JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH

Living by faith is walking in faith. One that does not live by faith is not just before God. The word of God buttressed, “If he has walked in My statutes and kept My judgments faithfully— He is just; He shall surely live!” Says the Lord God.” (Ezekiel 18:9)
“Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” (Hebrews 10:38)
Samson was pestered by Delilah when he walked out of God’s word by acting against the word of God over his life. Making choice to walk outside of God is walking without faith to do exactly as commanded by the word of God.
Without faith God is not please. Samson drew back from God’s word and failed to please GOD.
One with no fear of God will walk far from God consciously or unconsciously. Parable of the prodigal son by Jesus is the evidence of the life of lack of fear of father that walks far away from father. A parable is an everyday truth that has spiritual application.
It is an earthly truth with a heavenly meaning. Jesus spoke many times using parables.
Jesus gave a parable of the lost son. This parable clearly connotes the mind of God concerning repentance and restoration of man from sin. Jesus said, “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want.” (Luke 15:11-14)
Son is created by Father God to walk in Father God’s presence but not to walk away from Father. Revelation 4:11 recorded, “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” Glory belongs to God alone. How are you living life for the glory of God? Are you living in the fear of God? Living in the fear of God is to fear God by walking before God. A prodigal son walked away far from his father, have you walked far from your Father, the Creator of all?
In the parable, the younger son had his possessions and went far from his father. It cannot be affordable to be walking far and away from the presence of God in this wicked world. Going far is making a wrong choice which leads to sudden or untimely death. Going far from God will lead to a debased extravagant life which is a wasted life. A wasted life will always provoke a life of “want” and “relegation” from walking before God. Walking outside of God will expose man to every trouble of this world.
As regard to the younger son, it is written, “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.’” (Luke 15:17-19) Importantly, it is appointed time for man to regain self back into walking in the word of God just as the prodigal son regained self for father’s presence. The prodigal son arose and went back to his father. The Bible recorded, “But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’” (Luke 15:20-21)
Repentance from the heart is like a flash which will enlighten man to regain and retain the presence of God by walking before God. Take note and know that, “For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.” (Isaiah 64:4) From this day, walk far away from the world by walking in the word of God. God will remember to rescue ones that wait on Him by walking in His word.