WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

May 12
3 min read

FAITH! FAITH! FAITH!

Faith to me is a verb. As children we were taught that a verb is a word that shows action. Did you know you can have faith and still not do anything? This is because faith goes with an action. The Bible says "But without faith, it is impossible to please God" (Hebrews 11:6). Good! But the Bible also says “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:26). Therefore, faith and action go hand in hand. Let me show you something in the book of Hebrews. Look at this:

It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac...”offered”, an action. (Hebrews 11:17).

It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future of his sons…”promised blessings”, an action. (Hebrews 11: 20).

It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of his sons...”blessed”, an action. (Hebrews 11: 21).

It was by faith that Joseph, when he was about to die, said confidently that the people of Israel would leave Egypt. “Said confidently”, an action. (Hebrews 11: 22).

It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months when he was born. “Hid”, an action. (Hebrews 11: 23).

It was by faith that the people of Israel went through the Red Sea…”Went through”, an action. (Hebrews 11: 29).

You want more? It was by faith that the woman with the issue of blood touched the hem of Jesus' garment... "touched", an action (Luke 8:43-48). What about Blind Bartimaeus? It was by faith that he shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" (Mark 10:46-52), "shouted", an action.

Faith leads you to do and say things. You cannot say I have faith but not do anything towards it. These people with faith mentioned above knew that although I cannot see the future, I have hope for it, so let me go or speak of the future in hope it will happen. So then what really is faith? The Amplified version breaks it down: “NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].”(Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬ ‭AMPC‬‬). I like the last line: “Faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses.” We are created in a way where our senses determine the reality. What I mean by this is, if you cannot see it, then it’s not there. If you cannot hear it, then it’s never true. If you cannot smell it, how do you know it is? If you cannot taste it, it’s nothing. If you cannot touch it, it’s not existent. But faith allows us to go beyond this. It allows us to do the opposite of what our being believes in. Which makes it difficult. Faith! Indeed, we walk by it and not by sight.

Saying “I am pregnant” when the doctors have said it is impossible is crazy. Saying “I will buy a car soon” with only £10 in your account is wild. “I will own my own business” with nothing in sight is borderline crazy. But that’s what faith does. Faith makes you sound and look crazy. Faith allows you to only trust in God, who can do the impossible! That’s what I like about faith. It allows you to keep one goal in sight, God. Because no one, I mean no one, can do this impossible thing you are thinking of, if not Him.

Child of God, we need to know that there are limits to this faith business. So which level are you trying to get to? The level of “I have no food tomorrow; God will provide for tomorrow” or “Although I know I don’t have anything to eat tomorrow, I believe in a few months I can own a restaurant.” Don’t get me wrong, having faith in the little things isn’t wrong, but why go little when you can go bigger? If your faith is as little as a mustard seed, tell this mountain to move. If little faith can move a mountain, I wonder what bigger faith can do.

What are you doing?

Do you have faith? If you have faith, which action are you taking with that faith? Are you speaking it? Are you working towards that goal? Do not have faith, and yet, do nothing. Let your faith move you! Go forth and do something! May God bless you and help you through your faith journey in Jesus’ name, Amen.