Use Your Faith
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every
man that is among you, not to think of himself
more highly than he ought to think; but to think
soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man
the measure of faith (Romans 12:3).
Acts 14 tells us that Paul was preaching in a city
called Lystra, and he noticed a certain man
who was crippled from his mother’s womb: “And there
sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being
a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had
walked. The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly
beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be
healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy
feet. And he leaped and walked” (Acts 14:8-10).
When the man heard the Gospel from Paul, it
imparted faith to him, but faith alone didn’t do him
good. He was still crippled, even though he had faith.
His faith was so palpable that Paul noticed it; he
perceived that the man had faith to be healed.
It’s the same predicament that many are in today
in the body of Christ; they have faith, yet they’re
snowed-under by the adversities of life, living as victims.
Their problem is that they’re not using their faith. Faith
is like currency; you have to use it. It’s like money in
your account, wallet or in your pocket; it won’t do
anything for you just because you have it; you must
put it to use.
The Bible says, “...Faith, if it hath not works, is
dead, being alone” (James 2:17). That means faith
without corresponding actions; faith that’s not used,
is dead. Imagine if the crippled man had argued and
hesitated when Paul told him to stand up; he would
have neutralised his own faith. But the moment he
acted on the Word, his faith was activated and a
miracle ensued.
The issue oftentimes isn’t that God’s people don’t
have faith; every Christian has faith. The problem is that
many aren’t using their faith. Faith must be active and
not passive. Use your faith today.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for imparting faith to my spirit
through the Word. I use my faith today by my corresponding
actions and verbal expressions, in line with your infallible and
eternal Word. Thus, I live above the adversary and all adversities
of life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
Romans 4:17-21; Hebrews 11:3
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 21:5-38
1 Samuel 23-25
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 5:14-20
Leviticus 25