My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
I think we are so quick in our lives, in business, in our homes, and in ministry to do things by the world’s conventions. How does the world say it works? How do we make a living? How do we protect our families? How do we reach people?
When God’s way is presented, there are all these objections because it doesn’t fit our conventional way of thinking.
When the crowds of 5,000 people were hungry, the disciples came to Jesus and told him it would be best to let the crowds go and buy food. This would have been the responsible and rational thing to do. . . .
Hebrews 11 says that “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.”
God does not work by the standards of this world, or by the science, or by worldly wisdom. He is God. He is God and He is worthy of our trust.
I don’t want to live by the world’s conventions. I don’t want to do business the same way. I don’t want to be safe in how I live my life. I want to live by faith, which is not the safe way, because it is having faith in someone who makes things happen from the unseen. Whether in the mundane or in the not so mundane, this should be the norm for Christians. We must live our lives and make decisions based on a belief in a God that is not regulated to the rules of this world.
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
Added on November 4, 2009
Hebrews 11 says that “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.”
When the disciples suggested sending the 5,000 away, so that they could get food. They did this because it was what was realistic for that situation. Christ came into that situation to show them something even more real and more realistic. He took 5 loaves and two fish and fed 5,000 people and had 12 basketfuls left over. This defied logic. It defied science. It defied any ability of man.
God’s ways are not defined by the world. Christ has called us into a Kingdom that is more real than this age. This is why we come to God’s word like a child who trusts his Father. His word is true and believable and trustworthy. And so, we live our lives by these words.
