Faith Leaps On The Word
Abraham was seventy-five years old when God said
to him, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy
kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will
shew thee” (Genesis 12:1).
In obedience to God, he
embarked on a journey, which at the time seemed to be to
nowhere, exemplifying for us what the life of faith is. Hebrews
11:8 tells us, “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out
into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance,
obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.”
Faith requires that you proceed solely on the basis
of God’s Word. When He tells you to do something, you
go ahead and do it without asking Him how. This was how
Abraham qualified to become the heir of the world and
merited the title: “the father of faith.” God willed the whole
world to him, because he had the right faith-mentality. He
must have considered that the whole world belonged to God
anyways so, it didn’t matter where God said to go; He (God)
would be there to bless him.
Faith leaps on the Word. The story of the crippled man
at Lystra, recorded in Acts 14:8-10, is another vivid example:
“And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet,
being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had
walked. The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding
him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with
a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and
walked.”
Just imagine this man’s faith-response; though crippled
from birth, he jumped and walked the moment Paul said, “Stand upright on thy feet!” He didn’t ask, “How do you
expect me to do that with my crippled limbs?” No! He simply,
and promptly acted on the Word.
You should respond the same way always whenever
you receive God’s Word. As a seed of Abraham, faith is your
lifestyle. Consciously and consistently do what the Word says,
irrespective of contrary circumstances, and you’ll forever be
victorious.
PRAYER
Thank you, Father, for your Word
and its ability to do what it talks
about in my life! My faith is
increased and strengthened as I
meditate on your Word. Your
wisdom is stirred in me to act on
your Word and experience
ever-increasing grace, from glory
to glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Timothy 5:1-25
Jeremiah 13-14
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 7:11-19
2 Kings 10
FURTHER STUDY:
Hebrews 11:6
James 2:17-18
Romans 4:19-22
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