Faith Is…
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Faith means
knowing God is able to do all that He has promised. You may not understand how.
You may not know where or when. It may seem utterly, completely impossible. But
for all the things you do not know — for all the odds stacked against you — in
faith, there is one thing you do know:
“God is able, and He will deliver that which
He has promised to you.”
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Knowing
God Is Able
Faith means knowing God is able to do all
that He has promised.
You may not understand how. You may not
know where or when.
It may seem utterly, completely impossible.
But for all the things you do not know —
for all the odds stacked against you — in faith, there is one thing you do
know:
“God is able, and He will deliver that which He has
promised to you.”
Begin a list of all that God has promised
you — and add to it with each new promise you discover in His Word.
Begin with Psalm 121.
Which of God’s promises is most important
to you and your faith right now?
Write out a prayer of praise declaring that
you know He is able to keep that promise in your life.
Love
“The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself
through love.”
—
Galatians 5:6
God is love… and so faith in God must have
love. It’s loving God with all your heart and soul and mind and strength (Mark 12:30).
And it is accepting that God’s love for you
is both endless and unconditional (Romans 8:38-39).
Why does God’s love for you give you every
reason to put your faith in Him?
Does your faith express itself in love?
Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-3. Why do you
believe the expression of love is so important to faith — your own and others’?
Taking
God at His Word
“For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers
under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he
comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” — Luke 7:8
“Say the word, and my servant will be healed” (Luke 7:7).
Such was the faith of a humble Roman
centurion, and his faith amazed even Jesus (Luke 7:9).
That man knew — what all those who put
their faith in God know — that He is able to do all He has said He will do.
So when God says He will forgive and save,
help and guide, love and protect…
Which one more resembles you and your
faith?
Is there any area of your faith where you
most struggle to take God at His word? Write out a prayer asking God to show
you His faithfulness.
Excerpted with permission from The Weekly
Faith Project copyright Zondervan.
Your
Turn
Faith is knowing God is able.
Faith is love.
Faith is taking God at His word.
He IS love.
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