THE RIGHT FOUNDATION FOR FAITH
📖 “For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7).
Do you want to live the Christian life according to the Bible? Then you’ve got to know and follow the Word for yourself and live by it, not your feelings. Feelings and personal experiences are not basis for faith. God never designed us to rely on experiences. Our faith is founded on His Word.
People often describe different sensations they “feel” when the power of God is manifested. Some say they felt something cold; others say they felt something hot. Some say they were shaking, and others say they became stiff and couldn’t move. These are personal experiences peculiar to different individuals.
Therefore, it’s not right for anyone to make a doctrine out of their personal experience. The Bible never says you must feel anything when the power of God is working in you, on you, or through you. The Word doesn’t base divine realities on sensations. They’re activated by faith. No matter the feeling you may have, focus on the Word, on the result, that God’s grace has met your need. A beautiful example is the woman with the issue of blood. The Bible records that the moment she touched the hem of the Master’s garment, “… straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague”(Mark 5:29).
Notice that her testimony of the feeling was that she was healed. That is the kind of testimony that matters; the best report is to know and testify that you are healed. That’s the Word’s report and provides the right foundation for faith. Faith is the expectation of the fulfilment of God’s Word and acting accordingly, and you’ll enjoy the results that the Word guarantees.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for your Word that guides my life and establishes my faith. My confidence is anchored in your truth, and I walk in the reality of your Word today. My faith is strong, my spirit is confident, and my life produces faith-based results because I live by your Word, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
If you’re blessed by this devotional, believing every word you heard by faith in your heart, and would love to make Jesus the lord of your life, then speak the confessions below out loud, and mean them with your heart:
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”
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Message by Rev. Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.
FURTHER STUDY:
Romans 10:17 || “So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” ||
Mark 11:23 || “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” ||
Hebrews 11:1 || “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” ||
Hebrews 10:38 || “Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.” ||
Daily Scripture Reading:
1-Year Bible Reading Plan=> John 4:1-26 & 1 Kings 1
2-Year Bible Reading Plan=> 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 & Proverbs 4
