Jehovah Rapha : Jehovah Rapha Lesson 2
Slide 2 : Press on. Nothing in the world Can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; Nothing is more common Than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: Unrewarded genius Is almost a proverb. Education will not; The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination Alone are important
A strong Spirit will sustain. : Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
NLT - The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear it if the spirit is crushed?
Your spirit can be weak or it can be strong. This is why it is important to build up peoples faith, it is the same as building up a persons spirit. A strong Spirit will sustain.
Slide 4 : Faith is a confident expectation. Everything from God is by faith. God is looking for a way to bless us. But he only moves where there is a legal way he can move. When people do what he told them to do he will move. He has to have a reason to do or move on my behalf. In this way, He is not a respecter of persons. He is looking for:
Faith and
Obedience
God moves according to our faith not according to His ability. You must ascertain where your faith level is; one indicator is what looks big to you or like too much?
Slide 5 : Going to a doctor is not contrary to God’s word or faith. We should be prone to go toward things that are helpful not away from them. You should not answer whether or not they should go to the doctor or take there message. Because we are at different levels of faith, we must be led by the Holy Spirit. Only the sick person knows what they should do. **Faith is what you can confidently expect. We receive according our faith not God’s ability.
Slide 6 : Spiritual pride will kill you, when you wont admit where your faith level is really at. (In giving, you can give beyond your faith, trying to force God’s hand. This does not work.) Your faith must work where it is at. A strong spirit will sustain you. Get persons spirit built up. Evidences of faith and therefore strength:
Joy &
Peace.
You can start off strong and then become weak! Heb 6:12 it is through faith and patience that you receive the promise. Must believe “until” not just right now. At some point you must reach out and take it (believe you receive) God is holding out healing all the time.
Slide 7 : When you receive you must hold on, because the enemy comes to steal it immediately. This takes strength- a strong spirit will sustain you. How do we do this?
I Tim 4:6-8 Spiritual exercise is necessary
Job 23:12 spirit must eat good food. Jer 15:16 the stronger you grow the more food you need. We need rest in the Lord and allow for strength to be renewed, if could not be depleted we would not need renewal.
To develop in faith:
First Read the word.
Prayer (wont know how to pray w/o Word)