Faith

 FAITH

What is faith? It is trust, assurance and confidence in God. Living faith is shown by service and obedience to God. 

This is a great definition of faith. A follower of Jesus should always trust him, be assured that is is able to do what is best for you, and have confidence that he will keep his promises. 

Have faith in God when you feel lonely. Believe the promise of Jesus that he is always with you and will never leave you.

Have faith in God that his word is true and without error. Trust that the way to salvation is found from the beginning to the end of God’s holy word. 

Have faith in God when your heart is broken, when you are grieving, and you are torn into because you think your world is falling apart. 

Have faith in God when your body is hurting and your pain is almost unbearable. Have assurance that God cares for you when you are sick and when you are close to breathing your last breath.

Have faith in God when you pray, and pray and pray and God doesn’t seem to answer.  Be patient because he will answer. Have faith in God when his answer is not what you wanted. Trust in him that he knows the plans that he has for you, and his plans are always best. Have faith in God that he will provide. You will have what you need, not always what you want. 

The last part of the definition says that a living faith is shown by your service and obedience. There is a serious flaw in what you call faith if you are not serving God, and you are not being obedient to the ways his word says you are to live. 

James, the half brother of Jesus, wrote that if a person says that he has faith but does not have works to go with his faith, then his faith is useless or dead. There are many who speak of faith, but they really don’t know what faith is. Living faith is shown by service and obedience. There has to be commitment and determination to follow Christ. We must serve him in all the ways he taught his disciples to live. Where would the church of Jesus Christ be if those early disciple had not obeyed Jesus’ command to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”

Question: What song do you think of when you read this post?