Faith
“He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.” (Romans 4:20-21)
Today’s Morsel: For one to have strong faith, they must daily spend time in the Word of God and believe in it, as faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). Jesus Christ is the Word made flesh (John 1:14), and I believe that’s why that for our faith to be strong, we must believe in Him and take Him at His word. Your faith will always have at least three enemies fighting against it. They are yourself, fear, and uncertainty. We often see in scripture that many lacked faith because they refused to trust and take God at His Word. The ten spies looked at the size of the people and said within themselves, we are not able. And they were not able, even after having seen God part the Red Sea and they walked across on dry ground. The second enemy is fear. Fear is one of Satan’s greatest weapons, and it will always fight against your faith. If the enemy can keep you in a state of fear, he knows that you will never trust God. As John said, fear torments. In other words, fear becomes an agitator, depressant, and downright nuisance against your faith. And the third is uncertainty. It creates doubt in you. You keep getting these I’m not for sure feelings. Thomas refused to take the other disciples’ word by faith that Jesus had risen. He said, I’m not going to believe it until I see the nail prints in His hand and put my hand in His side. Another reason uncertainty fights against our faith is because we have been told that God will heal us, provide for us, and deliver us, but when it doesn’t happen in the timeframe that we desire it to, then we start doubting from that point on and it hinders our faith in those areas, and even in other areas in our lives. If you want strong faith, don’t lean unto your own understanding. Learn to do the things that you are afraid of and believe that God is alive and that He is working all things for your good.
Sing: For the God on the mountain, is still God in the valley, when things go wrong, He’ll make them right. And the God of the good times, is still God in the bad times; The God of the day, is still God in the night.
We speak of faith, when we are up on the mountain, for faith comes easy when life is at its best. But it’s down in the valley, of trials and temptations, for that’s where our faith, is really put to the test.
Thought For Today: “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” (James 2:17)
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