I first read these verses in Habbakuk 2:3 - 4
3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith
And as I began to research noted that the very same words occurred in many other books of the bible
Romans 1:17 – “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Galatians 3:11 – “But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.”
Hebrews 10:38 – “Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, My soul shall have no pleasure in him.”
Here is an adaptation of an exegesis by David Guzic
We are called to live by faith, and nothing else.
· Some Christians live by devotions.
· Some Christians live by works.
· Some Christians live by feelings.
· Some Christians live by circumstances.
Each of these is meaningless and perhaps dangerous without faith.
My question to you today is what are you living by?
In these perilous times one will surely faint if not totally surrendered, trusting God and living by faith.
All other sources seem to be failing us, we cannot find refuge in Governments, World Systems, our own strength or even others that surround us.
Perhaps you've faced disappointment even from those close to you in recent months or years. God wanted you to learn to depend on him and him alone.
You see faith cannot be understood by the natural human mind because it is not based on things seen.
Hebrews 11 makes it clear what faith is. I will share from the JB Phillips translation:
11 1-3 Now faith means putting our full confidence in the things we hope for, it means being certain of things we cannot see. It was this kind of faith that won their reputation for the saints of old. And it is after all only by faith that our minds accept as fact that the whole scheme of time and space was created by God’s command—that the world which we can see has come into being through principles which are invisible.
I pray today that God will help us and remove any unbelief from us. I pray that he will purify our faith. That he will strengthen us in the inner man and the physical body. May he increase our faith by moving us from Faith to Faith. We receive your grace to operate with "mountain moving" faith Heavenly Father.
Thank you for answering our prayers
In Jesus name
Amen
Walk Good in Christ
Till we meet again
Pastor J
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