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The Glory of the gods
CHAPTER FOUR
However, there is a prerequisite here; you must believe and not doubt.
It is simple unbelief that hinders the flow of power from the sons.
They simply don’t believe they are gods in this world. They see, weigh
and measure every Word of God through the flesh. They have made
the mountain in the above passage, everything but a mountain. For
them, it is ridiculous to think Jesus was speaking of a literal mountain.
Instead, they prefer to believe He is referring to our circumstances or
relationships in life. They cannot bring themselves to believe that He
is speaking of a real, rock and stone mountain. “How is it possible this
huge mountain would obey me?” That is the sentiment of the Church.
I submit to you that the root cause of this failure in faith to move
the mountain is first found in failure to believe in the workmanship
of God, in the making of His sons. They do not belief they are truly
the offspring of God. They call Him Father, but they only see Him as
their care giver. He is the source of their care and well-being, but He
is not the source of their godly powers. Therefore, they see themselves
as helpless even in their endeavor to walk in the signs and wonders
prophesied by Christ. They are waiting for some great outpouring of
the powers of Heaven. They do not receive the fact that they are the
outpouring; for out of our bellies shall flow rivers of living waters.
THE POWER OF UNBELIEF
Matthew 17:14-21
14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a
certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed:
for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse
generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer
you? bring him hither to me.
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the
child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not
we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily
I say unto you, 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.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.