The Word is meant to set you free!
Jesus spoke in John chapter 8:
34 “I speak Eternal Truth,” Jesus said. “When you sin you are not free. You’ve become a slave in bondage to your sin.
35 And slaves have no permanent standing in a family, like a son does, for a son is a part of the family forever.
36 So if the Son sets you free from sin, then become a true son and be unquestionably free!
If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.
You hear the Word of GOD, you believe the Word of GOD, and then you act on the Word of GOD. This is the essence of believing IN HIM.
This is not multiple choice where you pick and choose what you act on because some commands of Jesus are inconvenient to your mindset. We are to fully submit to His Word!
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 12:
1 Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be His Sacred, living sacrifices. And live in Holiness, experiencing all that delights His Heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship.
2 Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in His Eyes.
You and I will serve someone whether it be GOD or the devil. There is no neutral ground. The decision is easy for those who understand what Paul wrote in the above passage.
HIS Word is forever settled in your life no matter what circumstances the devil would throw at you. At times, there may be a difference in what you are saying and believing versus what you’re seeing.
Jesus encountered a fig tree in Mark chapter 11:
12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, He was hungry:
13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply He might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
The next day:
20 Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.”
22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.
23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Jesus was not concerned about the physical manifestation appearing to be delayed, we shouldn’t either. Let us not doubt in our hearts when we speak the Word to any situation.
I am going to agree with GOD no matter what!
Jesus spoke in John chapter 14:
6 Jesus said to him, “I am The Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
There is only one way to GOD and Jesus makes it abundantly clear. This is forever settled in Heaven. This is The Gospel we are called to preach. As we preach this Gospel and lead people to Christ, they too will be set free. Jesus wants them free of sin, sickness, and disease. That should be our focus too.