Appropriation By Faith Through The Grace Of God

You can appropriate through faith the manifestation of what you are trusting God for.

* You can be in the “fiery furnace” & not get burned (not even smell like smoke). (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego had faith)

* You can go through the “red sea” & not get wet.
(Moses)

* You can be in the “lions den” & not get ate.
(Daniel)

* You can be sold out, “discarded” but God will exalt you.
(David)

* You can build an “ark” and God will show up with a flood (It had never rained).
(Noah)

* You can “feed your last meal to a (stranger) profit of God” & God will cause you to never go hungry.
(Widow Woman fed Elijah)

* You can have “no children” & believe & trust God that what he had promised he would bring to pass (and be the father of many).
(Abraham)

* You can be the “most unlikely to succeed” and go in the Power, & defense of the Almighty God.
(David)

* You can “trust God” and receive revelation knowledge.
(Daniel)

* You can “walk with God” & be transported into Heaven.
(Enoch)

* You can be “past age” and have a child.
(Sarah)

* You can be about to “die” then God will send a substitute.
(Able)

* You can be “hidden” and God’s protection will be upon your life.
(Moses)

* You can enter your “Promised Land” while trusting God & acting like it.
(Israelites defeating the city of Jericho)

* You can have “great strength,” set apart to God from birth, & tell your secret to the wrong person & die.
(Samson)

You can appropriate through faith the manifestation of what you are trusting God for.

His Promises Are Yea & AMEN!

Great Faith in Action

Diana Houk
© October 10, 2008

Jesus Faith was in God the Father, as Jesus went about doing the will of the Father God in Healing, Deliverance, & teaching Only one way to the Father God is in & through him. (The greatest act of Faith (AND LOVE) was when Jesus died on the cross believing (knowing) he would rise from the dead on the third day.)

Abraham introduced himself as:

“The Father of many while at that time (17 YEARS) he had NO CHILDREN”
(Abraham believed & trusted God that what he had promised he would bring to pass.)

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego had faith:

“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it”. (Their Faith in God was so that if they died in the fire, they would die serving God & not bowing down to any other God.) And when they came out of the fire (alive) they didn’t even smell like smoke!

Noah was 480 years old when God told him to build an Ark and 600 (120 years trusting God) when the Flood came, Noah had never seen rain so he trusted God for something he didn’t even know existed! (Most Christians don’t have the patience or “Faith” to wait 120 years for the manifestation of what they are believing for).

David & Goliath:

David said, The Lord Who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear; He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. (David was the most unlikely to succeed being the youngest & the smallest, but he was going in the Power & Defense of the Almighty God)

Moses:

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided." (Over 3 million wanted to turn back to bandage when they saw the red sea) (Moses still trusted God (Faith. Then while receiving the 10 commandments Moses still trusted God by Faith.)

Daniel:

Prayer was what Daniel knew. Daniel had a made up mind and an extraordinary spirit of excellence. Daniel was a prayer warrior & he would kneel (on his knees) to pray 3 times a day & prayed & give thanks to his God. Daniel had the favor of God on his life. Daniel had a relationship with God.

Hebrews 11

By Faith We Understand

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.

By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

The Heavenly Hope

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland (Heaven). And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” Concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.

By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as [though] on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do the same thing they were swallowed (drowned) up by the sea.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.

In the Old Testament, in Joshua chapter 6, we have an account of the Israelites defeating the city of Jericho when they came into the Promised Land after wandering in the wilderness for 40 years. According to the biblical account, after the Israelites marched around the city once a day for six days, on the seventh day they encircled the city seven times. On the seventh time around, the priests blew the trumpets, the people shouted and the walls fell flat. The story in the Bible goes on to say that when the walls collapsed, the Israelites stormed the city and set it on fire. Archaeologists found evidence for a massive destruction by fire just as the Bible relates.

By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned; they were sawn in two, were tempted, and were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

And all these, though they won divine approval by [means of] their faith, did not receive the fulfillment of what was promised, having obtained a good testimony through faith. Because God had us in mind and had something better and greater in view for us, so that they [these heroes and heroines of faith] should not come to perfection apart from us [before we could join them].

Great Faith in Action

Diana Houk
© October 7, 2008

Jesus Faith was in God the Father, as Jesus went about doing the will of the Father God in Healing, Deliverance, & teaching Only one way to the Father God is in & through him. (The greatest act of Faith (AND LOVE) was when Jesus died on the cross believing (knowing) he would rise from the dead on the third day.)

