“For by it (faith) the elders obtained a good report” (Heb 11:2)
Faith is an unfailing witness - it speaks to our heart that God’s Word is true. Just as unbelief is a (wrong) spirit, faith is a (right) spirit. The spirit of faith makes us see what God has planned for us - which eye hath not seen nor ear heard (I Cor 2:9,10). The spirit of unbelief, however, drives a person to see what the devil plans for us (misery, confusion, sickness, pain etc).
If God is to give us a good report at the end, our life and ministry should be based only and always on faith in the promises of God. Faith always gives a good report, as we see in the case of Joshua and Caleb. Some are always ‘negative’ and speak ‘negative’ – all because they don’t believe the Word of God. They magnify their problems – like the unbelieving spies did when saying that the cities of the Amorites were “walled up to heaven” (Deut 1:28). But Paul says, “Our light affliction, which is but for a moment” (II Cor 4:17).
Dear child of God, do you want to obtain a good report from God, before the angels and others at the end of your life, after your life’s work on earth is ended? Then you must trust the Word of God and act on it so that by faith you may obtain a good report.
– Taken from Morning Manna - Thoughts for Daily Devotion
If God is to give us a good report at the end, our life and ministry should be based only and always on faith in the promises of God. Faith always gives a good report, as we see in the case of Joshua and Caleb. Some are always ‘negative’ and speak ‘negative’ – all because they don’t believe the Word of God. They magnify their problems – like the unbelieving spies did when saying that the cities of the Amorites were “walled up to heaven” (Deut 1:28). But Paul says, “Our light affliction, which is but for a moment” (II Cor 4:17).
Dear child of God, do you want to obtain a good report from God, before the angels and others at the end of your life, after your life’s work on earth is ended? Then you must trust the Word of God and act on it so that by faith you may obtain a good report.
– Taken from Morning Manna - Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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