The Way of Faith

The Way of Faith

Out of the treasures of His heart, God has given to the church in abundance, so that God’s light and truth are always proclaimed. Those who would believe both receive and partake of full salvation.

Let us with a thankful heart and humility walk in the light the Lord gives us, so we can receive more from Him who is the Giver of all good gifts, even from Him who gives us of the riches of His fullness.

It is faith that receives from God’s hand. Faith comes by hearing, giving us a personal connection with God and Jesus Christ through the new birth.

A true and living faith in God makes us overcomers, and we can say with David that “the Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear,” will also save us from all greater and lesser enemies. By faith, our fears cease, as we put all our confidence in God and rely on Him and do not place our confidence in what we ourselves are able to accomplish. Believing in this way results in an increasingly greater salvation, giving us peace, joy, and rest.

Faith saves us from human reasoning and makes us safe and calm in the battle. If David had used his human reasoning, he would have run away when he saw the lion, leaving the sheep to their fate. But David was a hero of faith and a true shepherd, and in spite of his youth, he attacked the lion, tearing the sheep out of his paw, and when the lion rose against him he caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. David killed both the lion and the bear, and this faith experience emboldened and strengthened him to meet the greater challenge, namely Goliath, when he heard him blaspheme and mock God’s armies. 1 Sam. 17.

The battle between faith and unbelief transpires in our inner man where we meet our human reasoning that also wants to have a say in the matter. Then, it is vital to be firmly grounded in faith and not be influenced by “reasonable” ideas but understand what God’s will is and obey His voice.

Human reasoning is the environment in which the natural man thrives, because he understands nothing about faith, for faith is a way that leads away from the manifestations of our humanness, which means that all our hope is in God, and His promises are our entire consolation.

Using our human reasoning when we read the Sermon on the Mount leaves us trembling—just like Saul and all his men—armed with a large Bible, an imposing appearance, and the gift of oratory, but without the fervency of faith. What wretchedness! It is utterly meaningless to represent the Almighty with human strength and human reasoning which are powerless and incapable of accomplishing what is right and good. It is mockery! Then we have been conquered by the evil one!

The apostle Paul came to the church in Rome to bring about the obedience to the faith. Rom. 1:5. Faith without works is dead, but through obedience, faith is alive and victorious.

Human reasoning is the enemy of faith. The person who uses human reasoning does not live in obedience to the faith and does not advance on God’s way.

These are not insignificant things that must be learned and practiced during the short life we have; we need to make use of the time. You can certainly be glad that Jesus is delaying His return, because you need to use the time for sanctification!

We have been promised that we shall partake of divine nature, and it takes time to comprehend what that entails. But seeing that it is written that the saints will judge angels, it should cause us to reflect on the fact that thre is still much to be done! Therefore we need to be devoted to God in faith and love, in humility, and in godly fear.

May God grant us success to that end.