Daily Word: Real Faith

The Book of Romiyim (i.e. "Romans" in English) in chapter 4 verse 3 says: "For what does the Scripture say? 'Abraham believed Elohim, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.'" (The Scriptures) The bold portion is from the Hebrew Scriptures (what is sometimes called by Gentiles the "Old Testament"). What did Abraham believe? He believed that God was going to make his seed like the multitude of stars. There would be so many that it would be impossible to count them. Notice that Abraham did not become righteous because he believed the right things about God. He became righteous because he believed that what God said was true.

Think about evangelistic outreaches today. What do they focus on? They focus on getting people to believe the right things about God. They emphasize correct thinking rather than correct acting. Think about Abraham; he left his family and the comfort of his security to follow his God. There was action combined with intellectual affirmation of the truth. What we will really believe will be revealed by what we do. Abraham's faith had legs with it. By this I mean that he walked the talk. Too many today just talk the talk, and blame their failures on the flesh. If you are going to have real faith, you need to eliminate the excuses and confront the real issue. (Hint: a mirror will help you)

Today, if you want to be righteous before God, you need to believe and act on what God says. No excuses should be tolerated. If you are trying to evangelize others, change the emphasis from correct believing to correct acting. When you do, you are walking the Hebraic path of faith.