What
does faith look like? How does that
faith begin? What catalyst begins that
journey of faith? How can we know our
faith is genuine? What does Jesus say
about genuine faith? What is the object
of our faith?
As
I studied John 4:43-54 these are the questions that continued to run through my
mind. The question of genuine faith is
not a subject new to us in the book of John.
After cleansing the temple and doing more signs and wonders in the
presence of others, many came to believe in his name (John 2). But Jesus would not entrust himself to them
because he knew their hearts. Their
faith was not genuine. So, can one
believe without believing? Can genuine,
prolonged faith rest upon the miraculous?
Heed
the words of Oswald Chambers:
“Faith
for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly
delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some
things only learned in a fiery furnace” (Oswald Chambers in Run Today's Race).
Join
us this week as we once again look at a great sign of Jesus, the healing of a
boy from miles away. May the Word of God
and the Spirit of God speak to each of us, growing us in our faith, and prepare
us for His call for our lives as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Striving to know Christ and make Him known,
Pastor Mark
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