L'action par la foi

"Car, en vérité, je vous le dis, quiconque dit à cette montagne : 'Enlève-toi et jette-toi dans la mer', et ne doute pas dans son coeur, mais croit que les choses qu'il dit se réaliseront, il aura tout ce qu'il dit". -Marc 11:23

Beaucoup de croyants veulent une foi "facile" qui fonctionne comme un porte-bonheur, quand et où ils le veulent. Mais la Bible enseigne que la foi exigera quelque chose de nous, et tout au long de l'Écriture, plusieurs conditions doivent être notées. 

Ce texte souligne que nous ne devons pas douter (Marc 11:22-24). Ceux qui ont l'esprit double ne recevront rien (Jacques 1:6-8). De plus, Jésus poursuit en disant : "Chaque fois que vous êtes debout en prière, et que vous avez quelque chose contre quelqu'un, pardonnez-lui, afin que votre Père qui est dans les cieux vous pardonne aussi" (Marc 11:25). Le grand obstacle à la foi qui apporte la libération des miracles est le manque de pardon. Que cette attitude soit justifiée ou non par les circonstances, le ressentiment, l'amertume, la jalousie et l'envie sont les obstacles à la libération de la foi. La main de Dieu qui déplace la montagne doit commencer dans nos vies en déplaçant la montagne de la dureté de notre propre cœur. Pour voir l'action par la foi, il doit y avoir le pardon et l'amour. 

For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken;... -Luke 5:9

Jesus taught about seed-sowing and the importance of planting in good soil (see Mark 4:1–20). Then, as if to illustrate His point, He told this group of discouraged and tired fishermen to launch out in faith for a miracle catch. 

These men had just given Jesus the greatest possession that fishermen have—their boat. Here, Jesus stood and preached the gospel. In that moment, they served the greatest need Jesus had. Then Jesus immediately turned and multiplied that gift back to them in the most practical way, meeting the greatest need they had. 

As commercial fishermen, they needed fish in order to make a living. As men, they also needed to see God at work in their lives. They needed to know that Jesus was who He claimed to be. They needed to know faith was in operation. Jesus met all of those needs!  

When you give everything to the Lord, from the simplest of things to the greatest, the returns are incredible! And He will reveal Himself to you with all of His grace and power! 

"For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says." -Mark 11:23

Many believers want “easy faith” faith that works like a good luck charm whenever and wherever they want it. But the Bible teaches that faith will require something of us, and throughout Scripture, several conditions must be noted. 

This text points out that we are not to doubt (Mark 11:22–24). Those who are double-minded will not receive anything (James 1:6–8). Further, Jesus goes on to say, “Whenever you stand praying, and you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you” (Mark 11:25). The great hindrance to faith that brings miracle release is unforgiveness. Whether or not the attitude is justified by the circumstances, resentment, bitterness, jealousy, and envy are the obstacles to faith’s release. The mountain-moving hand of God must begin in our lives by moving the mountain of hard-heartedness out of our own hearts. To see action through faith, there must be forgiveness and love.