Exceedingly Growing Faith !

EXCEEDINGLY GROWING FAITH: Again let's compare now Thomas faith with the faith of Abraham. Jesus say to Thomas, "Because you have seen, you have believed." In other words, Thomas wasn't believing in the same way you and I as believers are supposed to believe in Jesus resurrection. He believed because he saw Him with his physical eyes. We believe it because what the Word of God says. (Romans 4:17-- 21) "As it is written, I have made thee [Abraham] a father of many nations], before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and call those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, so shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body and not dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb: he staggered not at the promises of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform." Now, according to that which was written and spoken. The Word of God declares in (2 Corinthians 4:13) that "We haveing the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;" this is the apostle Paul speaking, quoting King David in (Psalms 116:10). You believe what you are speaking, whether it's from the world's point of view or the Word point of view. That is your faith, because you believe what you say and it comes from the abundance of your heart. Some people say, "Brother Louis, pray for me. I believe I am taking a cold." It would do any good for me to pray, because if they believe they are taking it, they will take it. "According to your faith be it unto you." If you keep believing for it, you will get it. Do not consider and see or speak the wrong thing. Some people only get a part of what I am saying. They think I am teaching like Christian science and saying to deny all symptoms and just go on as if they weren't even there. But there is as much difference in what I am teaching and what Christian science teachers as there is between daylight and dark. As one doctor said, "this is not Christian science: this is Christian since." We do not deny these things, because they are real. Certainly pain is real. Sin is real . And the devil is real. But notice what God's Word said, Abraham considered not his own body." So don't consider your body, but do consider Jesus, our High priest, (Hebrews 3:1) "wherefore "means Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High priest of our profession [confession], Christ Jesus," and the Author and Finisher of our faith. Focus your attention on what He has done for you and on what H is doing for you because He is our High Priest. He is doing something for you right now. He is up there at the throne of God making intercessions for you. I want you to notice also this: "Seeing then that we have a great high priest. . ." Or, if you like, "this is the reason we must hold fast to our confession because we have such a great high priest." In looking up the Greek word for "confession," I found out that it says, "let us hold fast to saying the same things." You and I must be consistent in speaking believing the Word of God. Jesus is up there represented us at the throne of God, and He is saying, "I took their place. I died for them as their substitute." He didn't die for Himself. He didn't need to redeem Himself--- He wasn't lost. He died for us. He became my substitute. He took my sins. He bored my sicknesses. He carried my diseases. He died for me. He arose from the dead for me. He ascended on high for me, and he is up there right now saying, "I did that for him." And we are to hold fast to saying the same thing down here. That is what puts the devil on the run. Focus your attention on the right things rather than on yourself. (Proverbs 4:20- 22) "My son, [or daughter] attend to my words; incline done ear unto my sayings. Let them [my words] not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they [my words] are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh."