Is God Moved By Your Faith?

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. – Php 4:5

The whole purpose of this, admittedly unpalatable Ave Pistoria series is to create a healthy balance in our theology. The messages may sound like hypercorrection, but they’re instigated by observation of a curve in our theology that began harmlessly but is fast corrupting the simple Gospel. “A little leaven,” Apostle Paul warns, “leavens the whole lump” (Gal 5:9, 1Cor 5:6).

And one of these “leavens” is our preaching that God is “moved” by our faith.

This is of course true in the sense that God loves to see faith in His people and will always respond to their acts of faith. However, when we listen to the “testimonies” we Christians are sharing every Sunday service nowadays, one cannot help but notice that people actually think it’s their Faith that got them their miracles!

Because they believed, they were healed;

Because they acted out in faith, they got the promotion;

Because they held God at His word, they got the breakthrough;

Because they kept confessing positively, their fortunes turned around;

Indeed, they got the miracle because they MOVED God with their faith.

Ok, so let’s just go straight for the jugular on this one now: FAITH IS FOR  MOVING MOUNTAINS, NOT FOR MOVING GOD.

And the reason that Faith does not move God is not because the Almighty is too Big to be moved; but because before your Faith came, God had ALREADY moved!

Long before the sickness, He was already wounded for our healing, (Is 53:5)

Long before the lack, He had already been made poor for our prosperity, (2Co 8:9)

Long before your sin, He had already shed His blood for its remission, (Rev 13:8)

Therefore, long before your move of faith, God has already moved, and was waiting to deliver the blessing to you! That’s something to think about the next time you believe.

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN