*BELIEVING GOD FOR THE MIRACULOUS.*(Series 11) *Scripture Reading:* Matthew 17:14-18 *"When they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, kneeling before Him and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic (moonstruck) and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. And I brought him to Your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.” And Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.” Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed at once."*(AMP) 3. Lack of your Faith Limits the Extent of God’s Work through You: *It's true that many are believers today but not all believe in the working power of God. Some are truly followers of Christ but lack the substance that produces Miracle.* In our scripture today, imagine the embarrassment that the disciples brought to Jesus. They couldn't cast out a demon despite their intimacy with Jesus. Jesus then rebuked the demon and the disciples asked why they couldn't do that, hear what Jesus said to them; *"Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ’Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”*(Matthew 17:19-20 NKJV) 4. When Lack of Faith is Overcome, the Power of God is Manifested: Faith gives room for the demonstration of God's power in our lives. And I tell you the truth, I lie not, nothing shall stop you if your faith is alive. Consider; *"Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied to Him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man subject to authority [of a higher rank], with soldiers subject to me; and I say to one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following Him, “I tell you truthfully, I have not found such great faith [as this] with anyone in Israel."*(Matt 8:7-10 AMP). To be continue tomorrow morning by God's Grace. Good morning and happy Sunday, peace. *Prayer point:* Holy Spirit, I cry for help, increase my faith in Jesus Christ name. Amen! T.S. AFOLAYAN