Faith – The Product of Hearing the Word

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. -Matthew 4:23

Did you ever notice that in Jesus’ ministry teaching and preaching came before healing? You see, there’s a direct connection between hearing and being healed. The very best thing you can do if you need healing in your body is to keep hearing and hearing and hearing the Word of God. Hear it with your physical ears so many times that you finally hear it with your spiritual ears.

In Romans 10:10, Paul said, “For with the heart man believeth.” Real faith is of the heart—the inner man. You don’t believe with your head. The Holy Spirit didn’t say through Paul “With the head man believeth.” It’s when the Word of God goes down into your spirit—when the Word is mixed with your “believer”—that faith emerges. Faith is the product, or fruit, of your knowledge of God’s Word having moved from your mind to your spirit. When you put the Word in your spirit, faith is always the result.

CONFESSION:

With my heart, I believe whatever I hear the most—the Word. I choose to hear the truth of God’s Word. It’s easy to believe God’s promises because I keep hearing and hearing the Word.

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999