Faith

Having been in the ministry since the early age of twenty-four, (I’m now fifty-three.) I’ve gone through many spiritual transformations. I care not to list any certifications of men in an attempt to validate my belief, for faith speaks for itself. I’m always a tad bemused at how people refer to faith as a religious belief, when its definition is quite explicit in the bible. I’m sure that my usage of the term “bible” gave credence as to in whom I believe: “the Lord Jesus; Son of the Living God.” I recall vividly the actual place and time when and where I heard God’s voice replying to a query I had asked Him. (Yes, I do hear Him.) The question I asked went as follows: “Lord, I’ve heard preached from many clergy and laity alike, what faith is. Could you please affirm to me what faith truly is?” November 1996 was the time, and I was on a break at my former place of employment here in Pittsburgh. What I then heard from the Lord, challenged my belief system, and shattered the misconceptions of faith that men have erroneously taught. Being a prophet of the Lord; it’s incumbent upon me to know the truth, and to know it precisely. “Faith is the ground or confidence in the immutability of God’s spoken Word: His Word which is spoken from His mouth!” The prophet Isaiah said, “LORD whom hath believed the hearing of us; or, our hearing You?” So for the one that hears the voice of God via literal relationship with Him (the Father, Word, and Holy Ghost); it also behooves that one to obey God’s voice. He that created the mouth can speak, after all. What most call miracles, I refer to them simply as the works of God. I expect the Lord to do what He says He’ll do. I have found Him (God) to be all that he says that He is: “the great I Am that I Am.” I’ve written enough for now, and do hope that my words were in no wise confusing.