what the church would say and what the rest of our family would think and say.
We have tried our utmost to encourage people to be fools for God. With some we have succeeded. We accomplished this by example. We laid hands on the sick for healing and encouraged folks to join us and many did. We took authority over demons and cast them out and encouraged others to join us and they did.
Jesus said; “Follow Me!” That could mean many things; such as; do as I do; be led by the spirit; walk in my footsteps; do and say only what the Father shows you; do all the things I have done; lay down your lives for one another; or follow my example.
One thing you must have to follow Jesus is faith. Do you have faith? What do you have faith for?
From what I have seen through the years of ministry, we have faith for some things and not for others. For example we might have faith for someone else to be healed and not have faith that I can be healed. I might have faith that the church has authority over the evil spirits and not have faith that I have authority over evil spirits. Maybe you believe there is healing power in the church but you don’t have it. What I find then is I have faith and unbelief.
Jesus knew He had the authority. Jesus knew he had healing for the people. Jesus knew he could set the captive free.
To follow Jesus into the harvest we must have faith that we as an individual can do all the same things. Cast off all the unbelief; stir up your faith and believe; I have the authority over demons; I have healing in my hands; I can set the captive’s free; I can bring people into the kingdom of God; I have everything I need to be a worker in the harvest. I can do all the things Jesus did. Do not allow unbelief to stop you from being fruitful.