Where is your Faith-6

 

We are talking about Faith . Let me read to you the plan of God, which was written in Genesis1:26. "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Now when God said let them have dominion, you may say how are we having dominion? We tame all the animals.

Christ came and show that he has dominion upon this earth and he demonstrated his power, and we as sons of God ought to have that power also and to calm the storm. For example when Jesus was disturbed by the storm on the sea, he rebuked the storm. That is the Faith he has brought to us, but Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God. I have just spoken the word of God to you, now begin to exercise your Faith.

 

Faith to control elements:

 

We have searched this thing and it is so. I was in a village long time ago, and I went to this village to preach the word of God and immediately I drove into the village, and I was getting ready to start preaching, the cloud was getting dark, the wind was blowing, and the market where I went to preach was not at ease. Everybody was running, the market women were packing their stuff, because they knew that a big rain was coming. The Lord told me to look up into the sky and rebuke it, and I looked up into the sky and I commanded the cloud not to drop any rain in that village. I kept on spreading my microphone wire and I kept on setting up the instruments I needed for preaching. It was a heavy cloud that was moving into that village and the villagers knew about it, that was why they were running to get away from the heavy rain that was threatening to fall.

At that instant when all this commotion was going on, I heard a voice that said, you will not preach here today and I know that was the devil. I looked up and I said you devil, I am going to preach in this village today and the dark heavy cloud that covered the whole village disappeared. There was no drop of rain because I have prayed and exercised my authority as a son of God. I have prayed as the Lord commanded me to do.

I simply look up and I commanded it not to rain. That was what I was saying when I said God has given us the power to exercise our authority and control things. We have to exercise our Faith. Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God. You have got to believe it. Anything that is evil that will disturb God’s plan and purpose is evil. We have to control it as sons of God. This is what God meant when He said to control and have dominion over the earth. Let me read it again from the book of Genesis chapter1: 29, "And God said, behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat." Also Genesis 1: 27, " So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Not only man but woman also is to have dominion. Verse 28, "and God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth , and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth". Verse 29, "And God said, behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."

God gave the seed of all those trees to mankind. That is the controlling power. The control of the trees and of the herb was given to man. Now look at what he gave to the animals in the next verse. "And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so." (verse 30).

God gave the herb to the animals but gave the seed to man to control things. So we are to control everything upon the earth.

The faith and power to control all the natural things and whatever is disturbing, is what man lost and must acquire from the Savior. It is at the reach of those who can get the faith of the Son of God, the faith of Christ. You must follow Christ to get the anointing and control things to the glory of the Lord because unto man it is given to subdue the earth by the force and authority of God. Christ has brought this power back to us. Our faith must be applied in this sphere of life also to control the natural events. Christ said "where is your faith?" (Lk.8: 25).

You may say, "well, I tried to exercise my faith. It just didn’t obey me!" Then you have to build up your faith. How do you build up your faith? Remember, to control things, you must have dominion over the things. There was a case when the Apostles tried to cast out a devil and they couldn’t. When Christ did, the Apostles asked Jesus privately, "why couldn’t we cast him out?" The Lord told them the secret. It simply means they have to build up their faith. Which means, there are steps which believers must take to build up the faith. He told them, "this kind (of devils) goeth not out but by prayer and fasting". He first said it was because of their unbelief (or little faith). That means, praying and fasting is necessary to build up our faith. It means, to get the kind of faith that will deal with that kind of devil, we need to be a praying and fasting Christian.

To get the faith that will deal with that kind of devil, with that kind of a rebellious spirit, we need the power of praying and fasting. Christ upon us is the anointing and this will intensify as we build up our faith by prayer and fasting.

Therefore, for controlling the weather, or the raging storm, and so on, our faith coupled with anointing will do it for as long as we have the kind of faith that will deal with the kind of force at work.

I will give another testimony. Do not think to say we are bragging or glorying. The scripture says let him that glory, glory in the Lord. Lo, we have searched this thing, and it is so. We want you to know it for your own good so that you also can exercise your faith and it shall work for you. For what God can do unto one, he can do unto all, as many as will believe.

I was in an airplane one time, going to London Heathrow Airport. This was many years ago, and I know if the situation occurs again today, the same Jesus is still available to answer the prayer and make it happen. I was in the airplane, and a Christian brother whom I met in the plane was also seating next to me. As we were heading towards London, the pilot announced that he had been informed there was a lot of fog or smog covering London Heathrow airport, and therefore he would have to avoid London and go land in Manchester. He was still heading towards London when he made the announcement. I began to pray and the friend sitting next to me began to pray also. I was commanding that the fog be lifted up off the airport because I would not go to Manchester. I wanted the airplane to land in London. Within 5 to 10 minutes the pilot announced again that he was just informed that the fog had lifted up from the airport and he would not need to go to Manchester. Therefore we landed at Heathrow airport in London.

God still answers prayers and the faith of the saints which has been given to us by the Lord is mighty enough to move mountains in the name of Jesus Christ. Christ is the head of all principalities and powers. He is asking, "who will go for us? Who will I use?" God is looking for vessels to use that he may show his mighty power through the believer. God is looking for someone to press the button, which will trigger the effect. Will you be willing to press the button for the Lord? Will you make yourself available for the master’s use? Will you travail in prayer for the kingdom of God? Will you wake up in the night to pray for the kingdom’s sake? Who will go for us? This is what God is looking for.

If you seek Him you will find him. For he that seeketh, findeth.

Lo this we have searched, so it is. Hear it and know thou it for thy good!

 

Amen!

 

 

Bro. Julius Adewumi

Gospel Distribution Ministry