Have Immovable Faith
ICS Daily Devotions
God knows that all of us are at different levels of faith, and He will meet us where we are at. However, we are expected to grow in our faith in God, so that we can do great exploits for Him when He asks us to step out in faith to trust Him.
Faith can be measured. The Bible speaks of:
Little faith – Luke 12:28 (NKJV) If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?
Weak faith – Romans 4:19 (NKJV) And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
Great faith – Matthew 8:10 (NKJV) When Jesus heard it, He marvelled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
Faith is not established on what we see because if we only believe after seeing, faith won’t be required. Faith is established in the heart, while the mind will need some time to come in line with the Word. Our minds may agree with what is being spoken but will struggle with believing when a crisis hits us. The mind can be an obstacle to faith, just like in Thomas’s case (John 20:25). This is when we are tempted to give up, get offended by God, disappointed, or even disillusioned. Therefore, there will always be a struggle because of what we are seeing, experiencing, and feeling. What comes through our senses will cause the mind to doubt. However, faith is believing in our heart apart from our senses because it is established on the Word.
Matthew 14:29-32 (NKJV) So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous,he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
Peter had a clear Word from Jesus, “Come” and he walked on water until he allowed his eyes to focus on the boisterous wind. Therefore, we must never allow our focus to leave what the Word of God says or look at the circumstances to determine whether the promise is still true. Faith is not “seeing is believing” but believing despite the circumstances being contrary to the promise or the Word given to us personally.
There must be a personal Word from God for us to know that He has asked us or given His blessing for us to do something. We can have immovable faith when the will of God is known.
Sermon Series: Walking on Water
