Unshakable Faith

by Justin Robinson

What is the foundation of our life? We all have something that is keeping our life together. Hebrews 11 teaches us that faith was what guided men and women through life and helped them to do great things for God. All of us have something that is propping up our belief system. What props up our belief system? Hebrews 11:1 says faith is the substance of things hoped for. Faith literally stands under and props up our hope- this being eternal life or our hope of being safe when we die.  According the Romans, “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.”  So why does our faith get shaken? Why is it easy at times to get discouraged? We all want and need hope. Maybe it’s because we put our faith in things that are truly shakable, while God, His word and His Son never are. Sometimes we put our faith in:

1. Our Present Situation - We try to find God in our present situation or experience. The problem is doing this makes our faith very fragile; Life is not consistent- James 4 tells us in fact our whole life is only the length of a vapor. Maybe God isn't acting the way we think God should act. We should be like Joseph. He had every reason to conclude God was not with him based on his current situation, but we know God was always there with him through good and bad times. It has been said before, “God looks at the calendar, and we look at the watch.” Let us thank God that He makes all things beautiful in His time!! (Eccl 3:11)

2. Lifestyle decisions - We change the way we behave when we change the way we believe. The pleasures of life will cause our belief system to be inconvenient, and then we leave our faith. The thing about pleasure is it is also not stable and fleeting. Proverbs 31:30 teaches us that charm actually deceives us and beauty is fading, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

Ultimately if we adapt our belief system to fit our behavior, we look up at the sky and say, “I don't believe in anything,” and we realize believing in ourselves is not enough...There is more to life. God is life- without him we can do nothing.  “But our God is in the heavens; he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them. O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.” Psalm 115:3-9

We cannot put our faith in our present situations or ourselves because both let us down; we need something unshakable, that won’t let us down.

Consider Jesus as He is called the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2-3)

The foundation of our faith is a person. The thing we lean Christianity on is something that makes it stand out. Consider that something happened in history- God sent his son. This is not my ability to make the world make sense, or an event. This is how people have strong faith through terrible circumstances. God says I want you to know that 2000 years ago I sent my son into history to die for your sins. To walk as you walk, to be tempted as you are. I love you not because I answered your prayer but because I loved you from the beginning. I just want you to trust me and lean your faith on something I did on your behalf. 

Thank God for His unshakable power, His promises, His word and His son that showed us we can truly have unshakable faith in Him. God bless you!

 

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