Call it the great secret if you like. It is the one key that unlocks all the doors; the one thing truly essential in life. With it all things are possibilities, and without it noting is truly attainable. The great secret and key to life is simply this: childlike faith. There is no quality that can substitute for it, because "without faith it is impossible to please Him" (Hebrews 11:6).
Faith is synonymous with the name, Abraham, in the Bible. Of him it is said, "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS." (Romans 4:3). And his faith was well-founded, because it says, "in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist." (Romans 4:17). Did you catch those two descriptive qualities of God - "who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist."? If you consider none of the other qualities of Creator God, and only ponder these two qualities, you will not exhaust all the possibilities of all that could be through faith.
Join me in a little experiment: let's do some "creative imagining" through faith. If God can give life to the dead, and call into existence things that do not exist, what can He do in the areas of challenge in your life? Can He restore health? Can He produce needed financial resources? Can He provide the means to overcome emotional struggles? Can He truly make you into the person He desires you to be? Absolutely! To simply believe that He can give life to the dead and call into being that which does not exist opens up incredible possibilities.
The phrase, "calls into being that which does not exist", is especially fascinating; it aligns perfectly with the definition of faith given in Hebrews 11: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1). People of faith live life seeing the invisible; faith produces vision that sees that which others cannot see.
Writing about faith produces a spiritual adrenalin that pumps me up today. My focus is so easily upon that which is commonly called, "reality." That "reality" is negative, dangerous, destructive, and depressing. If you and I are not careful, we'll easily be convinced that this reality is the true reality, and miss the Invisible Reality. But, as people of faith, we do not see things as they are, but rather as they could be. We do not see the corruption of wicked governments and leaders, but instead see the perfect government system, led by an incorruptible Leader, and through faith we live within that system. Faith moves us to pray, "Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven", and truly believe that this prayer will be answered.
May the incredible power of simple faith unlock vast possibilities in your life today.
Steve
© 2010, Steve Taylor
Faith is synonymous with the name, Abraham, in the Bible. Of him it is said, "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS." (Romans 4:3). And his faith was well-founded, because it says, "in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist." (Romans 4:17). Did you catch those two descriptive qualities of God - "who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist."? If you consider none of the other qualities of Creator God, and only ponder these two qualities, you will not exhaust all the possibilities of all that could be through faith.
Join me in a little experiment: let's do some "creative imagining" through faith. If God can give life to the dead, and call into existence things that do not exist, what can He do in the areas of challenge in your life? Can He restore health? Can He produce needed financial resources? Can He provide the means to overcome emotional struggles? Can He truly make you into the person He desires you to be? Absolutely! To simply believe that He can give life to the dead and call into being that which does not exist opens up incredible possibilities.
The phrase, "calls into being that which does not exist", is especially fascinating; it aligns perfectly with the definition of faith given in Hebrews 11: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1). People of faith live life seeing the invisible; faith produces vision that sees that which others cannot see.
Writing about faith produces a spiritual adrenalin that pumps me up today. My focus is so easily upon that which is commonly called, "reality." That "reality" is negative, dangerous, destructive, and depressing. If you and I are not careful, we'll easily be convinced that this reality is the true reality, and miss the Invisible Reality. But, as people of faith, we do not see things as they are, but rather as they could be. We do not see the corruption of wicked governments and leaders, but instead see the perfect government system, led by an incorruptible Leader, and through faith we live within that system. Faith moves us to pray, "Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven", and truly believe that this prayer will be answered.
May the incredible power of simple faith unlock vast possibilities in your life today.
Steve
© 2010, Steve Taylor
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