Day 19
Why Do We Need Faith?
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6
A personal relationship with God is established by faith and a continuous fellowship with God is maintained by faith. Paul told the Colossians, “As you, therefore, have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him” (Colossians 2:6, NKJV). We receive Him by faith, and we walk in Him by faith. Without faith, we cannot please God, and we cannot live effectively for Him. “Without faith,” the Bible says, “it is impossible to please God” (Hebrews 11:6).
Second Kings, chapter 5, records the story of Naaman, a powerful Syrian military leader who was suffering from the most dreaded disease of that era, leprosy. Someone told him Elisha, the man of God, could possibly heal him, so he sought the prophet’s help. Elisha instructed Naaman to wash himself seven times in the Jordan River to be healed. The great soldier became angry at such a ridiculous suggestion. “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy,” said Naaman to his servants (2 Kings 5:11). At first he refused, but without any other remedy, Naaman, at last, went into the river and was healed. The act made no human sense, but in the divine plan, it was an act of faith.
Prayer Focus: Why do we need faith? It’s how we relate to God. In His infinite plan, He has determined that “the just shall live by faith.” On your own or with your family, identify one thing you consider would be an act of faith.
Determine to do that thing, and keep a record of the evidence of God’s blessing on obedience to that behavior. Then tell someone about it!
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