Memorize: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
Read; James 2:14-23, 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And
one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the
body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea,
a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith
without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And
the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it
was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of
God.
Bible in one year: 2nd Kings 1-2, Proverbs 20:18-30
MESSAGE
Our
memory verse for today provides the best explanation on the subject of
faith. Practically, faith consists of making God at His word and acting
accordingly. The idea of being sure provides a conviction that what we
hope for will happen, not because we can make it happen, but because God
has said it will happen.
In
John 6:57-58, our Lord Jesus Christ assures us that His flesh and blood
releases divine life. As you drink the wine representing His blood, the
spirit will quicken your body because the wine is equivalent to the
Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 compares the wine with the Holy Spirit. Romans
8:11 says:
“But
if the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you,
he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal
bodies by His Spirit that dwells in you.”
This
means that if curses are warring against your body, when you partake of
the bread and wine, physical victory will be delivered to your body.
Are you sick? Has your body been afflicted with terminal aliments? Seek
the face of the Lord concerning that sickness, go in faith for the next
Holy Communion and you will be healed. There is a user of this
Devotional with a terminal ailment, as you release your faith and
partake of the next Holy Communion, you will be delivered from that
ailment in the name of Jesus.
Furthermore,
in Luke 24:49, the Lord told His disciples to wait until the power
came. That is faith. Waiting on God is an act of faith.
While waiting, there would be several distractions and discouraging
moments. The devil will being people to mock you just like they mocked
Noah while he was building the ark for a supposed rainfall that had
never before been experienced. For as long as it takes God to fulfil His
promises in your life, WAIT. Don’t get tired! Time spent in waiting on
God to fulfil His Word is not wasted at all; it is counted to you as an
act of righteousness. You are simply obeying God. Besides this, where to
wait could also be very important. The Early Church was asked to wait
in the city of Jerusalem. They did not know why, but God knew He had
planned to send the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
Faith
also provides a conviction of certainty for what we do not see. Just as
physical eyesight provides evidence about visible things, faith
provides evidence about the invisible. God has promised future blessings
and eternal rewards. No one has seen these yet. Still, believers are
certain that God will deliver on His promises, and we will one day see
and experience these blessings and rewards. Faith proves the reality of
what we cannot see. Faith enables Christians to live obediently in the
light of what we know will come. “Faith provides a platform for hope and
a perception into the reality of what would otherwise remain unseen”
(Donald Guthrie).
Prayer Point
Father, please rekindle the fire of apostolic faith in me in the Name of Jesus.
