PRACTICALITY OF FAITH
Memorise: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not
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.
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