‘The just shall live by faith’ (Habakkuk 2:4)
Have you ever considered what it means to have faith
in something or some person? The
Concise Oxford Dictionary defines faith as ‘complete trust and confidence’
As Christian believers we are called upon by God to
have trust and confidence in Him completely and utterly without holding back
anything – in other words despite the fact that we cannot see Him, we are to
believe and trust in Him implicitly.
The fallen world in which we live will tell you that
this faith and trust in a God we cannot see is foolishness and we are living
deluded lives. But remember that the
world’s yardstick is based on materialistic philosophy – if you can see it,
touch it, feel it only then can you believe it. Materialistic belief however brings very
little solace and absolutely no hope – people still become ill and die but the
world has few answers.
If we look around however, we see a natural world that
functions because of a basic orderliness which could only have been created by
a much higher and infinite mind – namely a Creator God. The mysteries of life after death the world
cannot answer but God has answered these and revealed them in His Word the Bible.
The scriptures call upon us to believe in Christ and
He who sent Him. Without faith we
cannot do this.
Answers to life and death are found only in God, the
God of the Bible. He gives the only
logical and rational explanation to all of this and what is happening in the
world today.
What does this all mean to us as Christian believers
living in the world today then? We need
to examine ourselves and ask the question – do we sincerely believe and trust
God for things in our lives? The answer
to this has to be yes – 100% yes! Anything less than this will not be sufficient.
The scripture says ‘the just (or righteous) shall live
by faith’ (Habakkuk 2 : 4) and ‘without faith it is impossible to please Him’
(Hebrews 11 : 6). The Bible also says:
‘we walk by faith not by sight’ (2 Corinthians 5 : 7). God asks that we have faith in Him always
despite what may be going on around us.
Faith is the bedrock on which we live for Christ. Let us therefore examine ourselves and make
sure that we have one hundred percent faith in Him in all that we do or
think. We are people of faith and we
need to make sure we act like it in this sin sick world in which we live.
By perseverance the snail reached the ark.
Charles Spurgeon
