Is our FAITH, Our EVERYTHING?
Can we say these words with authority: “My faith is everything! I would walk away from _____________ if I felt called to, if it was something I felt the Lord was pulling me to do.”
Is our FAITH so important to us that IT supersedes everything?
Is our FAITH so deep within us that IT is the reason we do what we do?
Is our FAITH, our EVERYTHING, or are we just playing at being what God has called us to?
Is our FAITH—
- More important than our Home?
- More important than our Careers?
- More important than our Families?
- More important than our Community?
- More important than our Hobbies?
- More important than our Free Time & Holidays?
- More important than our Educational Goals?
- More important than our bank account?
- More important than our ANYTHING?!
Should our relationship with Jesus, our hope we have in God’s salvation—BE OUR EVERYTHING?
If we call ourselves a Christian, should it not BE—OUR EVERYTHING?
If we believe in God & know that Jesus saved our soul & the Holy Spirit of God resides deep within us, sealing us forever, should our FAITH—BE OUR EVERYTHING?
In studying about the fall of the nation of Israel, how the divided nation of both Israel and Judah fell away from following God, how when they did, God allowed His judgment to come, allowed His people to become exiled, and allowed His people to be taken captive. If the story were to stop there, we would be most discouraged, but with God, there is so much more. Praise God for His blessing of—The More—Found Only In—HIM!
Read with me the Word of God given to His prophet Isaiah.
“On that day the LORD will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent,
With His fierce and great and mighty sword,
Even Leviathan the twisted serpent;
And He will kill the dragon
who lives in the sea.
On that day,
“A vineyard of beauty, sing of it!
I, the LORD, am its keeper;
I water it every moment.
So that no one will damage it,
I guard it night and day.”
(Isaiah 27: 1-3 NASB)
On “THAT DAY,” the day Jesus comes, our EVERYTHING will be revealed. What a glorious moment this will be for those who call the Lord, MY LORD.
On “THAT DAY,” the day Jesus returns for HIS, what a glorious moment this will be for those who call the Lord, MY LORD, and have lived in The Way.
On “THAT DAY”
“A highway will be there, a roadway,
And it will be called the
Highway of Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for the one
who walks that way,
And fools will not wander on it.
No lion will be there,
Nor will any vicious
animal go up on it;
They will not be found there.
But the redeemed will walk there,
And the redeemed of the
LORD will return
And come to Zion with
joyful shouting,
And everlasting joy will be
on their heads.
They will obtain gladness and joy,
And sorrow and sighing
will flee away.”
(Isaiah 35: 8-10 NASB)
One by One by One by One.
That is how God calls us to know Him.
It is an individual decision.
Yes, God sent Jesus to save the whole world; nonetheless, Jesus comes, seeking us individually, one by one. Has God come to save you? Has God come to save me? Has God come to save each one of us? Yes, He did. God sent His only Son Jesus so we might each ONE come to know Him, so that we might become adopted into His family, the family of God, so that we might become a brother or sister to others, who like us, know God as their heavenly Father. God cares about us, wanting to be a part of every aspect of our lives. Salvation is a personal relationship, a personal walk with our Savior. It is day-by-day that we give our heart to Jesus, & It is moment-by-moment that our faith becomes our EVERYTHING! It is second-by-second, that our God leads us home, completing us, sanctifying us as we walk That Way. Praise God, it is a journey we are afforded to go, and as we go, our Father prepares us so that we become ready to walk upon His roadway,
“called the
Highway of Holiness.”
Thus, we wait for God to come for us, but as we wait, we are comforted by the Holy Spirit, we are encouraged by our brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, and we are protected and held by our heavenly Father.
Today, I am compelled to ask:
Is our faith, so important to us, that IT supersedes everything, that IT is the reason we do what we do? Is our faith so overwhelming important to our being that we willing walk away from those relationships God leads us to leave? Is our faith so powerfully focused upon our Savior, that we can see no one but Jesus? Yes, I ask myself & I ask you: Is our faith, our EVERYTHING, or are we just playing at being what God has called us to—TO BE HIS!!
Our relationship with Jesus, our Hope we have in God’s salvation—Our Every Single Thing—Must BE—OUR EVERYTHING!
- We believe in God &
- We know that Jesus saved our soul &
- We know the Holy Spirit of God resides deep within us, sealing us forever; thus,
- We know we are Nothing Without Our FAITH in JESUS CHRIST—OUR EVERYTHING!
Today, my mind is overcome with the word “Trust.”
I question:
“Is my faith my everything, that I would walk away from _____________ if I felt called to, if I knew it was something the Lord was pulling me to do?”
Isaiah reminds us to remember how we are empowered; we are encouraged, when all alone with God & when we are surrounded with other children of God. Isaiah helps us to see we can ALWAYS TRUST GOD WITH—OUR EVERYTHING.
YES, OUR FAITH MUST BE—OUR EVERYTHING!
“On that day this song will be sung in
the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city;
He sets up walls and
ramparts for security.
Open the gates, that the
righteous nation may enter,
The one that remains faithful.
The steadfast of mind You will
keep in perfect peace,
Because he trusts in You.
Trust in the LORD forever,
For in GOD the LORD, we have
an everlasting Rock.”
(Isaiah 26: 1-4 NASB)