A Completed Work

God says in His Word that He has given each of us a measure of faith (Romans 12:3).  That faith is directly correlated to belief.  Jesus said that if we have faith that measures the size of mustard seed we can say to a mountain “move”, and it will move (Matthew 17:20).  How does that happen?  It happens when we believe.  We must not believe that it can happen or even that it will happen. We must believe that it has already happened.

Before Jesus was even born as a man, before His ministry, before His death and before His resurrection, the prophet Isaiah said, “by His wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5).  Isaiah did not speak in a future tense even though he was prophesying about something that had not yet happened in the earth realm  We are healed.  It has already happened in the realm that God lives in.

God lives in realm that is devoid of time.  Everything in the realm God lives in is a completed work.  Jesus said in His prayer “Thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).  In the beginning God “created” the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).  When we as humans think of creating something we think of making something out some materials that already exists to “create” this a new thing.  For example a painting - we take a canvas and paint to bring forth a vision or image that is in our head.  We create a painting.  That’s not how God created the world in the beginning. He spoke and it was.  That is because in the realm that God lives in the heavens and earth already existed.  His words pulled the world out of the heavenly realm into the earthly realm. 

Jesus said ask anything in my name, believing you will receive it (John 14:13).  The key is belief.  Jesus said ask anything.  He didn’t say ask for some things or most things.  He said ask for anything and when you believe you will receive it.  The things that we ask for, whatever it is, is completed in heaven.  Our belief that it is, pulls it out of the heavenly realm (out of eternity) into the earthly realm (time), and we see it manifested or materialized. 

Faith and belief are the foundation of our relationship with God.  The word says believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and though shalt be saved (Acts 16:31).  We can’t receive salvation without believing.  We receive salvation, and then walk with an unseen God by faith to make the unseen seen.  I have heard several times of testimonies where people say they have seen visions of a storeroom of sorts in heaven that has human limbs and organs.  For the person with a heart condition, praying for healing that new heart already exists in heaven.  When they pray, believing in faith, that thing which already exists in heaven becomes a real heart on earth.

Belief is a principle that transcends Christianity.  How many times has a successful person responded when asked how they became successful, “I believed in myself”.  We can even trick ourselves into believing negative things and they become reality.  That is why it is so important that we believe in Jesus to access the Father because His ways and thoughts are perfect.  Also his power, ability and domain far exceed anything that exists period.  I’d rather plug into Him as my source and get the optimal power because anything or anyone else pales in comparison. 

God has given each of us a measure of faith.  That faith allows us to speak to the mountains in our lives, but when we speak to the mountain we must believe that what we are saying is already done.  Then we will see our faith, our belief and our words make our reality.