{"id":145,"date":"2025-07-22T20:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joel2army.com\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2025-07-22T20:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:09:17","slug":"faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.joel2army.com\/index.php\/faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>7\u00a0But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.<\/em> <em>8\u00a0For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;<\/em> <em>9\u00a0To another\u00a0<strong>faith\u00a0<\/strong>by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;<\/em> <em>10\u00a0To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:<\/em> <em>11\u00a0But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.<\/em> <strong>&#8212; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are three power gift, faith, gifts of healings, and working of miracles. The gift of faith is commanding power it is the supernatural ability to believe and speak to release power. The gift of faith is manifested through commands and decrees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Old Testament examples of the Gift of Faith<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>10\u00a0And the\u00a0Lord\u00a0discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased\u00a0them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.11\u00a0And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the\u00a0Lord\u00a0cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which\u00a0died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.12\u00a0Then spake Joshua to the\u00a0Lord\u00a0in the day when the\u00a0Lord\u00a0delivered up the Amorites before the children<\/em> <em>of\u00a0Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley\u00a0of Ajalon.<\/em> <em>13\u00a0And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their\u00a0enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted\u00a0not to go down about a whole day.<\/em> <em>14\u00a0And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the\u00a0Lord\u00a0hearkened unto the voice of a man:<\/em> <em>for the\u00a0Lord\u00a0fought for Israel.\u00a0<\/em> <strong>&#8212; Joshua 10:10-14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The children of Israel were summons by the children of Gibeon for aid because they were threatened by the Amorites. The children of Israel and the children of Gibeon had a covenant. Joshua got the military together and went up to Gilgal to help the Gibeonites. Joshua received a word from God there he had no need to fear because He had already the Amorites into his hands. They engaged in war and as they did the Amorites seeing they were defeated fled, but Joshua seeing that the day was well spent commanded the Sun and Moon to stand still. The scripture says that God hearkened to Joshua&#8217;s voice and extended the day according to Joshua command. That was the gift of faith in operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The New Testament and the Gift of Faith<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.<\/em> <em>\u00a02\u00a0And a certain man lame from his mother&#8217;s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the\u00a0temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;<\/em> <em>3\u00a0Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.<\/em> <em>4\u00a0And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.<\/em> <em>5\u00a0And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.<\/em> <em>6\u00a0Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ\u00a0of Nazareth rise up and walk.<\/em> <em>7\u00a0And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones\u00a0received\u00a0 strength.<\/em> <em>8\u00a0And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and\u00a0praising God.<\/em> <strong>&#8212;- Act 3:1-8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter and John were own their way to the Temple in Jerusalem at 9:00 am prayer and they were stopped by a lame man seeking an offering but Peter responded for the man to look at him and John. Once he had the man&#8217;s full attention he commanded man to rise and walk. The man leaped and walk and began praising God. It was through the operation of the gift of faith that the lame man was healed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two levels of anointing in the Gift of Faith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Kingly Anointing<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Imperial Anointing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Kingly Anointing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>10\u00a0A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.<\/em> <strong>&#8212; Proverbs 16:10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThe kingly anointing is an anointing of authority. The kingly anointing rebukes, binds, and loosens. The kingly anointing is the exercising of the authority over the powers of darkness. This kind of anointing addresses problems and corrects them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JESUS and the Kingly Anointing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>33\u00a0And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud\u00a0voice,<\/em> <em>34\u00a0Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us?\u00a0I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.<\/em> <em>35\u00a0And\u00a0<strong>Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.\u00a0<\/strong>And when the devil had thrown\u00a0him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.<\/em> <em>36\u00a0And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority\u00a0and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.<\/em> <em>37\u00a0And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.<\/em> <em>38\u00a0And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon&#8217;s house. And Simon&#8217;s wife&#8217;s mother was\u00a0taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.<\/em> <em>39\u00a0And\u00a0<strong>he stood over her, and rebuked the fever;<\/strong>\u00a0and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered\u00a0unto them.<\/em> <em>40\u00a0Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and\u00a0he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.<\/em> <em>41\u00a0And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking\u00a0them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.