"i Don't Have To See It - To Believe It!"

"I DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT - TO BELIEVE IT!"

Tony – Study – Meditation – Prayer: July-August 2025

Walking by Faith, Not by Sight in the Miraculous

Opening Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV) "For we walk by faith, not by sight."

Supporting Text: Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

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🔥 INTRODUCTION: THE FAITH CRISIS IN THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

Glory to God! Hallelujah! Church, lift your hands and shout "AMEN!" because today we're going to settle this once and for all!

I've got a burning question: When did we start letting our EYES control our FAITH?

God didn't call us to walk by the opinions of man, or by the examples of religious tradition. He called us to walk by FAITH!

Listen to me, saints! You don't have to see a miracle to believe in one!

You don't have to see someone healed before you expect healing!

You don't have to see someone else cast out devils before YOU cast them out!

If JESUS did it, and the BIBLE says it, then I can do it—by FAITH!

The devil has played a trick on the Pentecostal church! He's got us saying:

• "Well, I don't see many healings..."

• "Even the big preachers don't always get results..."

• "Maybe God doesn't do it like He used to..."

STOP IT! The problem isn't that God stopped doing miracles - the problem is WE STOPPED EXPECTING THEM!

Somebody shout, "I DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT!"

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🔥 POINT 1: THE WALK OF FAITH IS A COMMAND, NOT AN OPTION

2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV): "For we walk by faith, not by sight." Romans 1:17 (KJV): "The just shall live by faith."

Faith is not a "Pentecostal suggestion" - IT'S THE LIFESTYLE OF THE RIGHTEOUS!

"Faith is not a RELIGIOUS RECOMMENDATION - IT'S A RIGHTEOUS REQUIREMENT!"

"Faith is not a SPIRITUAL SUGGESTION - IT'S A SACRED STANDARD!"

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We don't walk based on circumstances - we walk based on COVENANT!

We are not moved by what we see - we are moved by what HE SAID!

The Word of God is more real than what I see with my eyes!

How the Sight Trap Works:

1. You pray for someone full of faith

2. You don't see immediate results - doubt creeps in

3. You hear others didn't get results - faith gets weaker

4. You start praying with less expectation

5. You eventually stop expecting miracles - WALKING BY SIGHT!

Hebrews 11:6 (KJV): "Without faith it is impossible to please him."

When you start walking by sight, you stop pleasing God!

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🔥 POINT 2: FAITH EXPECTS MIRACLES—EVERY TIME

Mark 16:17-18 (KJV): "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils... they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."

"SHALL FOLLOW" - not "might follow," not "could follow" - "SHALL FOLLOW!"

We don't pray HOPING something will happen - we pray EXPECTING!

Faith says, "I don't care what happened last time. I believe the Word THIS time!"

Mark 11:24 (KJV): "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."

"BELIEVE THAT YE RECEIVE" - present tense faith, not future hope!

You're not called to be a spectator - you're called to be a CHANNEL!

If you believe, SIGNS WILL FOLLOW!

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🔥 POINT 3: STOP LETTING WHAT YOU SEE DETERMINE WHAT YOU DO

Here's the truth the devil doesn't want you to know:

The absence of demonstration in your surroundings is NOT the absence of authorization from Heaven!

We've let the absence of miracles silence our faith.

We've let the coldness of other Christians cool our fire.

We've let other people's RESULTS limit our EXPECTATIONS!

But hear me:

• Do what the Word says, even if nobody else is doing it!

• Lay hands on the sick - even if your pastor doesn't!

• Cast out devils - even if other believers won't!

• Speak in tongues - even if others think it's strange!

• Declare the miraculous - even if you're the only one!

Galatians 6:4 (KJV): "Let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another."

Your faith doesn't depend on other people's results!

"Faith is not a CHOICE TO MAKE - IT'S A LIFESTYLE TO TAKE!"

"Faith is not a GOOD SUGGESTION - IT'S A LIFE DIRECTION!"

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🔥 POINT 4: BIBLICAL FAITH ACTS FIRST, SEES LATER

Hebrews 11:1 (KJV): "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

Real faith isn't based on seeing first - IT'S BASED ON STEPPING FIRST!

Biblical Examples: