Getting My Faith Working

You cannot study the Bible very long before you understand the importance of faith. We cannot be saved apart from faith. Ephesians 2:8-9. “The gospel of Christ…is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth…for therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith; as it is written the just shall live by faith.” Romans 1:16-17.

Faith is one of the most crucial terms in the entire Bible – it denotes the trust one has in another – but it also conveys the idea of the trustworthiness or reliability of someone. Faith is not a passive resignation to life like fate; rather, it is a confidence that God will fulfill His promises and as a result causes people to act upon those commands that lead to the promises. Faith means both to believe and to be faithful to the belief.

Faith is personal confidence. We use the word in everyday conversation, as follows, "I have complete faith in my doctor." We mean that we trust him with our case. So, in the Bible, faith is personal confidence in God. It means that we believe what He says, and trust Him to save us and to keep us.

God gives men the power to believe on Him. The source of faith is a gift of God. John 3:27. But how does a man receive faith? "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." Romans 10:17
Therefore, if we don’t have faith in God, we should read the Bible. God has promised that anyone who wishes to do His will, will come to a knowledge of the truth. John 7:17. The Bible sets forth the Lord Jesus Christ as the true object of faith. Acts 20:21. The important thing is not how much faith a man has, or what kind of faith he has, but that the object of his faith must be Jesus Christ, to trust Him to save you from your sins, help you to live now and take you to heaven.

Faith trusts in the living and true God and in his promises. Faith obeys God’s commands exactly, immediately, and with great delight - people with this kind of faith shall experience victory. If you are living a defeated life, then listen to the word of God, believe it, and you shall be delivered.

Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not onto your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight”.

F-reedom in Christ
“If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36

Accepting Christ as Savior and Lord brings freedom and victory, enabling one to “overcome the world.” (John 8:32)

A-ssurance from Christ
“But Jesus,…said… “Do not be afraid any longer, only believe.” Mark 5:35-36

We can trust the Lord without reservation, confident that He is able to handle everything that comes into our lives. (Jude 24).

I-nvolvement for Christ
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” Matthew 9:37

The victory of faith includes working for Christ, for “faith without works is dead” (James 2:17). We must share Christ with all, bringing them to a knowledge of salvation. “Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:38 NAS

T-riumph through Christ
“But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:37

Faith enables the Christian to triumph through Christ. No mountain is too steep, no valley too deep, no burden too heavy, no problem too difficult for Christ to handle. “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 NAS

H-eaven with Christ
“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” John 14:2-3

Faith is the victory! God said it, we believe it, and that settles it. No matter what the scientists and the psychologists and the philosophers say, we believe what God has spoken.


Eyes see storms. Faith sees Noah’s rainbow.
Eyes see wilderness. Faith sees Canaan.
Eyes see the lion. Faith sees Daniel’s angel.
You see your faults. Your faith sees your Savior.
Your eyes see your guilt. Your faith sees His Forgivness.
Faith is trusting what the eye can’t see.

“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world-- our faith.” 1 John 5:4