The 17th Stage of Faith
Faith is the substance (protons) of things hoped for. When you receive words, people and things you are releasing the positive energy of faith. Who or what you receive will determine what you will have in return. We receive words with conviction, desire’s with expectation, people with hospitality and people with appreciation.
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Receiving what you hear by accepting it (conviction)
Matt. 11:11 11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. 15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Lk. 8:13 13They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Acts 8:14 14Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
Gal. 3:2 2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Receiving what you want by expecting it (Expectation)
Mark 11:[24] Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Matt. 7:7 7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Receiving people by welcoming them (Reception)
Heb. 11: [31] By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Lk. 10:8 8And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: 9And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 10But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, 11Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 12But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
Acts 21:17 17And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
Receiving people by honoring them (appreciation)
Matt. 10:40 40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Jn. 1:12 12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Mark 9:35-37 - And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, G4413 the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Hallelujah