Forceful Faith

 ”And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.“ Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The use of force is never strange to the kingdom of this world. It is the application of pressure on a specific target area with the aim of driving a desired movement or translation. Unlike the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of this world uses and coordinates its elements, ideas, and intentions by fistful force, including the use of human intelligence, deception, and manipulation. For example, Jacob successfully supplanted Esau by the use of his intelligence, ungodly collaboration, and deceit. And he got the desirable blessing with the fistful force because God allowed or permitted the passage. But when the scripture declared ”And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force”, it recommends the use of faith instead of fist; but this is still on the same principle of force. The use of force as regards relationships in the kingdom of heaven implies confidence in the promises of God. If the elements in the kingdom of the world will not relent to oppose the manifestation of divine revelation, children in the kingdom of heaven must not relent to engage in the use of spiritual force to uproot the activities of the enemies of God. Prayer is the forceful locomotive that connects believers to the throne of grace; but faith in their hearts keeps the door open for undeniable releases of the promises of God. The use of the forceful fist by the kingdom of this world is never a distraction to anyone who can engage the forceful faith through prayer to open the door for heavenly blessings.

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