LIVING AND APPLYING OUR FAITH – Hebrews 10:38

“But My righteous one will live by faith…” (Hebrews 10:38) 

The faith of the believer is essential to living a life that is pleasing to God and is what our lives should be based on. Paul like the writer of Hebrews and of Habakkuk (2:4) also mentions living by faith in Romans 1:17 and Galatians 3:11, emphasizing that those who have been born again can live using the same faith that God granted us so that we could believe: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). 

Using our faith should be an everyday occurrence, since every part of who we are has the potential to be an extension of our faith. 

So how do you get divine faith? The Bible says, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ (Romans 10:17). Always remember that faith is a gift, and it flows to you through the Word of God. When you keep the Word in your heart in the same Spirit the Lord gave it, then it will be simple to receive the help He makes available to you. 

To use faith we need to draw on what we have and we should use the talent and equipment already in our possession. Moses had only a rod when God called him to deliver the nation of Israel (Exodus 4:2). Daniel used his unshakable faith in God (Daniel 6:10), and Esther used her bravery (Esther 4:13-17) to accomplish His will. 

However, this needs action taken on our part since nothing happens unless we become involved as we see in the following verses. 

• The priests of Israel participated in the miracle at the Jordan River when they obeyed and stepped in the river carrying the arc (Joshua 3:5-17).
• The man who was born blind had to wash his eyes as instructed before he could see (John 9:1-7).
• And those at Lazarus’ tomb had to open it before they could see him resurrected (John 11:39). 

The Lord has blessed each of us with unique gifts that we can use to further His Kingdom. Sometimes, we don’t even realize we have those gifts, but they’ve been given to us for the purpose of living and sharing our faith. 1 Peter 4:10 tells us: Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 

Think about the gifts God gave you and put them into practice to glorify God since living your faith can be as simple as just having a positive attitude as Proverbs 17:22 tells us: “A joyful heart is good medicine.” Try to simply smile at one or two strangers today, you will be blessed by how it makes you feel and you never know what kind of impact it can have on their day! So then, “whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people” (Colossians 3:23). 

When we consciously choose to do our best in everything we do, it becomes an outward expression that we are following what God asks of us in the Scripture. By obeying the Lord and doing things for His glory instead of our own, we are living in faith and showing a great example to others around us. 

God instructs, we obey in faith, and He performs bringing with it expectancy that what we asked for will happen as we see in the following examples: 

• The centurion understood the Lord’s authority when he asked in faith for Jesus to heal his servant (Matthew 8:5-13).
• The Canaanite woman had faith when she insisted on her daughter being healed (Matthew 15:21-26),
• And the nobleman went home confident that his son had been healed (John 4:46-53).

Circumstances will vary, but God’s ways do not change. Therefore, “blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is the Lord” (Jeremiah 17:7). 

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