Dewayne Smithers
Jul 20, 2017 · 5 min read

How come we don’t really see the miracles, signs, and wonders like Bible talks about? The answer is simple. Because of our unbelief. I know that’s a hard truth for us to swallow. When you look at the life of Jesus throughout the four Gospels, you’ll see the countless people who were healed and set free through His ministry. At times whole multitudes were healed. Matthew 15:30–31: And great multitudes came to Him (Jesus), having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at the feet of Jesus and He healed them. So much so that multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see, and they glorified the God of Israel. These kind of things was constant result of the ministry of Jesus. The ministry of Jesus only lasted 3 1/2 years. John 21:25: And there are also many things which Jesus did, if they should be written down, I suppose the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. What was the secret of the ministry of Jesus? He knew it was the Father’s will to always heal, He fully submitted to the leading of Holy Spirit, walked in love, and operated fully by faith. I’ve heard many say, “But that was Jesus, the Son of God.” Jesus was fully a man like you and I who was filled with the Holy Spirit. He didn’t perform one miracle until He was baptized in the Holy Spirit. We as Believers, have the same Spirit of faith that Jesus had. Romans 8:11, If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. We have the same Holy Spirit in us that Jesus had. Through Him, we do the works of Jesus.

I can prove it to you. John 14:12, Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will you do, because I’m going to the father. This is what Jesus said we can do if we truly believe in Him. The works of Christ is not only for Pastors, Apostles, Ministers, Prophets, and Evangelists, it’s for every believer. I know 12 years old who are getting people healed and delivered in their schools and neighborhoods. God has used me to get people healed of blindness, broken bones, scoliosis, headaches, HIV, cancer, and other diseases. I wish I can say this happens everyday in my life, but it doesn’t. The reason why, because of my laziness and unbelief. I’ve allowed circumstances and other things to block my faith. I’ve given too much attention to the wrong things. I’m just getting back to the point of getting back into the groove of things. I’m getting rid of any unbelief.

Speaking of unbelief, let’s read Mathew 17:14–21, And when they (Jesus, James, Peter, and John) were come to the multitude, there came to Jesus a certain man, kneeling down and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic, and sore vexed. For often times he falls into the fire and into the water. And I bought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation. How long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he departed of him, and the child was cured from that very hour. Then the disciples (9 of them) came to Jesus and said, “How come we couldn’t cast him out?” Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For verily I say unto you. If you have faith as a grain of a mustard seed, you shall say unto this mountain, be removed from here, and it shall be removed and nothing shall be impossible unto you. But this kind only comes out by prayer and fasting.”

This story is amazing. Basically, Jesus, John, James, and Peter were on the mount of transfiguration when the other nine disciples were trying to cast the devil out of this child. The more they tried, the worse the child became, to the point that they gave up. I can picture the nine of them taking turns but nothing worked. By this time, all kind of frustration and unbelief is kicking in. Can you relate to this? The more you prayed about something, the worse it got. What did you do? Give up and begin to doubt God. This is what the nine disciples did. When this happens today, people would say, “It wasn’t God’s will for me or the person to get healed.” So we settle and decide to live with sickness thinking and believing it’s not God’s will for us to be healed. Or we’ll say something like, “Maybe God is trying to teach me or teach them something. It’s not God’s will to heal all.” With that, was it God’s will for this child to be healed? Yes. Did he get healed when the nine disciples prayed for him? No. Did he get healed when Jesus prayed for him? Yes. Interesting. The issue wasn’t God’s will. Jesus proved that. The disciples pulled Jesus to the side and asked him, “How come we couldn’t do it.” This was a valid question. Up until this point, they had a 100% success rate in getting people healed and casting out demons and devils. Jesus answered them and said, “Because of your unbelief.” Jesus didn’t come up with the excuses we come with today. He said, “Because of YOUR unbelief.” I believe He was saying, “Your unbelief blocked the will of God for this child to get healed.” I love how Jesus didn’t leave them hanging with that statement. He gave them the cure, the remedy for unbelief. He said, “This kind only comes out by prayer and fasting.” When he said this kind, He wasn’t saying this kind of devil. The topic here is unbelief. Basically this kind of unbelief only comes out by prayer and fasting.

Prayer and fasting doesn’t change God, it changes you. If you’re not getting results, it’s not God’s fault, it’s yours. You don’t need more faith, you just have to pull out the plug of unbelief. Get in the word and meditate on the promises of God through prayer and fasting to get rid of unbelief. The question is, “How come we don’t really see the miracles, signs, and wonders like Bible talks about? The answer is simple. Because of our unbelief.” God still loves us despite of unbelief. He wants to help us get rid of unbelief. How come we don’t raise the dead? Because of our unbelief. How come we don’t empty out Hospitals? Because of our unbelief. If someone doesn’t get healed, it’s because of unbelief. Jesus proved that in this story. What’s stopping us from really the doing the works of Jesus? Unbelief. What’s stopping people from getting healed and delivered in our church services on a regular basis? Unbelief. Spend intimate time with God to get His will for your life. Only time spent with God on a regular basis can rid you of unbelief. Pull the plug on unbelief and watch the Power of God change your life.

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