Faith Leaps On The Word
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen
(Hebrews 11:1).
Abraham was seventy-five years old when God
said to him, “Get thee out of thy country,
and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house,
unto a land that I will shew thee” (Genesis 12:1). In
obedience to God, he embarked on a journey, which
at the time seemed to be to nowhere, exemplifying
for us what the life of faith is. Hebrews 11:8 tells us,
“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out
into a place which he should after receive for an
inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing
whither he went.”
Faith requires that you proceed solely on the basis
of God’s Word. When He tells you to do something,
you go ahead and do it without asking Him how. This
was how Abraham qualified to become the heir of
the world and merited the title: “the father of faith.”
God willed the whole world to him, because he had
the right faith-mentality. He must have considered
that the whole world belonged to God anyways so, it
didn’t matter where God said to go; He (God) would
be there to bless him.
Faith leaps on the Word. The story of the crippled
man at Lystra, recorded in Acts 14:8-10, is another
vivid example: “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.”
Just imagine this man’s faith-response; though
crippled from birth, he jumped and walked the moment
Paul said, “Stand upright on thy feet!” He didn’t ask,
“How do you expect me to do that with my crippled
limbs?” No! He simply, and promptly acted on the
Word.
You should respond the same way always whenever
you receive God’s Word. As a seed of Abraham, faith
is your lifestyle. Consciously and consistently do what
the Word says, irrespective of contrary circumstances,
and you’ll forever be victorious.
Prayer
Thank you, Father, for your Word and its ability to do what it talks
about in my life! My faith is increased and strengthened as
I meditate on your Word. Your wisdom is stirred in me to act on
your Word and experience everincreasing grace, from glory to
glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
Hebrews 11:6; James 2:17-18; Romans 4:19-22
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Timothy 5:1-25
Jeremiah 13-14
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 7:11-19
2 Kings 10