Some men brought to
him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he
said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”
Matthew 9:2
Several things could be learned from this one verse, but
what I’d like to point out is that “Jesus saw
their faith.” God honors the “action” of
faith. It’s after we act in faith that
He rewards our faith. Therefore if you
know something is God’s will, don’t sit around and wait for God to do
something. Don’t just pray about
it. Don’t just agree with it – act
on it.
We can apply this in
two ways:
1. Stay in tune with
God’s will.
This is the confidence we
have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he
hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that
we have what we asked of him. 1 John 5:14-15
2. Let God see your
faith by going into action.
Faith by itself, if it
is not accompanied by action, is dead. … I will show you my faith by what
I do. James 2:17-18
Brothers and sisters, we
instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are
living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
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