According To Your Faith Be It Unto You

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Posted on 01/04/2025 6:28:47 PM PST by Frank Broom

In Matthew 9:27-30 it reads, 27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” 28When He entered the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” 29Then He touched their eyes, saying, “It shall be done to you according to your faith.” 30And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: “See that no one knows about this!” Notice, the first thing Jesus asked them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" And according to their response Jesus answered them, "It shall be done to you according to your faith." Why did Jesus ask that and respond that way, it was in connection with something God said all the way back in Genesis 1:28 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. Notice, the first thing He said, "Be fruitful" that word fruitful means to bring forth. To bring forth means something comes out of you. Notice, Jesus taught in Mark 4 that the heart of a man is like soil/ground and words are seeds. Notice, what a seed is, it is the substance of something, in other words, according to the seed/substance that's in the ground will determine what comes out. Everyone understands that in the natural, but it also applies to the spiritual. Because, notice what faith is- the substance of things hoped for. So, the faith/substance of what's planted in the ground of your heart will determine what can/will come out. Notice, what Jesus said, "It shall be done to you according to your faith." Notice, the substance of the thing hoped for in the ground of his heart determined what had a right to come out. For what Jesus said in plain language- according to what's inside so be it outside.

Now, this is the same Jesus that said in Mark 4:22 For there is nothing hid(that's inside, heart) which shall not be manifested(that's outside, life). That word manifested means visible/seen. So, all Jesus did was call for what was in them to be manifested. That's powerful because that means God is not determining, what you choose to put in you is determining. God doesn't determine what comes out of the earth, you do. So likewise, God doesn't determine what comes out of your heart, you do. According to the substance/faith you have inside will determine what is able to be manifested outside. You determine that not God, you determine what goes in the ground of your heart not God. That's why in Proverbs 4:23 God says to guard/keep your heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life. The word issue means boundary/border. The boundary or border of what can come out of you is what's in you. So, the limits in life don't come from the outside they come from the inside. In other words how can something come out if it hasn't been put in. So, you can't put everything off on God, well if God wants to do it then He'll just do it. Let's see what Jesus continued to say, in Mark 4:26-28 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. Who put the seed in the ground, man. Who determined what was put in the ground, man, so who determines what comes out, man. According to your faith, you determine the substance/faith in your heart not God. Notice, what Jesus said to the centurion that said to Jesus, "Speak the word only and my servant shall be Healed", And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

That's just like what he said to the two blind men, as on the inside so be it done outside. A sign of what you believe is what you speak, 2 Corinthians 4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak. That's when what is inside manifests outside, Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Notice again, what is in you is what you will speak. Notice, what Jesus said to the woman with the issue of blood that said, "If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole", Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. When she believed and spoke what was inside it manifested outside. The substance she put inside was what she got manifested outside. Notice, Jesus gave the credit to her faith because Jesus did not determine what happened, she did. Like in Mark 6:5,6 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching. Notice, they didn't have it inside so they didn't have it outside. The same thing with the disciples when they didn't cast out that devil in Matthew 17 notice what Jesus told them, And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. They didn't have the substance/faith inside so they didn't have it outside when they spoke. Because you can only bring forth what is in you. So, according to your faith is simply you having outside what is inside, it can't come out if it's not in.

It is not God's will that any should perish. And I wouldn't want to end this article without giving someone the opportunity to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It's very easy just pray: Dear God- I know I have sinned and I now turn from them and I invite Jesus to come into my heart (Revelation 3:20). He died for my sins and you have raised him from the dead and I now confess Jesus is my Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9,10). I thank you for saving me, Amen

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12). 1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. Romans 5:8-10 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. [9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. [10] For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 2 Peter 3:9 King James Version 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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1 posted on 01/04/2025 6:28:47 PM PST by Frank Broom

To: Frank Broom

2 posted on 01/04/2025 6:35:19 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ....... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Ate, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)

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