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| Faith or Fear? |
‘Now
faith is the substance of the things hoped for and the evidence of the things
not seen’ (Heb 11:1).
The
above verse is explained well in the Amplified translation. ‘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).’ Faith is the respond of the spirit to the
Word of God. God never reveals to your
senses but to your spirit. When he
reveals get hold of it.
For example we read in the Bible the response of Peter in a troubled
situation. We read that in Matthew 14:
25-31, ‘Now in the fourth watch
of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples
saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!”
And they cried out for fear. But
immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It
is I; do not be afraid.” And Peter
answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the
water.” So He said, “Come.” And
when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to
Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried
out, saying, “Lord, save me!” And
immediately Jesus stretched out His hand
and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you
doubt?”
Peter walked on the
water by faith which is above the Law of Gravity. But he began to sink when he
looked at the boisterous wind and responded with fear, ‘Lord save me.’ Faith is believing in the power of God
and fear believes in the power of the devil.
How do you respond to your problems depends on the level of your faith.
Build your faith everyday! Faith comes by hearing
the Word of God. Listen to faith stirring messages and exercise your
faith. Faith was given when we were
bornagain. Our life is a life of faith. We are spirit, we have a soul and we live in a
body. You walk in the spirit. Walking in faith is a lifestyle of the
Christian. God has not given us the
spirit of fear but the spirit of faith! Function from there.
Confess: ‘I walk
by faith not by sight. My faith is the victory that overcomes the world!
Further study: Hebrew 11th chapter (read the Amplified translation); Romans 4: 17-24
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