Direction of your faith

Colossians 2:11-12

“In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.” NIV

Yesterday , I showed you that your faith is important. Today I also want you to see that where you direct your faith is also important. Our text revealed that we became one with Christ in death and resurrection through our faith in the power of God. It is important that when you exercise faith, that you exercise it in the direction of God and His power not in the words of man or the ability of man or the faith of man but in the power of God. Ultimately that is what will bring you the healing, the deliverance or whatever it is that you have the need of. Paul by the Holy Ghost said it again that the essence of preaching is so that the faith of people can be in the power of God.

“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.” NIV

When some blind men came to Jesus for healing, he asked them, “Do you believe I am able to do this?” (Matthew 9:38) In other words do they faith in His power? When they answered yes, he said to them, according to your faith, be it done unto you. Your faith has to be in the power of God.  

Having faith in God’s power will not come to you automatically though; it will come because you did things deliberately for your faith to be directed properly. What are these things?

 1.     Feed your faith on the miracles of Jesus in the gospels

 2.     Feed your faith on God’s demonstration of power in the old testament.

 3.     Feed your faith where God did miracles, signs and wonders in the Scriptures

 4.     Study the gifts of the Spirit.

 5.     Pray in the Spirit a lot.

When you constantly feed on these things, your faith will easily be developed towards God in the area of miracles, signs and wonders and its direction will be towards God and His power when you exercise it.