Good
Morning All,
Galatians
3:11; “ Now it is evident that no one is
justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”
The righteous shall live by faith; we
hear that throughout the world in some way, shape or form. We are told by many people, “just have
faith.” Maybe you have heard, “keep the
faith.” We hear all the time that faith
has sustained me. Maybe you have even
heard the phrase, “you got to believe.”
We hear that a lot when a basketball team or a football team is way
behind in the game and then come up and win the ballgame. Many times we can hear someone yell in the
background, “you got to believe.” But
did you ever stop to think what that phrase really means?
Unfortunately, in our world today, not many
people really do know what this phrase means.
To many, it means just believe; it doesn’t really have any purpose. It means that you just have to believe in
something. It might be luck that you believe
in; it might the way a cat walks down the road.
Many people do not think that it makes what you believe in as long as
you believe in something. This type of
thought puts all of the power of faith in the believer’s hands or head. It places the result on the skill,
competence, endurance or will of the person who has the faith. It places the object of the faith in the
wrong direction.
Faith, true faith, places its trust in
something or someone outside of the person with faith. You may have faith in your parents, your
spouse, your boss or even in your pastor.
You may place your faith here but, down the road, at some time those
people will fail you and let you down. So
will any earthly or human being, plan or construct. Just like the hymn says, “when every earthly
prop gives way” and it will. If we place
our faith in the wrong thing or person, our faith will fail because the one in
whom we placed our faith has failed.
This is why our only true hope is God. He is the only one who has never failed to
keep his promises. God alone has shown
that when we have faith in him, when we embrace his love, mercy and promise, we
will never fall short. We will never
fall short because God will never fall short.
Our faith depends entirely on God and his grace. It is not our power or might or will but it
is the loving mercy of God our holy Father.
God alone is our hope and salvation; in him and only him will our faith
rest assured.
Father of all hope, in you
we place our trust and our hope. In you
we never fail for your Word is true.
Keep us safe in your wonder care.
Defend us from the attacks of the devil so that we may lead a peaceful
and content life. In the precious name
of Jesus we pray, amen.
God’s
Peace,
Pastor
Bret
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