Words can produce faith or doubt. Authority deals with what's possible, while power deals with the impossible. It's not important how the miracle comes. It's important to know how to access it.
What Prevents Healing Power?
1. Disobedience - ignoring God's instructions/commands.
2. Unbelief - hearing truth and rejecting it.
3. Ignorance - You've never heard the truth.
Understanding Unbelief - John 20:24-29
1. Unbelief is the rejection of truth.
2. Thomas heard the truth that Jesus rose from the dead, but rejected it.
3. Unbelief is the rejection of truth.
Blind Bartimeus - Mark 10:46-52
1. He cries out when he hears that Jesus is coming his way.
2. Those around him tell him to be quiet.
3. Many warned him. The Greek word used here means to rebuke, censure, warn, admonish.
4. He refuses, and Jesus stood still.
5. Bartimeus throws aside his garment - the official sign he was recognized as blind and could beg. It was equivalent to a license or permit. The Greek word used here means to throw off, lose, or throw away. The only other time it's used is in Hebrews 10:35.
6. Jesus asks him what he wants. Unlike many people today, who would answer, "healing or a blessing," Bartimeus gets specific: "that I may receive my sight."
7. The focus is on his receiving. Miracles have more to do with our receiving than with God granting or doing something.
Doubt and unbelief put us in a place of waiting for the action to happen. It's not about God being willing to perform a miracle. It's about us being willing to receive it.
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