The Father's Menu
Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh
Sunday, August 27, 2023
JUST DON’T DOUBT
And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
Matthew 21:21-22 (ESV)
Main Text: Matthew 14:25-31
One of Satan’s skills is to allow doubts in your mind to ensure you fail in prayers. He knows how much you lose when you doubt. He constantly tries to cast doubts and unbelief into your mind. Once you begin to doubt whether you have the answer, Satan will try to secure a foothold in your mind and if you grant him access, he will gradually increase his influence. He knows your faith will become ineffective and cause you to be defeated.
Doubt operates in the mental realm, while God’s word operates in the spiritual realm. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” (NKJV)
In Matthew 14: 22-33 at the end of the text, we can see that Peter’s battle was not with natural forces. The combat was spiritual. Natural law was subject to the power inherent in Jesus Word “Come” by stepping out of the boat, Peter acted on the authority in that word without doubt. We can walk in the supernatural in spite of life’s storms raging against us. Our Spiritual weapons are mighty, powerful enough to cast down imaginations and anything that tries to exalt itself against the knowledge of God. Refuse doubt today, embrace God's Word and you shall see the travails of your soul come to fruitions.
Confession: The Greater One lives inside of me, therefore, I refuse to doubt, I trust in the Lord and He directs my path, I possess the Spirit of faith, therefore, I receive answers to my prayers
Further Reading:
Mark 11:23-24(NIV): “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
James 1:8(KJV): A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Prayer: I refuse doubt, i exercise my faith and authority in Christ everyday of my life.
Read through the Bible in 1 year: Job 23:1-27:23 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:11 Psalm 41:1-13 Proverbs 22:5-6
Read through the bible in 2 years: Catch-up day & Ps 53
