The Power of Faith is actually
God’s Power
Most Christians know this of course, (even though some, incredibly,
think faith is a ‘force’ in the Universe that even God uses to get things
done). However, we tend to forget this truism when we put too much strain on
our faith.
We keep asking ourselves, “Is my faith strong enough?” “Is my
faith big enough?” “Can I really believe God for this?” etc.
Beloved, why worry about the power of your faith if it’s not your faith that
is going to do the work? Jesus said, “If you have faith as a grain of
mustard seed, you shall say unto this mountain, Remove from here to yonder
place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you” – Mat
17:20.
The mustard seed was the smallest seed known to the Jewish people. If
you feel your faith could really be smaller than that, then you’ve really
achieved something special. It’s not your faith that will move the mountain,
it’s the God that that puny faith is directed to that will do it.
Again, back to the salvation experience for an analogy. In the
deliverance from the killing of the firstborns in the 10th Egyptian
plague (Ex 11:4-7, which is a picture of salvation), Moses asked the Israelites
to smear the blood of a lamb on their doorposts.
“For the LORD will pass through
to smite the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood upon the lintel, and on the
two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not allow the
destroyer to come in unto your houses to slay you”. – Exo 12:23.
So what about those Israelites who were scared whether their act of
faith was sufficient enough? What would happen to a woman whose heart leapt
when she heard the wailings coming from other buildings that night?
Did the LORD say, “You have enough faith to smear the blood, but your
faith is not strong like Daniel’s in the lions’ Den, or like Shadrach, Meshach
and Abednego’s in the fiery furnace; see how you’re shaking under your bed, you
don’t even trust Me, I’m coming in now”.
No! All He wanted to see was the basic act of faith placed in Him by
smearing the blood. Beloved, we don’t have to squint, groan, or “concentrate
all our energies” on our faith for it to work; we’re meant to
concentrate our attention and focus on Jesus instead. After all, it is He who
is doing the miracle and not the faith.
Heb 12:2 says we must keep our eyes on Jesus, “the author and finisher
of faith”; the beginning and ending of faith; the whole ‘point’ of this faith
thing.
Yes, like Simon Peter in Mat 14:23-31, let us keep looking unto Jesus,
even in the midst of the storm. When you do, you’ll find yourself doing
impossible things that only Jesus can do... like walking on water.
AMEN.
Thank you all for the
encouraging feedbacks; God bless you in
Jesus Name.
GREG ELKAN
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