What is the glue that holds the Christians faith in
tact with the only true and living God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?
Obviously it is the Lord Jesus! However there is a catalyst that binds us to
our God, FAITH! Without it we will never please our God, in fact it is an
impossible quest. Here is the proof; “And without faith it is
impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek
him.” (Hebrews 11:6) – For the sake of time and
word count, I will not unpack the rest of this chapter; but read, digest and
understand the importance of faith in our lives. Read the chapter slowly and
think about each person’s life and then see how you measure up.
Practically how does this
play out into every day life? It should never be with a gambles mindset, they
hedge their bets, minimizing the chances of failure. It has to be with our lot
and trust in our God, an all-in move. That is what is required. For most of us
this lesson is a constant struggle as we often find ourselves getting in the
way. But thank God that He is gracious and long suffering toward us.
Nevertheless the lesson must be learnt if we are to growth in the knowledge and
grace of our heavenly Father. This is a lesson that cannot be avoided. I often
wondered why the Lord sent his disciples out without any provision or money in
their pockets for their upcoming journeys. Here is the lesson in its
practicality; “And he called the
twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure
diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to
heal. And he said to
them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag,
nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.” (Luke 9:1-3) – The most important job
to ever befall a group of people and that is how they were sent! With absolutely no endowment
of self-sustaining provisions to conquer. Total trust and dependency in their
God, without this type of test our faith will never have a character of its
own, “standing the test of time”. Almost an impossible task, but by the grace
of God here we stand.
Faith must and will feed
our hope, just like a vehicle needs energy to drive it, so too do we need faith
to energize our hope; heaven and all its glory! But not only that, we hope in
God to supply our daily needs as and when required. It’s the now that is
tested, which shall be rewarded later…
Signing out
Tyrone
