Faith is the Victory

"And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith." (I John 5: 4b)

It is pretty easy to exercise faith when the sun is shining, and our life is filled with beauty and flowers. In fact, it requires very little effort at all. But consider Abraham. The promise had come before he ever left Ur of the Chaldees back in Genesis 12. Yet even in old age, no son as promised. Yet He continue to trust. Consider Job. "The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord." How do you exercise faith after all the calamity he faced?

Consider Jesus hanging on the cross. "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" And yet before He died, "Into your hands I entrust My Spirit." What incredible faith does it require? Or is it so simple we overlook it? After all, Jesus said, "Faith the size of a mustard seed."

Romans 10 tells us that "Faith comes by hearing, hearing the Word of God." When God speaks, it is sure as it has already happened. God, who is outside of time and fills all eternity, sees the future in the same way we see yesterday. God's promise is sure and certain.

Fear, someone has said, is the acrostic, "False Evidence Appearing Real." Fear is often our response to what appears to be the circumstances of our lives. But Faith is built on the reality of the promise of God. Faith is as simple as acting on the basis of the Word of God. What has God said in your life? Do you believe Him? Act on God's promises and assurances.