Believing and Declaring: Unlocking the Power of Faith

Believing and Declaring: Unlocking the Power of Faith

September 17

I've been immersing myself in the faith scriptures found in Hebrews 11, often referred to as the faith chapter (Hebrews 11:1-40). In this chapter, we delve into faith, exploring its essence and power. Faith, as we encounter it in Hebrews 11, is both a spoken and a believed concept. To mix faith with the Word of God, one must not only believe it but also declare it. This principle is exemplified in the story of Abraham, who offered a more excellent sacrifice than Cain (Hebrews 11:4).

Cain's offering of fruits symbolizes the continuation of sin, reminiscent of Adam and Eve's initial disobedience. They attempted to hide their shame with fig leaves, but God required the skin of an animal, foreshadowing Jesus as the Lamb of God (Genesis 3:7-21). Abel, on the other hand, operated in the righteousness that speaks through faith. He saw, meditated, and obtained a witness through faith's speaking and commanding power. Even after his death, his faith continued to speak because faith is inherently vocal (Hebrews 11:5).

We can enter this same faith flow by seeing it, believing it, and declaring it. This aligns us with God, and He testifies, performs, and watches over His Word to fulfill it (Hebrews 11:6). Abel's offerings were acknowledged by God because they represented the flow of faith, unlike Cain, who relied on his own works. Moving forward, we encounter Enoch, who was translated by faith (Hebrews 11:5). Faith grows from glory to glory, and it allows us to access resurrection and life-giving power. As believers, we are called to raise the dead through faith's speaking, even in the face of death (Matthew 10:8).

Faith pleases God (Hebrews 11:6), and it empowers us to speak, believe, and receive healing, prosperity, and wholeness. When we align with God's Word and speak it, we create an environment where miracles, signs, wonders, needs, desires, and ideas are all met. God is within us, and when we release the Word of God, it transforms from logos (written Word of God)to rhema (reveled Word of God to an individual). We confess or homologio - declaring the same thing as God (Romans 10:9-10). This is the righteousness of faith, rooted in believing, speaking, meditating, and standing firm on God's Word, bringing steadfastness (Romans 1:17).

In this flow of faith, we don't merely hang on; we delight in God, fellowship with Him, and witness the resolution of situations, the fulfillment of needs, and the defeat of obstacles. Our lives become a testament to God's glory, and we rejoice in Him always (Philippians 4:4). Enoch's story embodies the translation flow, where death is not seen (Hebrews 11:5). We can enter this flow by envisioning it, declaring it, and possessing it. This process—seeing, saying, and having—is an inherent part of our design, a divine technology that works when we align with it.

Understanding this truth, we become instruments in God's hands. Just as a seed grows when planted in good soil, God's Word flourishes when sown (through spoken word) in receptive hearts (Matthew 13:23). This chapter of Hebrews teaches us to embrace faith, transitioning from Abel's righteous flow to Enoch's translation flow, knocking on the doors of God's promises until they are fulfilled by believing and declaring.