FAITH CAPSULE: Reasons for God’s presence in Jesus was in His pleasing God steadfastly.
John 6: 1-14
Placing faith in God is the avenue to please God. Hebrew 11:6 declares, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” The Bible describes God as a jealous God. One that is jealous demands attention. We give God attention by placing our faith in Him. Without doubt, with due attention to God, God shall be pleased to attend fully to us. The Word of God makes it clear that it is not possible to please God without faith. If without faith it is impossible to please God, evidently with faith pleasing God is a certainty. Do you have the faith that takes to please God or claiming faith is just the word of mouth? What does it take for faith to be built up? Romans 10:17, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Spending time in the word of God will no doubt build up faith in the life of a believer. As the word increases, faith will also increase and pleasing Him will become a reality.
The word of God is a way to walk. How we walk determines where we sit and what we stand for. The same word of God is the source of faith. Man that walks in the word walks in the command (wisdom) of God which is able to deliver and preserve man from evil occurrence. Truly, our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. (Psalm 115:3) Despite the truth that He is God and a doer of what He pleases, when a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. (Proverbs 16:7)
Jesus, our Lord and savior did great miracles. He knew so much and nothing catches Him by surprise. His words were constantly backed with power. In His walk with all, the bible testifies that Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men. (John 2:24) Jesus’s walk on the face of earth was backed with power. The reason for His power was the steadfast presence of God in Him. The source of God’s presence in Him was rooted in Him pleasing God steadfastly. It is written, “And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”(John 8:29) Jesus was pleasing the Father, and the Father’s presence was always with Him. When God’s presence becomes steadfast in the life of a believer, knowing what to do, and what not to do, will become the believer’s portion. Pleasing God is what makes the difference in the life one believer from another believer.
Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you not to fail in walking, standing, and living in His word.