Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for September 14, 2026

BASICS OF FAITH

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Mark 11:22

“So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.”

Additional Verses

📖 Psalm 121:1-8; John 20:1-30; Hebrews 11:1-39

In Mark 11:22-23 the LORD Jesus Christ says, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” Hebrews 11:6 also says, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a re-warder of those who diligently seek Him.” Further to this Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” In other words, we can say that faith is the response of the human spirit to the Word of God. In John 20:27-29, the LORD Jesus Christ rebuked Thomas for his lack of faith when he said that he would only believe that Jesus Christ had risen from the dead only after he had seen Him with his eyes and also after he had put his fingers into the holes in the hands and His side. In John 20:29 the LORD actually said to Thomas, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Many people are like Thomas because they want to see physically before they can be convinced that God has answered their prayers. Such kind of faith is weak or little faith because they want to see physically before they can be convinced that God has answered their prayers. Such kind of faith is weak or little faith because it is based on the physical rather than on the spiritual. The “Word” of God is Spirit and when the man of God says to you, ‘You are healed or you are blessed’, you must immediately begin to celebrate at such a declaration. Never be distracted by what you see physically, because in the spirit where everything is created, you are already blessed or healed. Therefore for your faith to work, it must be premised on five basic principles and these are: Believing in God, Studying the Word of God, Obeying the Word of God, Not compromising the Word of God and Never making any excuses concerning what God says to you in His Word. Where anyone of these principles is lacking, your faith will not work at all or produce results. So get yourself established in the basic principles of faith and I tell you, God will cause you to be a victor through and through. Alleluia!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, l thank you for Your grace. Continue to establish me in the basics of faith so that Your Glory may be increased upon me. I love and thank You LORD Jesus Christ. Amen.