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Sunday July 14
“We walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV
Close your eyes and try walking without sight, and you will get an idea of what it means to walk by faith. Faith in what? The unchanging character of God, goddess of God, love of God, and truth that He always has your best interests at heart. With God, information is given on a need-to-know basis. And God determines who needs to know what and when. Here is an example of this: The early church needs to decide if God is calling them to include Gentiles. After much prayer, they send out this letter: “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…” (Ac 15:28 NIV). Really? Seemed good? The future of the entire human race is at stake, and the best you can do is “it seemed…?” Yet the church leaders were quite comfortable sending out this letter. Apparently, God’s will for His people was that they should not be told precisely what His will was, or at least not all the details. Presumably, He knew they would grow more if they had to think and discuss and hash it out rather than get a memo. Evidently, they didn’t require certainty. They were happy to settle for heartfelt obedience. When Paul says we “walk” by faith, he is referring to the slowest form of transportation known to man. He is also referring to a process that happens one step at a time. God has the satellite view; He sees your entire journey from beginning to end and plans each step. And He says, “Do what I have given you to do, and when you have done it, I will show you what I want you to do next.”
Sunday July 14
“We walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV
Close your eyes and try walking without sight, and you will get an idea of what it means to walk by faith. Faith in what? The unchanging character of God, goddess of God, love of God, and truth that He always has your best interests at heart. With God, information is given on a need-to-know basis. And God determines who needs to know what and when. Here is an example of this: The early church needs to decide if God is calling them to include Gentiles. After much prayer, they send out this letter: “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…” (Ac 15:28 NIV). Really? Seemed good? The future of the entire human race is at stake, and the best you can do is “it seemed…?” Yet the church leaders were quite comfortable sending out this letter. Apparently, God’s will for His people was that they should not be told precisely what His will was, or at least not all the details. Presumably, He knew they would grow more if they had to think and discuss and hash it out rather than get a memo. Evidently, they didn’t require certainty. They were happy to settle for heartfelt obedience. When Paul says we “walk” by faith, he is referring to the slowest form of transportation known to man. He is also referring to a process that happens one step at a time. God has the satellite view; He sees your entire journey from beginning to end and plans each step. And He says, “Do what I have given you to do, and when you have done it, I will show you what I want you to do next.”
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