FAITH CAPSULE: Faith causes man to seek God diligently.
Hebrews 11
Knowing the truth is God’s expectation from true believer. God wants believer to know the truth and the truth shall make man be free. (John 8:32)
Knowing the truth is having faith.
A truly faithful shall be free from what God identified in the early days which stated, “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” (Genesis 6:5)
Truly faithful is what we need to live in life to please God by not having heart continually occupied with evil.
Hebrews 11:6 said it all, “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.”
It is how much faith we have in God that will cause us to seek God diligently. Faith we have comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17) With understanding of faith as stated above, the knowledge of the description of faithfulness is what enhances a true believer.
The Bible described faith, “…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)
In this description of faith, it is clear that two things will happen in the life of truthful believer: Obtaining good testimony; Understanding the word.
Obtaining good testimony:
Good testimony is God’s testimony. When good testimony is obtained, it settles forever. For example, by faith he obtained god testimony because he dwelt in the land of promise. Abraham obtained when he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. (Hebrews 11:8-10)
Sarah: By faith she obtained good testimony where there is no evidence of her expectation.
Bible recorded for Sarah, “By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.” (Hebrews 11:11)
Just like Abraham and Sarah, faithful men such as Noah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses were able to obey God and obtained good testimonies.
Understanding the word: Understanding the word of God will cause man to stand as a believer in this wicked world. Understanding is the key to apply knowledge. For any who clearly understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, there should never be a faith failure. Having understanding is to know that the word of God which framed the world is more than enough for one to obey, dwell and wait on word of God in engaging and overcoming the challenges of life as one who is in command.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to truly become faithful.