The woman with the issue of blood had this problem for 12 years. If you have known a believer with a health problem that persisted for many years, have they asked you to pray for them? If so, how would you or have you prayed? Many times we pray and hope it does some good, instead of praying with faith knowing it will. How would you have prayed for this woman?
There's a difference between having faith IN God's Word and having faith FROM God's Word. In Acts 18:9-10, the Lord tells Paul to speak the Word because He had much people in that city. Therefore, no harm would befall him. Paul could not take the specific Word for that city and apply it to other places he was going. In fact, we see in Acts 22:17-18, God tells Paul to get out of another city. Paul had faith not only IN God's Word but also he was moved to action FROM God's Word.
In Acts 23:11, God told Paul three things:
1. Be of good cheer
2. As you have testified for me in Jerusalem
3. So you must also bear witness at Rome.
Paul did not miss it going to Jerusalem. People sometimes teach he did because King Agrippa couldn't find any reason to hold Paul further, but because he appealed to Caesar he had no choice but to send him to Rome. Paul had a Word from God and knew he had to go to Rome, so he acted upon it.
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