“Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
Mathew 15:32-38
When I was a student at Rhema Bible School along with my wife, I learned firsthand the importance of this scripture and how to apply it to my life. I was working more than one job and going to school fulltime. One day, when I was about to prepare dinner for my wife, I opened the refrigerator door and found that there was only a pitcher of water, two slices of bread and a pat of butter. In frustration and anger I said: “This isn’t right. This isn’t right!” I told God that I did what He said, went to bible school, was working to pay my wife’s and my way through college and this was not right. I complained to God saying: “Why don’t you do something about this?” God responded: “You do something about it. What do you have?” I replied: “I have a pitcher of water, two slices of bread and a pat of butter.” The Lord then repeated: “What do you have?” I again went through the list of what was in my refrigerator. Then on the inside of me, almost like thunder and lightning, I heard an authoritative response: “I SAID WHAT DO YOU HAVE?” Instantly I recognized that I better not respond the same way as before. I remembered the above scripture when Jesus asked His disciples what they had. I realized that God wanted me to recognize what I truly have. I have His authority and power in this earth to decree and command. I have God’s riches in glory. I re-read the scripture and meditated on it.
I then walked over to the refrigerator, and just as Jesus had spoken to the fig tree in Mark 11, I spoke to that refrigerator and commanded it to be full of food. I spoke to the empty cabinets and commanded abundance. I then took the bread, water and butter and prepared dinner for my wife and me. We held hands, blessed it and ate. Afterwards when we went to bed, we were completely full and satisfied as if we had eaten a large meal.
Later in the night, the devil woke me with the thought that I should go check the cabinets and fridge to see if God had supernaturally filled them with food. However, I knew better than to listen to that suggestion. Instead I spoke God’s promises and went back to sleep.
In the morning when I was on my way to school, the Lord told me to check my mailbox. I knew that the mail man never came in the morning, however I obeyed and checked it anyway. To my surprise I found that someone had put a check for $500 in my mailbox! After school that day, my wife and I went to the grocery and loaded up our baskets with so many groceries that our cupboards and refrigerator were completely full.
In Mark 11, Jesus cursed the fig tree and it withered up from the roots. Then later when his disciples saw it withered, they were amazed. Jesus however responded by telling them to have faith in God. He explained that they are to speak to their circumstances and believe in their hearts, then speak with their mouths and it will come to pass. He was teaching them the keys to mountain moving faith. Romans 4 says: “…even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.”
God calls things which be not as though they were. He expects us to do the same! When we face challenges in our life, we are not supposed to talk about the problem. Instead, we are supposed to speak to it the way Jesus spoke to the fig tree and called those things which be not as though they were. Use your words to decree what you want, not what you have in the natural. God wants us to have heaven on earth. Let’s use our words mixed with faith to bring it to pass in our lives.
“Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.” Job 22:28
Further reading see: Romans 4, Mark 11, Mathew 14: 13-36 and Mathew 15, Psalm 50:23
