Selfless Faith

Too many times when there is uncertainty, people simply say, “just have faith.” However, exactly what are they saying to have faith in? Faith is often times directed in the wrong places.  People tend to have faith in a person or an object (wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, best friend, car, job, church, etc.) What happens when those people or things let you down or just do not work? Abandonment of  faith is soon to follow.

This is a reminder of Matthew 7:24-27:

²⁴ “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: ²⁵ and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
²⁶ “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: ²⁷ and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

This says to me if I put all, most, half, or even 0.000001% my faith in a person or earthly possession, I am foolish enough to build a house on sand. I once was this foolish by having this much faith in a person. When that person turned out not to be who they perceived to be, it was painful. For months I walked in anger being lost and feeling hopeless. Life was miserable.

My foundation of faith was weak. As paraphrased from Matthew 16:26, I thought I gained the whole world, but most assuredly I lost my soul in the process. With the emptiness I had, I searched everywhere looking for the answer, an answer, any answer, following the blind because I was spiritually blind myself.

Be careful where you have your faith planted. If your foundation is not in the Lord Jesus Christ, you are sure to drown in the house built on sandy grounds. It is imperative that we understand who Jesus Christ is and the love that He has for us.

Being that He was blameless, an unblemished Lamb of God, He took our place on a cross, the cross which we deserved, taking our punishment upon His back. Yes, Jesus Christ was crucified for our sins, the world’s sins, but on the third day showed He is the true God and the gates of Hades could not contain Him. Through His resurrection, He defeated death and He has made us all who believe in Him alive and reconciled with God. We are now alive because our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ lives.

Oh I pray for all who are yet to find their way home to the Lord Jesus Christ to call upon His name and come unto Him. I pray they would just lay all their sins and iniquities, burdens and all the stress you carry around day to day at the cross, and He will remove it far away from them.  I pray that they will ask Him into their lives so that He can lift up their hearts and show them that He does give life more abundantly; a true life worth finding. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray let Your will be done, Your name be glorified, and Your Kingdom exalted.

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