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“By faith Moses…refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin.” Hebrews 11:24-25
Key thought of the day
Faith decays from lack of stimulus. If our lives are so-so and comfortable, there would not be opportunities for us to grow our faith.
I will remember that faith, like muscles, must be exercised in order to grow strong. In other words, there must be the occasion, or provocation, of faith. Most of the time my natural inclination is to escape this provocation. But I must put on the right kind of glasses and see provocation, not as a disaster, but as an opportunity for God to work.
Miracles occur when there is a tremendous voltage between need and supply. That is like the positive and negative particles that cause a thunderstorm. If I am to see God work dramatically, I must bring an acute need face to face with God’s supercharged supply. The need is always there as sin and man exist, but the missing element is the intensified power supply. That is where God needs a conductor, a man of faith, like Moses, Elijah, or the Lord Jesus. Wherever they went they were natural “ lightning rode” that drew the power from God.
I also remember that faith decays from the lack of stimulus. Quite often I have “ little” faith simply because I have little opportunity to exercise it. Faith grows by being challenged. If my life is so-so and average, I do not need to pray for more faith, but for more problems, difficulties and challenges. That means the courage to dare, to launch out, to expose myself to the pains, hurts, and heartaches of the world.
A person without faith is admitting no concern for others, for we cannot long spiritually for others without becoming aware of deep, sore, bleeding wounds. By means of our faith those wounds can be healed, and God is waiting for believers! How I long to be like Abraham, who was “ strong in faith, giving Glory to God.” (Romans 4:20). That is it – to be strong enough so that the results is always glory.
Article is taken from “ Daily with the King” by W. Glyn Evans
1. In which area(s) of your life are you walking in fear rather than in faith?
2. How different would your life be if you chose to walk by faith and not by sight? How do you think you would live differently?
Pray and ask God for opportunities to exercise your faith.
