Romans 1:17
“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is
written, The just shall live by faith.”
Those people
who have heard the word of God and have made the decision to conform their lives
to the divine will of God are without exception living by faith. When we live by
faith, we do not worry about tomorrow, whether it will bring happiness or
sorrow, because we have decided to deny our self, take up our cross and follow
Jesus allowing him to be in control of our life (Luke 9:23, John 14:1, Phil.
4:6-7). When life is full of turmoil, when the storm clouds gather, the thunder
roars and the wind blows, he is there looking on and walking with us step by
step (Heb. 4:15-16, Heb. 13:7, Psalms 23). Living by faith, we have an
unswerving belief in all his promises and an unfailing belief that he is able to
do all that he has promised (Heb. 2:18, Jude 24-25, Eph. 3:20-21).
The chorus of
the song, “Living By Faith”, proclaims a great message worthy of our serious
consideration: “Living by faith in Jesus above, Trusting, confiding in his great
love; From all harm safe in his sheltering arm, I’m living by faith and feel no
alarm”. Living by faith, we place ourselves in his arms, trusting that he will
see us safely through the day and into the night, knowing that when the morning
breaks, he will still be there surrounding us with his arms of love and
care.
Living by
faith is relying on God for strength, courage, hope, peace, justification and
the eternal welfare of our soul. It is imperative we understand that living by
faith does not rule out the fact that we must do what we can in order to please
God and receive his marvelous blessings (Phil. 2:12, James 2:17-26, 2 Tim.
1:12).
Living by
faith we can see the eternal purpose of God in all things (Rom. 8:28). I don’t
understand everything that happens in this life and I must confess that like
Gideon of old there have been times when I have cried our “Why”. Why this
burden, why this sickness, why this death? I just don’t always know the answer
but one thing I do know, the God I love, trust and confide in does know the
answer and so long as my trust and confidence is in him, I don’t have to fear
anything because he will see me safely through (Isa. 12:2-3, Ps. 56:11, Rom.
8:31, Phil. 4:6-7).
We are weak,
frail human beings, very limited in our abilities but there are no limits to the
power of God. Without a strong faith in him, there will be no hope for us, and
if there is no hope, there will be no anchor for our soul and if there is no
anchor, we will drift aimlessly through life and one day meet our God in
judgment totally unprepared. Today, I pray we will live by faith, ever trusting
and confiding in our God.
Charles
Hicks
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