THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW(2)

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Text : Mark 16:17-18 

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Today, we shall look at the prerequisite for the signs that should follow us as believers. The only requirement for these signs to follow you as a believer is: *BELIEVE*

Jesus simply said, "these signs shall follow them that believe" All you must do in order for the Mark 16 signs to follow You is believe. Many people would say they believe but they are not experiencing the signs in their lives and ministry. Such believe is like what John Wesley calls, 'mental assent'. There is difference between believing God with your heart and paying mental assent (agreeing with God's word )in your head.

 "God Can" and "God Will" are two different things. Most of the times, our Believe in God is: "Yes He Can" and not "Yes He will" . To believe Jesus,is to simply, wholly and childlikely trust Him with the whole of your heart (the very core of your being). You can only believe thus when you allow His word takes root in your heart and not just having it in your head or on your lips. 

 You must learn to meditate on His word more than on your circumstances, what you see, feel or hear.Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom...Colossians 3:16.

 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.Joshua 1:8 

 When God's word get hold of your heart, then will you be a true BELIEVER. It is not enough to just believe Jesus for the SALVATION unto New Birth (Born Again)Roman 10:9-10). You must keep believing Him daily in all your ways and with every details of your life. You must trust His words come what may. *Signs only follow true believers.

* Bible reading: Mark 16:1-20 

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