Ephesians 2:8 (KJV)
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.
Bible faith is the God kind of faith, and it is not something we were born with or something we possess naturally; this faith is “the gift of God”; that is, it is given or added to us by God; and if it is from God, then it is supernatural faith.
Everything in the verse above is the gift of God. Grace is the gift of God, salvation is the gift of God and the faith to receive salvation as well is a gift of God, all of them are God’s gift and it is released to anyone at salvation. It is not human or psychological faith. It is not mental assent, it is supernatural faith; until this supernatural faith kicks in, you cannot access the grace of God in salvation, healing and may more. Faith activates the grace of God!
Let’s dive deeper …
Romans 4: 16 (NKJV)
Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed
The Amplified version makes it easier to understand…
Romans 4: 16 (AMP)
Therefore, [inheriting] the promise depends entirely on faith [that is, confident trust in the unseen God], in order that it may be given as an act of grace [His unmerited favor and mercy], so that the promise will be [legally] guaranteed.
Here we see that, there is a marriage between GRACE AND FAITH. GRACE is the GROOM, FAITH is the BRIDE. Grace is a not a doctrine, not a man’s idea, not a theology; GRACE is a person and the person is Jesus. Hence, the hearing of the message of God’s grace, love and goodness will produce faith in the hearts of the hearer.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17). Condemnation produces guilt and death, but the Goodnews of God’s grace supplies faith in the heart.
Zechariah 4: 7 (NKJV)
‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”
We have been taught often times that Faith moves mountain, but here, we see that “GRACE” moves mountain as well; with the shouts of GRACE, mountains are levelled before Zerubbabel with shouts of grace.
The word of God does not contradict itself on the subject of Faith, but it shows us a marriage (a connection) between these two ultimate combo; grace and faith.
Today, build up your faith in the word of God; read, study and declare the word of God to build up your faith, then release that supernatural faith of yours to access and obtain the grace of God. Keep the shouts of grace on your lips.
No mountain is too high for you to subdue, no river is to long for you to cross; just as the walls of Jericho fell down flat, all circumstances will bow to you now with the shouts of grace on your lips.
DECLARATION
I have supernatural faith, I have the God kind of faith; I have obtained the grace of God. I am a winner and a champion over the negative and beggarly elements. I am conscious of God’s goodness and grace in my life, I activate it at all times in my life though my shouts of grace, Glory to God! (Please spend more time to pray in the Holy Ghost)
SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES
Mark 11: 22 – 24; John 1: 16