Faith is a spiritual law that governs the Kingdom of Yahweh. Without faith, nothing happens. Remember Newton ’s Third Law: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction? This is how law of faith works. We must act upon our faith in order for Yahweh to react. Jas 2:17 So also faith, if it does not have deeds, is dead being by itself. Jas 2:20 But are you willing to know, O vain man, that faith apart from deeds is dead? Jas 2:26 For as the body is dead apart from the spirit, so also faith without deeds is dead.
Acting on what we believe is an important part of faith. There are many examples of people acting on their faith in the Bible. Here are just a few.
1) Abraham - (Hebrews 11:17-19) 17 By faith Abraham, in his trial, offered up Isaac; and he laid on the altar his only son, whom he had received by promise. 18 "as to whom it was said, "In Isaac your Seed shall be called;" 19 and he reasoned within himself that Elohim was able to raise him, even from the dead; and because of this Isaac was given to him as a parable. (James 2:21-24) 21 "Was not our father Abraham justified by his deeds, offering up his son Isaac on the altar?"22 You see how faith helped with his deeds; and how by his deeds the faith was made perfect.23 And the Scripture was fulfilled, saying, "And Abraham believed YAHWEH, and it was counted for righteousness to him;" and he was called, Friend of Elohim.24 You see then, how a man by his deeds becomes righteous, and not by faith only.
2) Rehab – (Joshua 2:1-14) 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men out of Shittim to spy secretly, saying, Go look over the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a woman, a harlot note; and her name was Rahab. And they lay down there. 2 And it was reported to the king of Jericho saying, Behold, men have come here tonight from the sons of Israel, to search the land. 3 And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Bring out the men who have come in to you, who have come into your house. For they have come in to search out all the land. 4 And the woman took the two men and hid them, and said, This way the men came in to me, but I did not know from where they were. 5 And it happened as the gate was to be shut at dark, even the men went out. I do not know where they have gone. You go after them, and hurry, for you may overtake them. 6 But she made them go up on the roof, and hid them with stalks of flax, which she arranged on the roof. 7 And the men went after them the way of the Jordan, by the fords. And they shut the gate afterwards, when the pursuers had gone after them. 8 And before they had laid down, she came up to them on the roof. 9 And she said to the men, I know that YAHWEH has given the land to you, and that your terror has fallen on us, and that all those living in the land have melted before you. 10 For we have heard how YAHWEH note dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, as you were going out of Egypt; also that which you have done to two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan; to Sihon, and to Og, whom you destroyed. 11 And we have heard, and our heart has melted, and there still does not rise the spirit in any man, because of you. For YAHWEH your Elohim, He is Elohim in the heavens above, and in the earth below. 12 And now, please swear to me by YAHWEH, since I have dealt with you in kindness, that you will also deal with my father's house in kindness, and shall give to me a true token; 13 and shall keep alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that is to them, and shall deliver our souls from death. 14 And the men said to her, Our life instead of yours, if you do not tell this business of ours, then it shall be, when YAHWEH gives this land to us that we shall deal with you in kindness and truth. (James 2:25) 25 But in the same way Rahab the harlot was also justified by her deeds, having received the messengers, and sending them out by another way.
3) Naaman – (2 Kings 5:10,14) 10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go, and you shall wash seven times in the Jordan. And your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be clean. 14 And he went down and dipped in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of The Elohim. And his flesh returned like the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean.
4) Woman with the issue of blood – (Matthew 9:20-22) 20 And behold, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came near behind Him, and touched the fringe note of His robe. 21 For she said within herself, If only I shall touch His robe, I will be cured. 22 But turning and seeing her, Yahshua said, Be comforted, daughter; your faith has healed you. And the woman was healed from that moment. (Mark 5:25-29) 25 And a certain woman being with an issue of blood twelve years, 26 who had suffered much from the many doctors and had spent everything she had and was not helped at all, but was even more afflicted. 27 Hearing about Yahshua, coming in the crowd behind Him, she touched His garment. 28 For she said, If I may but touch His garment, I will be cured. 29 And instantly the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she was healed of the plague.
5) Noah – (Hebrews 11 : 7) 7 Being divinely warned by YAHWEH about the things not yet having been seen, moved with fear, by faith Noah prepared an ark for the salvation of his house; through which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness according to faith.
6) Walls of Jericho – (Joshua 6:3-5) 3 And you shall go around the city, all the men of battle, going around the city once; so you shall do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. And on the seventh day you shall go around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the rams' horns. 5 And it shall be, when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the ram's horn, all the people shall shout with a great shout. And the wall of the city shall fall down underneath below you; and the people shall go up, each man in front of him. (Hebrews 11 : 30) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, having been circled during seven days.
As we can see by just these few examples, had these people not acted upon what they believed about Yahweh, their faith would have never been realized! (for more great examples read all of Hebrews 11). The law of faith always works because Yahweh upholds it with the Word of His power.
Romans 10:17 Then faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the Word of Elohim
