Immediately Delayed (Mark 11:22-24)

MARK 11:22 - 24, Jesus says, "Be constantly; continuously having the faith of God; the faith that God operates in; the faith that God possesses, because this is an unmovable; unshakeable; established fact; that whoever; any Believer; young or old; recent convert, or years in the faith; says; speaks out of their mouth; to a literal mountain, and says, 'Be removed; taken up; and shifted; or flung, into the sea', and does not doubt; does not have any difference between what their spirit, in their heart knows, and their soul (mind), in their heart believes; no division between the two, in their heart, but is constantly and consistently believing that those things which he/she is saying, right now, is taking place, right now, then he/she, will have what they say. Because of this reality, I, Jesus, say to you, whatever; anything; doesn't matter what it is; that you ask; or demand; for yourself; not for someone else; but specifically, what you demand for you, when you are making bold declarations; assertions; be, present tense; right now; believing constantly; and consistently; that you received; that is, that you have immediately received; upon utterance of your demands, that there is an immediate consequence, that you have received, and you shall have"

FIRST

Obviously, the attempt to bring out the emphasis of the Greek language, from this very amazing passage of scripture; of the words of Jesus, greatly lengthens the text. What is crucial about this passage, is that this is not work. The actions and consequences are the result of revelation, where our mind (soul) is renewed, (Rm.12:2), to the reality that our spirit already embraces. This is not something that we work up, but it is something that we receive from the Holy Spirit. When you know that you know, on the inside of you, then the words that you speak create and shape reality.

SECOND

Secondly, as with Jesus speaking to the fig tree, even though there was an immediate consequence that took place, the evidence of that spiritual happening, was not physically manifested, until the next day, when Peter observed that the fig tree had withered away (11:21). In the same manner, Jesus says, "...be constantly; consistently believing that, right now, what you are saying, right now, is happening, right now, and you SHALL have, what you are saying, right now..." (11:23).

Again, Jesus says, "...what you are demanding, or asking for yourself, in making bold; confident declarations, or assertions, be constantly; consistently believing that you are immediately receiving; have received, and you SHALL have..." (11:24).

REALITY

Jesus is not playing tricks with words, but rather, declaring, the spiritual reality, that what happens in the spirit, establishes what takes place in the physical; temporal world in which we live, and it happens immediately, in the spirit realm.

TIME LAPSE

However, there is a "time lapse" between a change that takes place in the spirit, and the manifestation in the natural realm. Therefore, what we are saying now, when our spirit and soul (mind), are in agreement, takes place immediately, in the spirit, but shows up in the natural, in a delayed manifestation.

DANIEL

This reality is illustrated in the prayers of Daniel. Gabriel told him, "...as soon as you began to pray; immediately, the command was spoken, and I am come.." (Dan.9:23). Again, "...from the first day ...your words were heard, and I am come for your words. But the prince of Persia withstood me 21 days..." (Dan.10:12-13).

IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE

The reality is, that your words, spoken in faith, have immediate consequence in the spiritual realm, that eventually, produce physical, natural manifestations, of what has already been ordered, in the spirit realm. Our "job" is not to stress over when the manifestation takes place, but to simply rest in the reality, that it has already taken place in the spirit realm, and it will show up in the physical realm.

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