(As it is written, I have made you a father of many nations), before him whom he believed, even the Lord, who quickens the dead, and calls those things which be not as though they were. Rom 4:17 Abraham received the promise from preincarnate Jesus.

This is how Christ Jesus operated.   It us how He did Healings and Miracles.   

Is it the way we should operate?   

Truly, truly, I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. Joh 14:12 This is one of the most ignored things that Jesus said.     Why?     Because we choose to be believers only.     We resist becoming disciples.      Disciples follow their master in His footsteps learning from Him and imitating Him.      Jesus is telling us that we are to spread the Gospel, heal the sick, set captives free and make disciples of all men.      We can only do this by the power of the Holy Spirit operating in a vessel with the Mind Of Christ.      What did Jesus mean by 'I go unto my Father'?     Jesus returned to the Spirit Realm ( Heaven) when He ascended where the Holy Spirit Father is most readily experienced.     It is the seat from where the Majesty emanates throughout the universe.

And Jesus answering says unto them, Have Holy Spirit Faith. Mar 11:22 The disciples were amazed at the withered fig tree and wanted to know how Jesus did this to the tree.      Jesus answers them very succinctly by telling them to believe with Holy Spirit faith.      Jesus did not come to show off and then leave us in awe.     He came to:    → clean us up    → teach us    → empower us    → to be like Him.      Jesus is telling us to operate in the supernatural faith of His Holy Spirit.      Note: The word 'in' is not in the original Greek phrase which the KJV translates as 'Have faith in God'.     It should have read 'Have God faith' or 'Have the faith of God' rather than 'faith in God'.      Since we know that God is Spirit (making Him the Holy Spirit of Christ Jesus), this phrase should best be rendered as 'Have Holy Spirit faith'.      Remember, Faith is one of the Spirit Fruit.      Unfortunately, this is another example of how the ' God being' was given an existence separate from the Word and Holy Spirit as a result of the translators' trinitarian concept of the Creator.      Jesus goes on in this passage to tell His disciples to just speak (word) and believe ( Holy Spirit faith) and their desires would be met.     There is no indication that some other being is involved in the process.      Even, the 'when you pray' statement of Mar 11:24 is misunderstood to reference a ' God being' when Jesus instructed us to pray to our Heavenly Father who is His Holy Spirit.

For truly I say unto you, That whoever shall say unto this mountain, Be you removed, and be you cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says. Mar 11:23 Faith is what Jesus will be looking for when He returns.     Faith pleases Him because He operates in it and wants us to as well.     It is divine faith - the Faith Of Christ Jesus.     It is how His power is released and how His will is accomplished.

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. Mar 11:24 A desire is the object of hope.     Desiring and Hoping are activities of the imagination.      Faith is the state of our heart regarding that which we desire.      Jesus is telling us to visualize a desire, ask for it and immediately receive it in faith.      The act of desiring, hoping, asking, believing and receiving by faith is a seed that is planted.     The manifestation of that which is desired is the harvest.      The Spiritual Law of Seed Time And Harvest is foundational to all that the Lord has created.      1) We sow 2) the Lord produces 3) We harvest.

I don't know how it is possible to understand these scriptures to mean anything other than that we are to Call Those Things That Be Not to see them manifest.   

Jesus beleived in His Heart that God would bring into being what He Spoke.   

          Have Holy Spirit Faith!