And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 is a very powerful verse the message is clear as day.
I would venture to say that we have used the expression "walk by faith." Easier said then done! Peter Marshall (late Chaplin of the U.S. Senate) says it best.
"Sin in the Present Tense"
Forgive us, O God, for the doubting suspicion with which we regard the heart of God.
We have faith in checks and banks, in trains and airplanes, in cooks, and in strangers who drive us in cabs. Forgive us for our stupidity, that we have faith in people whom we do not know and are so reluctant to have faith in Thee who knowest us altogether.
We are always striving to find a complicated way through life when Thou hast a plan, and we refuse to walk in it. So many of our troubles we bring on ourselves. How silly we are.
Wilt Thou give to us that faith that we can deposit in the bank of Thy love, so that we may receive the dividends and interest that Thou art so willing to give us. We ask it all in the lovely name of Jesus Christ, our Saviour.
2 comments:
dare i ask, what inspired this post?
How's that country western song go, "looking for love in all the wrong places?" I suppose that goes for faith, also.
Funny thing about faith, if you can see it then it's not faith? Wikipedia actually takes a pretty good look at faith. It's worth a read in the paragraph labeled "Christianity". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith#Christianity
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