September 24, 2008
Brief
testimony:
Fury
of Faith Ministries was birthed by revelation from God; through a phrase in a
book being read by Darrel Mason. The book was written by Kenneth and Gloria
Copeland on the life of
At
one point in my life I was paralyzed from a disease the doctors said I would be
dead or in a coma within 6 months. I was healed and delivered from that disease
and thus the name Fury of Faith. The small seed of faith I had became a weapon
of warfare in my battle and God allowed me to see his work in my life to help
others increase their faith. The faith I had in God wasn’t after my healing
but before it because I devoured God’s word and let it breathe and work in me,
thus my measure or mustard seed became a “Fury” of Faith.
It
is therefore the name of this ministry and our mission to work this in and
through others that your faith will increase. That you will rise up in strength
and power of God:
To
Reach the Lost, To Equip the Saints, and Set the Captives Free
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WHAT
LEVEL OF FAITH IN GOD DO YOU FLOW IN?
We
are told in the Bible that God has “given each of us a measure (or a STARTER
LEVEL) of FAITH”. This might even be in reference to the FAITH the “measure
or size” of the tiniest seed, the Mustard seed. Some people might say, Jesus
said, even if your FAITH is the size of a Mustard
seed, you can say to this mountain, be removed and be thrown into the sea, AND
DO NOT DOUBT, it will be done.”
The
FAITH that we first begin our walk with the Lord IS NOT the FAITH that we are to
remain in as we read, study, and grow in the Word of God. “FAITH
comes by hearing the Word of God”. Romans 10:17
We need to know that the fighting and contending with DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DEVIL
S requires more and more LEVELS OF FAITH IN GOD on our part than we already
have. If we do not continue to press into the Lord to grow in our daily walk
with the Him, through reading His Word and working with the Holy Spirit, our
FAITH will plateau and grow no stronger. Let me give you a good example. Mustard
seed FAITH can cause mountains to move IF we truly have FAITH IN GOD to do what
we are asking of Him. The disciples came to Jesus when they COULD NOT get the
epileptic boy free from the demon that possessed him. Asking the Lord WHY they
couldn’t get him healed, Jesus told them, “YOUR FAITH LEVEL IS TOO LITTLE TO
DO BATTLE WITH THIS KIND OF NEED AND SUCEEED”. “THIS KIND (OF DEMON) ONLY
LEAVES BY PRAYER AND FASTING!” This is WHY I say that it will take DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF FAITH to contend with and overcome DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DEVILS.
I am sad to tell you that many Christians HAVE NOT read their Bible through ONE
TIME from cover to cover since they got saved. Many Christians only carry their
Bible to church once a week and read only a few verses that the Pastor is
preaching on then they close it and don’t open it again until next week. They
DO NOT make it a spiritual habit to daily feed on the Word of God with the help
of the Master Teacher, the Holy Spirit. Even though we have heard the COMMAND
all our saved lives, “STUDY to show YOURSELF
approved unto God, a WORKER that DOESN’T NEED TO BE ASHAMED, accurately
explaining and teaching the Word of Truth”. II Timothy 2:15
Without setting aside time to read the Word of God DAILY with the help of the
Holy Spirit, we WILL NOT progress in our WALK OF FAITH in God. Without fervently
praying and fasting as the Spirit leads us, we WILL NOT progress from one level
to the next level of faith needed to continually meet the increasing frontal
assaults of the Devil. And eventually we will lose what FAITH we even started
with. Jesus said, “Even what he has let IT be taken away from him and GIVEN TO
THE ONE WHO IS CONTINUALLY STRIVING TO GROW TO HIGHER LEVELS OF FAITH IN GOD.
Have you been going through “hell” for a long time and you CANNOT figure out
WHY your “NAMING AND CLAIMING IT” isn’t working? Your FAITH LEVEL has
either reached a plateau and you do not presently have the NEXT LEVEL OF FAITH
needed to meet these challenge. The Word says,
“It
is IMPOSSIBLE to please God WITHOUT FAITH. For we MUST BELIEVE that He exists
and the He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Hebrews
11:6 Although God loves us unconditionally, but He IS move more by our FAITH IN
CHRIST’S FINISHED WORK ON THE CROSS TO MEET ALL OUR NEEDS than He is in our
whining, crying and tears as we plead with Him to get out of the trials He
allows to come our way so that we will GROW UP and seek to MOVE TO THE NEXT
LEVEL OF FAITH.
This
type of growth IS PAINFUL to say the least. The Word tells us this about
Jesus’ WALK OF FAITH in His Father. “He learned OBEDIENCE by the things He
SUFFERED”. OBEDIENCE, sons and daughters of God will seek to grow daily in the
Word of God, prayer and the revelations of
God. It means that you will go from “GLORY TO GLORY” and move FORWARD from
FAITH LEVEL TO THE NEXT. In the process WE WILL SUFFER attacks, assaults and
affliction from DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DEVILS. But, if we remain FAITHFUL to do
what God requires, He will remain FAITFUL and TRUE to INCREASE OUR FAITH to each
level needed to “overcome him by the blood of the Lamb” and our
“TESTIMONY” will reflect our victories.
There comes a time when you can no longer live BELOW THE POVERTY LINE OF FAITH
needed to meet and exceed your needs. I hope that you will pull out all the
stops and repent and return to the Lord with your whole heart and cry out to Him
to help you begin TODAY to work with His Holy Spirit to read His Word, pray and
seek Him to see the true depth of your repentance and help to INCREASE YOUR
FAITH. He is waiting to restore your “measure of faith” and to help you over
time move from one level of faith to the next HIGHER LEVEL OF FAITH.
Without
this process becoming a DAILY part of our lives, we WILL NOT live the ABUNDANT
LIFE that Jesus came to give us in and through FAITH.
Thus
this is why we are here to help you, teach you, preach to you, and bring you to
the point of a FURY of Faith!
God
Bless You!
Darrel
Mason