Abraham introduced himself as:

“The Father of many while at that time (17 YEARS) he had NO CHILDREN”
(Abraham believed & trusted God that what he had promised he would bring to pass.)

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego had faith:

“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it”. (Their Faith in God was so that if they died in the fire, they would die serving God & not bowing down to any other God.) And when they came out of the fire (alive) they didn’t even smell like smoke!

Noah was 480 years old when God told him to build an Ark and 600 (120 years trusting God) when the Flood came, Noah had never seen rain so he trusted God for something he didn’t even know existed! (Most Christians don’t have the patience or “Faith” to wait 120 years for the manifestation of what they are believing for).

David & Goliath:

David said, The Lord Who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear; He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. (David was the most unlikely to succeed being the youngest & the smallest, but he was going in the Power & Defense of the Almighty God)

Moses:

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided." (Over 3 million wanted to turn back to bandage when they saw the red sea) (Moses still trusted God (Faith. Then while receiving the 10 commandments Moses still trusted God by Faith.)

Daniel:

Prayer was what Daniel knew. Daniel had a made up mind and an extraordinary spirit of excellence. Daniel was a prayer warrior & he would kneel (on his knees) to pray 3 times a day & prayed & give thanks to his God. Daniel had the favor of God on his life. Daniel had a relationship with God.

Hebrews 11

By Faith We Understand

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.

By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

The Heavenly Hope

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland (Heaven). And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” Concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.

By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as [though] on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do the same thing they were swallowed (drowned) up by the sea.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.

In the Old Testament, in Joshua chapter 6, we have an account of the Israelites defeating the city of Jericho when they came into the Promised Land after wandering in the wilderness for 40 years. According to the biblical account, after the Israelites marched around the city once a day for six days, on the seventh day they encircled the city seven times. On the seventh time around, the priests blew the trumpets, the people shouted and the walls fell flat. The story in the Bible goes on to say that when the walls collapsed, the Israelites stormed the city and set it on fire. Archaeologists found evidence for a massive destruction by fire just as the Bible relates.

By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned; they were sawn in two, were tempted, and were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

And all these, though they won divine approval by [means of] their faith, did not receive the fulfillment of what was promised, having obtained a good testimony through faith. Because God had us in mind and had something better and greater in view for us, so that they [these heroes and heroines of faith] should not come to perfection apart from us [before we could join them].

Problems Will Come, But We Are Overcomers

Diana Houk
9/13/08

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (Romans 8:14,15)

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. (Psalm 8:2)

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. (Psalm 34:11)

And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. (Isaiah 54:13)

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. (Psalm 1:6)

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. --Mark 9:23

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. (Psalm 27:14)

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. (Psalm 46:1-3)

The LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. (Isaiah 49:13)

Yes the enemy is out to get you, But, "When the enemy comes in, like a flood The Spirit of the Lord will lift up A standard against him." Isaiah 59:19

So look to the cross to "Jesus" then keep your eyes on him. This will allow the Glory of God to shine in & through you.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. (Psalm 46:1-3)

The LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. (Isaiah 49:13)

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. (John 14:18)

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. (Isaiah 40:29)

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

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. --Matthew 17:20

The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. (Proverbs 3:33)

O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. (Isaiah 25:1)

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. (Psalm 23:6)

Oh give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalm 136:1)

For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psalm 84:11)

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall, obtain favour of the Lord. --Proverbs 8:35

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. --Proverbs 14:9

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. --Hebrews 4:16

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. --James 4:6

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. (Romans 8:24, 25)

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. --Psalm 31:24

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isaiah 55:12)


Let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. --Psalm 68:3

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. --John 15:11

I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. --John 16:22

For the road of life is not always easy but, God will be there with you.

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. (Matthew 6:8)

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. (Psalm 34:17)

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. (Psalm 37:4)

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. (Psalm 91:15)

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. (Isaiah 65:24)

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? (Matthew 7:11)

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son ... If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:13,14)

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. --Psalm 126:5

So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. (Proverbs 3:4)

The Force

The force of faith when exercised (like an athlete) will carry one to higher levels of the spiritual realm (even as an athlete enters in higher levels of a physical zone through practice and exercise).

So keep your Faith in practice Trusting in, Leaning on, Hoping for, those things you have believed God for and this will grow and develop your Faith like the force.

Faith is a super natural Power, when it is exercised it will be a force that the Universe can’t touch or change!