Faith

“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” Romans 10:17

Do you hear? Has God’s Word illuminated your heart and mind to hear? For, if not, what do you hear?

It is the Word of God, the thoughts of God in print—His ink on a page that gives us what is unseen, faith. And yet faith is seen clearly-by works of righteousness such as kindness, mercy, forgiveness, gentleness, self-sacrifice, charity, and faithfulness. By Words God changes the heart and once the heart is changed so we change our surroundings. We cannot help but influence others towards righteousness-not self-righteousness-but right_doing-the two are a world apart.

Do you need more faith? Well, you need more hearing from God! He speaks, you know… your day is filled with his utterances-but do you hear? He speaks with all he’s provided: your health, your clothing, that ride to work, the work itself, the giving of others, the sharing, the smile, the sunset.

Listen, do you hear? God’s whispering your name, call you to turn from yourself to him. It’s not hard you know-just a few steps, a swivel from wrong to right, from selfishness to righteous, from to self to him. If you do that-if you by faith believe in him then his Word will come. Or if Christ is too abstract then can you believe his word? For, if you can then faith will come and through faith you will know Christ and know that you are his and he is your and you will with your heart see the Lamb that was slain, the Son of God sitting on his throne, listening to you.