Nourish Your Roots in Faith

By Benny Hinn

When we put our trust (faith) in God, we will reap a good harvest, one that is faith-filled and prosperous.

Jeremiah 17 verse 7 says, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is in the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green…”

In the natural, as a tree matures the root structure increases. This helps to support the added height and growth of the tree, and to bring the water and nourishment the tree needs to survive and continue growing.

Spiritually, we must be like the tree. Our roots or our faith must go deeper to bring stability and promote spiritual growth.

Are You Filled to Overflowing?

By Benny Hinn

The power and authority the apostles received began to touch lives at every turn. Their ministry was followed by "many signs and wonders...among the people" (Acts 5:12). And what was the result? "Believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women" (v. 14). The signs that followed the coming of the Holy Spirit led people directly to Christ. That's an important fact to remember.

What happened in the Upper Room was not a one-time experience, nor a footnote of history. The Spirit-filled believers established an ongoing relationship with the Holy Ghost. They continued to be filled. When Peter was called before the Sanhedrin over the healing of the beggar, they asked "By what power or by what name have you done this?" Peter was "filled with the Holy Spirit" when he spoke (Acts 4:7-8). Not past tense, but present tense. "Filled" describes the apostle at that very moment.