Matthew 8:13, “And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.”

God is awesome! Whenever he is getting ready to take you from one level to the next, he has a way of causing you to take part in your own deliverance.

For example, when you feel that pull or tug on your spirit to dig deep into the Word and just spend quality time with the Lord. I say QUALITY time, not quantity of time. 

Side note, it is not about how long you can do a thing. Rather, it is how well you do it. When time is well spent, it has the impact of something you have done so long you seem an expert. When in reality, the amount of time spent may not be that great. 

My favorite scripture is Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

For this reason, I love the word of God. I love to study the word and hide it in my heart. I learn more of who God is and who he is not. For these same reasons, I strongly encourage everyone to develop a love for God’s word and study it.

Proverbs 4:7, “…and with all thy getting get understanding.”  This is the responsibility of salvation. 

I am finding that as I dig deep in the word of God (trying to get an understanding of a specific topic), God is speaking to me of other things he wishes to do in my life. That is a double blessing. 

God has placed a desire in each of us to know him better. When we pursue to know him, we become a participant in our own deliverance. God is definitely doing the work, but we are right there doing our necessary part. And your deliverance is most assuredly according to your own faith. The bible tells us “the just shall LIVE by his faith” (Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38).

So we see in Matthew 8:13 “as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.”

As we pursue God in faith, we will receive according to our faith. The woman with the issue of blood – she set her faith “if I can but touch the hem of his garment I shall be made whole.” That was where her faith was, and that is what she received.

So as we pursue God, let us also set our faith. What is the miracle you need? Think about it, set your faith, then pursue God. Understand, as you pursue God, your position shall change. You will no longer be content with the way things used to be in your life. You will begin to see yourself and your life as God sees them. This will cause you to work on changing them so they better match what you now see. Why? Because now God is taking you to another level. He is drawing you closer to him. 

Do not be afraid.

Do not try to run from it.

Rather, embrace what God is doing. 

Have a blessed day!