Blind Faith?

Blind Faith?

I don't believe in any such thing.  Mark Twain may have said, “faith is believing what you know ain’t so”, and as humorous as his quip may be, it is not true. 

Genuine faith is not without substance.  It has a basis, a foundation.  Faith is built on certain beliefs or convictions.  We know something, or believe something to be true.  This is the basis of faith.   

In the Gospel of John the word believe is used 98 times.  In fact John tells us he wrote this gospel “so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (Jn 20:30)

This Monday morning I am praying for specific individuals whom I know don't know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.  I’m praying that they will know who Jesus is and have life in him by believing.

This Monday morning I am praying for bothers and sisters in the faith who are grieving the loss of loved ones.  They’re beginning this week differently that any other week of their lives.  I am praying that their faith will not be blind or weak, but will instead be sustained as they continue knowing and believing that Jesus is “the Resurrection and the Life’.  (Jn 11:25)

I am praying for some who are beginning what could be a difficult week of physical issues for themselves or family members.  I am praying that their faith will remain strong as they grown in the knowledge that Jesus who has overcome this trouble-filled world sustains and strengthens his own.  (Jn. 16:33)

I am praying for new believers I know who are just beginning their walk with Christ and learning new truths that will be the foundation of their faith.  I am praying that their faith will grow and be sustained throughout a lifetime and into eternity as they grow in their knowledge of and love for “the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (Jn. 17:3)

This morning I am praying for my church family, and my extended family of faith, that we will go through this week abiding in Christ and bearing the fruit of faithful lives that magnify Christ to others and glorifies God.

Have a faith-filled week.

G