The Spirit of Faith

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak. —2 Corinthians 4:13

You have been given the spirit of faith. When you receive a revela tion from the Word, when you believe the Word, you will speak what you believe. “I believed, and therefore I have spoken.” Whatever you believe, you will speak! When you become transformed in your mind to the Word of God and the will of God, you will speak with a spiritual force. When things pop up in your life that are not in line with the promise, you will hit that thing with the faith and power of God. When you believe, you will speak. When you speak, things will obey you. You are the redeemed of God. You have dominion over offenses—dominion over jealousy, over strife, over all the low-life attitudes and feelings that try to hold you captive. You have been given the spirit of faith; faith is a spirit. How does the spirit of faith operate? He believes and therefore he speaks. What does the spirit believe? The Truth. Where does the spirit believe? In his heart. How does the spirit speak? With the Church’s mouth. We also believe and speak! You will speak what is abundant in your heart. Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” There is potential in you. What you believe in your heart will eventually come forth in your life. If you think you are healed or think you are sick, if you think you are rich or think you are broke, whatever you think you are, you will be. The cause of poverty is not a lack of money. It is a lack of seeing yourself wealthy. Why would you see yourself in lack? You are looking at lack, at the bills, at your bank account, rather than at God’s Word. If you will believe the Word (the unseen), it will change the lack (that is seen).

Pastor Tom Kehres

Where Is Your Victory?

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach. —Romans 10:6–8

God never said if you need something, call on Me. He said not to talk like I’m up there and need to come down to help you. Don’t talk like I’m down there and need to come up. Your victory is in your heart and in your mouth. If victory isn’t there, then something else is in your heart and mouth. The Word says that in these last days perilous times will come. Some will depart from the faith, not a faith. There is only one faith that prevails. It is the God-kind of faith, which is faith in the Word. Romans 12:2 says there are only two ways to live: conformed to the world or transformed to God’s will. What makes the difference? What you think. The world lives in worry and fear; the Kingdom citizen lives by faith and their God-given authority. The key to victory is a mind renewed to the Word of God. A transformed mind believes and proves the will of God (Romans 12:2). When challenges come against the will of God in your life, faith will remove them. The Word in your mouth and heart will remove fear, worry, symptoms, depression, and all devices of the devil. You will never have a week without opposition. You will be opposed, and when that opposition comes, “whoever shall say.” God desires that you release your faith and your authority; that you talk to symptoms, fear, and worldly thoughts. Jesus spoke to sickness, devils, trees, to all kinds of things that came against God’s will. Whosoever shall say shall have whatsoever he says.

Pastor Tom Kehres

Know Your Position!

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. —Ephesians 2:6

What kind of man can move a mountain? One who has faith, one who has the Word of God in his heart and who speaks it with his mouth. To do this, you must be aware of your position in the Kingdom (Revelation 1:6). You are a king who has been raised and seated. Most of the Church does not know the Word, nor their position. They sit back and hope that God will do something about their situation. They do not know that they have faith and authority to talk to sickness, worry, and fear. Because of this, they live depressed, mad, offended, and fearful. You are the Redeemed of God! You are a higher-ranked spirit than the spirits of darkness. Satan and his demons come to block you from God’s will in your life. You have a right to live free in every area of your life, but you will be the one who chooses how you live. How do you stay in victory? “But whosoever shall say.” Not if God says, but whosoever shall say, and not doubt.

Pastor Tom Kehres