I do not presume the topic of faith can be covered in four short posts, but
the intent this week is to present an outline of biblical faith, like the
apostle Peter wrote, “to put you always in remembrance of these things,
though you know them, and are established in the present truth.” (2Pe 1:12).
What is Faith? 1
FAITH IS BELIEF IN WHAT GOD HAS SAID.
Faith, at its most basic level simply means “belief”.
There’re different kinds of faith. There’s faith in oneself, faith in
science, faith in government, and of course, faith in various deities (which
constitute the world religions or “faiths”).
But our Lord qualified ours when he said in Mark 11:22 that we should,
“Have faith God”.
This means we should have “the faith of God”, or we should have the God
kind/type of faith. (This doesn’t imply God Himself has faith; it only
qualifies the object of our faith: where our faith should be directed to).
Rom 10:17 say, “So
then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Outside of what God
has said, faith becomes no more than wishful thinking.
All of God’s will is
in the Bible, and sometimes while we study His word, the Holy Spirit draws our
attention to particular promises and provisions. These are the areas that faith
covers.
Faith grants tremendous power and supernatural abilities to the believer;
Jesus Himself said in Mk 11:23,24 that, “That whosoever shall say unto this
mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his
heart, but shall believe that those things which he said shall come to pass; he
shall have whatsoever he said.
Therefore I say unto you, whatever things you desire, when you pray,
believe that you will receive them, and you shall have them.”
This is a powerful statement; however, unlike in other parts of
scripture where it is only implied, He prefaced this statement by saying it is
only possible with the God-Kind of faith. (Mk 11:22).
This means that, just
like an insurance policy, there’re things that (biblical) faith covers, and
there’re things it doesn’t.
Our confidence in prayer therefore comes by constant studying of the Word
of God through the help of the Holy Spirit; for 1Co 2:12 says, we have received
Him “that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.”
AMEN.
More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus Name.
GREG ELKAN
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