Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. KJV
Faith is the foundation of the Christian walk, but it is something that we who profess to be Christians find hard to grasp. Human beings were created by God as eternal spirits, housed in (physical) bodies in order to access the physical world. Being spirit beings in physical bodies, we are blessed to have individual life, consciousness, the ability to reason, and free will.
God also gave us five senses in our flesh to educate us to the physical world in which we would live. Everything we perceive and understand is a result of our earthly experiences. Take away the physical senses from a new born child and it will be unable to develop or grow in knowledge.
Our experiences in life have molded our beliefs, how we view our environment, which is why we as humans find it hard to believe in anything we cannot see (perceive). But, Faith, as illustrated in the Doctrine of Christ, is to believe in what you do not see. That is, Jesus is asking those called by His name to believe “before you see it.”
Jesus is asking us to walk by faith (in the Word of God), not walk by sight, (the physical senses). He is asking us to not accept circumstances as our reality but to believe that faith in God can overcome circumstances.
Our Savior teaches that if we believe that we “have received” what we desire (before it is manifested), we shall have it. In short, Christians are to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh, believing by faith that all things are possible with God! So, faith must be exercised before physical manifestation!
The question today is why must we, who profess to be Children of God, operate in this manner?
There are several reasons; but to name a few: because God is a faith God, who resides in the spirit world, and in that realm, faith, is the substance in which all things are manifested. So, without faith it is impossible for anyone to please God for we must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Only by faith (trust in God) will the Hand of God or the Power of God move in our behalf!
Yes, the Christian walk is contrary or opposite to the world and the world system. How many of us are walking in the Spirit? How many of us are Trusting in God, trusting in what God has said in His Word? Trusting in who God says that we are and in what we can do?
Will you get out of the flesh today and begin to walk in the Spirit? Will you begin today to trust God and walk in Faith?
