When we came to God through Christ, He gave to everyone of us the measure of faith to start us out on a victorious life here on earth, but you’re not supposed to remain with that measure all your life. God expects you to increase it. The Word of God that you confess feeds that measure of faith and causes it to increase. That’s why you should respond quickly to the Word; be quick to say it and act it. That’s what faith really is - the response of the human spirit to God’s Word.
Christianity has been rightly referred to as ‘The Great Confession,’ and that’s an indication of the vital role ‘speaking’ plays in our lives as Christians. Jesus in Mark 11:23 said, “… whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” This mountain could be any situation or circumstance standing in your way that looks immovable. The Lord says here if you want that situation to change, if you want that mountain out of your way, you have to say it – speak to it!
The Bible declares that the just shall live by faith. Your faith-level determines the kind of life you live; and faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). Now you don’t have to wait for someone to speak the Word to you before you hear it, you can speak to yourself. Romans 10:8 says, “…The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;” The Word of faith is already in your heart and in your mouth, preach it to yourself! And as you do, you’ll hear it and your faith will increase.
