“Now faith
is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the
belief that God will do what is right.”
- Max Lucado
Mixed
in with the fact that many folks simply ‘believe’ in the existence of God is
the notion that whatever they want in this life will be provided to them by
God. Is He a genie in a bottle and
nothing more? Is He to be at our beck
and call whenever we want something yet ignored otherwise? That’s not at all how it’s supposed to
go.
Why
did Jesus come to earth? Why did He die
a horrific death on a wooden cross? I
don’t see any other religious icons such as Buddha or Mohammed doing such a
thing. Jesus was a man of action. He did miracles of healing and raised a man
from the dead. He provided food to
thousands from scant provisions. And He
willingly went to a criminals cross to die at the hands of sinners.
Christ
died to pay for our sins. No one else
down through the ages has ever even hinted that he or she would or could do
that. When we place our full faith and
trust in Christ, our wants should begin to fade into the background and our
needs should be front and center. God
knows all our needs and will fulfill them in accordance with our faith. However, even when our faith is weak He
provides what we need because He cannot and will not deny Himself (2 Timothy
2:13). He is forever faithful. Always remain true to your faith and trust
God with all your heart, mind, soul and spirit.
You will be blessed if you do. Until
next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
