Waiting on FATHER will cause us to rise to a place of victory. The aspect of waiting is tied to our level of faith. Do I want to attempt to fix an issue or allow FATHER to resolve the issue altogether? Many issues are created because of the current state of men’s hearts and most often it is due to their lack of revelation of Agape Love. Who better to minister to the heart than The Holy Spirit!
Jesus only marveled twice concerning great faith and it had nothing to do with anyone from Israel. In Matthew chapter 8, Jesus spoke:
5 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6 saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”
7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.
Jesus equated great faith with authority. It is clear that the centurion discerned who Jesus was when he asked Jesus to heal his servant. When we wait on FATHER, we are expressing our faith in WHO HE IS and that HIS authority supersedes any problem or issue we are now facing.
HIS authority precedes HIS power for everything FATHER does is righteous based upon HIS Word which established the heavens and the earth. When we submit to a lower authority, the results are lessened or become nonexistent. When we submit to a minister who is not being led by THE SPIRIT in the area of need, we will see no results.
You and I don’t need an intermediary between us and FATHER. We need a direct relationship with HIM. Yes, the five-fold ministry should move us toward maturity but that does not mean we should be perpetually immature and under their instruction. At some point, we should reach the point where we have a direct relationship with FATHER as mature Sons and Daughters resulting in us ministering to the immature believers ourselves. Our faith should be our assurance that we will do greater things ourselves as Jesus commanded.
In Matthew chapter 15, Jesus encountered a woman:
21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”
23 But He answered her not a word.
And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Even though Jesus was not sent to minister to the Gentile woman, His Agape Love for her intervened for she display great faith in Him being the Messiah for all of mankind. FATHER honors great faith in every situation we encounter. Faith comes by hearing, understanding, and acknowledging the authority of The Word.
As we consistently immerse ourselves in The Word and pray daily, we will become fully assured that FATHER’S Word supersedes all other authority found on earth. As a result we will walk in that authority ourselves as mature Sons and Daughters.