R. W. Shambach: “You don’t have a problem, All you need is faith in God!”  “Too many Christians struggling because they are trying to “get what they’ve already got!”  We have enough faith to face ANY PROBLEM we will ever encounter because GOD ASSIGNED IT in our makeup.

Romans 11:1-6 (ESV) Paul speaking about Israel.  Israel was God’s elect or chosen nation for thousands of years before the Samaritans or Gentiles were adopted into the family of God.

Genesis 18:17-19 (ESV) God chose Abraham, not the reverse.  He was chosen and enabled to carry out a specific purpose of God.

Romans 8:29-30 (ESV)  Foreknew: chose and crafted you individually and specially for salvation, putting in you everything you would need to overcome every problem you would ever face in life.

Romans 12:3 (NKJV Strong’s Bible) (NLT) (ESV) (AMP) When God foreknew you, He placed in you everything you will ever need.  Your only problem is finding it.  Different people get different measures of faith.

Our problem is not the measure of faith we have, the problem is awakening or activating it.  And the Bible give a simple answer on how to do that.  Romans 10:17 (ESV) So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

  1. God must utter before man can believe.  The new English Bible says in Rom. 10:17, “We conclude that faith is awakened by the message.”  THE FAITH IS IN THE UTTERANCE!  GET TO THE UTTERANCE AND THE FAITH WILL BE AWAKENED!
  1. The word of God is God; it has within it the creative power of faith.  John 1:1-3 (ESV)
  1. No matter what situation a man can face, the word of God (for that situation) is THE ANSWER!  Matthew 4:1-4 (ESV)  When Jesus was confronted with temptation of the devil himself, His answer was the WRITTEN word of God APPROPRIATE to the temptation.  We make things too difficult!
  1. The POWER we have access to is the WORD OF GOD IN OUR SPIRIT MAN!  2 Corinthians 10:3-4 (ESV)
  1. It will give victory over any test, trial or temptation.  1 Corinthians 10:13 (ESV)    Jesus word to the devil ANSWERED the temptation and gave the PROVISION.  Angels came and ministered to him!  Matthew 4:11 (ESV)
  1. When Jesus NEEDED, He LISTENED!  John 14:24-26 (ESV)   We have been given the Holy Spirit to “call up” the faith filled words that are given to us!
  1. 1 Samuel 23:1-12
  1. Matthew 11:15 (ESV)  AS A BELIEVER, YOU HAVE “EARS TO HEAR!” Ask the Holy Spirit to give you the Word for the situation!  Search the Scriptures!  Pray in the Holy Ghost!
  1. When you “hear” the Word it will STIR YOUR SPIRIT and you will feel A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE AND EXCITEMENT because you will KNOW you have your answer! WHEN YOU FIND THE WORD YOU WILL HAVE THE FAITH!  Hebrews 11:1 (ESV)
  1. LISTEN for the Word that AWAKENS FAITH in you!  Steven’s Word on sleep. (Psalm 94:19)  Jim’s Word on his cough.  “Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered!”  WHAT IS A “WORD OF KNOWLEDGE” EXCEPT A WORD THAT AWAKENS FAITH!