And he [Abram] believed in the LORD;
and he counted it to him for righteousness.
(Genesis 15:6 KJV)
After
taking a short detour last week to celebrate Mother’s Day, this week we return
to the theme of believing God. To review the previous posts in this series see Believing God and Believing God: Unbelief.
In taking a broad look at the history of
the Jewish people, particularly right after they left Egypt, we can see times
were they did believe God and times where they did not believe God. Consider
the story of the spies who went and explored the Promised Land—a land full of
milk and honey, a land specifically prepared by God for His people. It is here
where we see only two of the spies, Joshua and Caleb who believed God—they believed
they could capture the Promised Land because God was on their side and would fight
for them. They did this in the face of the majority’s disbelief. For the
complete story see Numbers 13 and Numbers 14.
Disbelief kept the Jewish people
wandering in the wilderness for forty years. How much wandering do we do
because of our unbelief?
Believing God is key to a victorious
life in Jesus Christ. To not believe God is to live with little of God’s power.
When we have little of God’s power manifesting in our lives, we miss out on so
much God longs to do through us and give to us.
The
great missionary to India, William Carey, stated: “Expect great things; attempt
great things.” He is not the only missionary who lived a life that
characterized believing God.
David Livingstone was a missionary and
explorer in Africa doing absolutely amazing things for the Lord and impacted a
nation. His impact is still felt today.
Eric Liddell also believed God and
impacted China sharing God’s Word and love with those around him. His life was
cut short, yet during the years he lived, he gave his all for His Lord—leading many
to the Savior.
Although not a missionary, Oswald
Chambers, who wrote the devotional classic, My
Utmost for His Highest, made a great impact in England and during WWI in
Egypt.
D. L. Moody, a simple man, with little
education made a huge impact for the Lord. Moody brought many into relationship
with the Lord. His work is still impacting the world today through the Moody
Bible Institute. He simply gave himself fully to the Lord, and the Lord used
him in amazing ways.
These are but a few of many who said yes
to God and believed Him. By believing they took leaps of faith and the world
has not been the same. We are still benefiting from these examples of believing
God.
These
men lived lives fully sold out to God and God used them mightily—great examples
of believing God and allowing Him to use the whole of you.
What is God calling you to believe Him
for?
Healing for you or a loved one?
Salvation of a friend or family
member?
Revival?
What about changing the direction our
nation is going?
What is God is calling you to do? Lead a Bible study…witness at work, to a
neighbor? Start a ministry?
The list is endless. Only you know. What steps can you take this week to believe
God?
Remember, you can do everything through
Christ!
Please
join me in prayer:
Heavenly Father, we
confess that many times we struggle with believing You in the way we should. Thank
You for the amazing witness of those who have gone before us who have believed
You; therefore they were empowered to do amazing things that benefited others and
pointed to Your glory, power, and might. Reveal to us how we should emulate
those examples in our daily lives. We desire to live a life that allows You to
do great things through us. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
From My Heart to Yours,
Kim
May God do great things through all of us who believe He not only can, but will. Great inspiration, Kim! Love and blessings!
ReplyDeleteMartha, I'm thankful to provide inspiration. We all need to be inspired at time. God is simply amazing at how He communicates with us and through us.
DeleteLove and blessings!
Hi Kim! This is the second post I've read on trust. I think God is trying to nudge me a little. I think trust is a true sign of spiritual maturity.
ReplyDeleteI'm so used to questioning and doubting on a human level, that it's hard to break that habit with the spiritual. If I don't doubt here on earth, I can be taken advantage of. But God is not a human being! He is worthy of my complete trust. I like the quote from Scripture about Abram. He trusted, although he had no idea where he was going. And God thought of him as 'righteous'. I want to be like that!
Have a great weekend :)
Ceil
Hi Ceil! It's interesting how God communicates with us and uses a variety of means to get His message across. Trust is something that I really do need to work on myself.
DeleteGod is the one person who is worthy of our trust. Thankfully He's patient with us as we learn to trust Him fully.
Abram is a great example of trusting God.
Have a great weekend!
Believing God is key to a victorious life in Jesus Christ. Amen, Amen, Amen
ReplyDeleteGreat post,
Hi Betty! Thank you for stopping by and for your comment. We truly do have victory in Jesus. I appreciate your encouragement.
DeleteBlessings!