<\/em><strong>&#8212; Luke 4:33-41<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<em>36\u00a0And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were\u00a0also with him other little ships.<\/em> <em>37\u00a0And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.<\/em> <em>38\u00a0And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him,\u00a0Master, carest thou not that we perish?<\/em> <em>39\u00a0And\u00a0<strong>he arose, and rebuked the wind,<\/strong>\u00a0and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and\u00a0there was a great calm.<\/em> <em>40\u00a0And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?<\/em> <em>\u00a041\u00a0And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind\u00a0and the sea obey him<\/em> <strong>&#8212; Mark 4:36-41<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are three examples of Christ Jesus exercising the kingly anointing. He rebuked the evil spirit, the fever, and the wind. Through the kingly anointing we can rebuke evil spirits, physical conditions and storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Imperial Anointing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>28\u00a0Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy\u00a0ways.<\/em> <strong>&#8212; Job 22:28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>20\u00a0And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain\u00a0of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and\u00a0nothing shall be impossible unto you.<\/em> <strong>&#8212; Matthew 17:20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00a06\u00a0And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou\u00a0plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.<\/em> <strong>&#8212; Luke 17:6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Imperial Anointing is based on imperial authority. It is commanding power. The Imperial Anointing gives a person to command what they desire. You shall decree a thing and shall be established. Jesus and His disciples demonstrated the imperial anointing throughout their ministries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CHRIST JESUS and The Imperial Anointing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.<\/em> <em>2\u00a0And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said\u00a0unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.<\/em> <em>3\u00a0And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.<\/em> <em>4\u00a0And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts<\/em> <em>5\u00a0For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?<\/em> <em>6\u00a0But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of\u00a0the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.<\/em> <em>7\u00a0And he arose, and departed to his house.<\/em> <strong>&#8212; Matthew 9:1-7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>10\u00a0And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to\u00a0heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.<\/em> <em>11\u00a0And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into\u00a0a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?<\/em> <em>12\u00a0How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.<\/em> <em>13\u00a0Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole,\u00a0like as the other.<\/em> <strong>&#8212; Matthew 12:10-13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are more things written showing operating the Imperial anointing than the Kingly anointing. He often commanded what He desired. The Imperial Anointing is commanding faith. The Imperial Anointing always responds to faith. When Jesus saw the faith of the group who brought the one sick of palsy He responded with the Imperial Authority. He told the man to arise and take up his bed. To the man with the withered hand He commanded stretched forth your hand and the man responded in faith stretching forth his withered hand and it was restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Peter and the Imperial Authority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>33\u00a0And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of\u00a0the palsy.<\/em> <em>34\u00a0And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose\u00a0immediately.<\/em> <em>35\u00a0And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.<\/em> <em>36\u00a0Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this\u00a0woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.<\/em> <em>37\u00a0And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid\u00a0her in an upper chamber.<\/em> <em>38\u00a0And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent\u00a0unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.<\/em> <em>39\u00a0Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber:\u00a0and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while\u00a0she was with them.<\/em> <em>40\u00a0But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha,\u00a0arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.<\/em> <em>41\u00a0And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented\u00a0\u00a0her alive.<\/em> <em>42\u00a0And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.<\/em> <strong>&#8212; Acts 9:33-42<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Apostle Peter demonstrated the Imperial Authority first in Lydda and then Joppa. In Lydda Peter saw Aeneas&nbsp; a man who was sick with palsy and he commanded that Jesus Christ had made him whole therefore he should make his bed. Aeneas obeyed the command and arose immediately. As a result two cities were saved Lydda and Saron. In Joppa He raised a disciple named Tabitha from the dead through the Imperial Authority. All believers can grow up in Imperial Authority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Apostle Paul and The Imperial Authority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>6\u00a0And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet,\u00a0a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:<\/em> <em>7\u00a0Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and\u00a0Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. 8\u00a0But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the\u00a0deputy from the faith.<\/em> <em>9\u00a0Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.<\/em> <em>10\u00a0And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness\u00a0wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?<\/em> <em>11\u00a0And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a\u00a0season. 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