"Releasing Your Faith"

This makes it patently clear to us that Faith must be accompanied by works. Dr Myles Munroe a noted Bahamian theologian noted that the grave is filled with unfulfilled dreams and talents. This is so because many people never acted on that which was entrusted to them. In the Gospel of Matthew we find an example of this: Matthew 25:14- For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, which called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on his journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. But he who had received one dug in the ground and hid his Lord’s money. After a long time the Lord of those servants came and settled the account…”

It is to be noted that works is a manifestation of faith. It transforms ideas into reality; it moves the things you see from one realm to the next; from the supernatural to the natural.

Paul tells us in Hebrew 11:3 that the things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. “Through faith we understand that the world were framed by the word of God so the things which are seen were not made of things which do appear”

What is works?

Webster tells us that works is physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; labour, toil.

In order to release one’s faith one must act; must do something; must work.

Hebrew 11:6 says: “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh unto God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

We cannot please God unless we exercise faith. We cannot please God unless we act upon that which he has planted in our Spirit. The naysayers will say much as to how impossible it will be. But Faith tells us that it is possible. Works makes the impossible possible. With man things are impossible, but with God all things are possible. That’s why Jesus admonishes us to have Faith in God.

When God places something in our Spirit we may do one of three things with it.

1. We may bury it or dismiss the thought

2. we may put it of for a later time(Doctor Myles Munroe calls this procrastination)

3. We may act upon it and thereby release our faith and bring glory to God.

We may ask the question how do I get the courage or the faith to act.

The Bible tells us: “Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God.”(Roman 10:17

So we get faith by hearing the word of God. This can be accomplished by hearing a sermon preach or singing the word or by we ourselves reading or singing the word of God for our selves.

Jesus reminds us that the smallest degree of Faith can move mountain trees. His disciples came to him and asked him to increase their faith, to which Jesus replied: “ If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamore tree, be thou plucked up and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. Luke 17:5