FAITH CAPSULE: Faith is not assuming that God knows what our need or desire is about.

Luke 18:35-43

The word of God describes faith, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.” (Hebrews 11:1-3) Looking at the description of faith, it is clear that no one is born with it but it comes to one when one makes a conscious approach to engage the source of faith. The Bible describes the source of faith when it states, “…faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) Whatever comes to one can also go from one if the source for getting it ceases to flow. To avoid faith from stopping to come, hearing, hearing, hearing and hearing the word of God should be a continuous and non-stop engagement.
Here is a way of looking at what faith is about:
Faith is not assuming that God knows what your challenge is/are because you are crying out in His presence or in His passing by.
Once, Jesus was near to Jericho when a blind man cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Luke 18:38) There was concerted effort to get the blind man quieted by the crowd but the more he cried out louder. Jesus responded to the blind man’s crying by asking him, “…what do you want Me to do for you?” (Luke 18:41) Going by Jesus’ question, does it mean that Jesus did not know what the blind man wanted when He asked about what to be done for the blind man? The Bible recorded that God knows us before we were formed in the womb. (Jeremiah 1:5) Surely, Jesus knows tomorrow from today and that buttress the truth that He knew what the need of the blind man was about. Jesus wanted to hear it from the blind man what the blind man wanted. Just by Jesus’ response, it can be agreed on that faith is also being specific and direct in our request; faith is not assuming that God knows what our need or desire is about. Faith is to know that when we ask God hears and God answers according to His will for us. In your crying out to God (if you have faith) ignore what your neighbor’s reaction would be call out loud wherever you are and He will hear when you call. Be specific in your request and the multitude of mockery would be permanently silent when Jesus responds to your request like that of the blind man.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to deny every mouth shutting agent by having them become terminated and not come your way where and when you need to open your mouth loud and be specific in your asking.