BRI Acts 14 Divinely Implanted Faith (BRI means my Bible reading plan I revert back to when I have no specific direction.) Verses 8-10 Now at Lystra a man sat who found it impossible to use his feet, for he was a cripple from birth and had never walked. He was listening to Paul as he talked, and [Paul] gazing intently at him and observing that he had faith to be healed, Shouted at him, saying, Stand erect on your feet! And he leaped up and walked. AMP In both the Gospels and Acts, faith is often emphasized as the condition of healing (see Matt. 8:10; 9:2, 22, 29; 15:28; Mark 10:52; Luke 17:19; Acts 3:16). In Mark 11:22 Jesus,said to them, Have faith in God [constantly]. FAITH, pistis (pis-tis); Strong’s #4102: Conviction, confidence, trust, belief, reliance, trustworthiness, and persuasion. In the NT setting, pistis is the divinely implanted principle of inward confidence, assurance, trust, and reliance in God and all that He says. The word sometimes denotes the object or content of belief (Acts 6:7; 14:22; Gal. 1:23). I am beginning to see a principle that might take the pressure off human failing in our God interactions. Anything God does with us requires faith and is the product of the Spirits promptings. Three things are at work here, the faith of Paul and the faith of the crippled man. Both are the product of the work of the Spirit. When this happens, things of God happen. As I was sitting here meditating, a thought interrupted me, Check your phone. Scrolling down my voicemails I realized I had missed a call from more than a week ago! One of my worst nightmares is to miss people. It communicates a lack of care. So I called back and a relieved voice, I am so glad you called! I discovered it was better I had waited. Conditions had changed in a way that the spouse is now more open to a call. I love it when this happens. God is somehow involved even in my apparent failings. That doesnt let me off the hook. It simply requires I learn to better cultivate the inner prompting of the Spirit. Lord, do I have something here? Trust in both parties is critical but also the work of my Spirit. Without the Spirits interaction humans are again on their own. If that full story were told, there wouldt be enough library space to contain all the misery that has produced. Your peace quotient in any circumstance is a good measure of your Spirit walk. That is what I wanted you to minister in the phone call, the peace of my presence and that is what she received from the Spirit. I love you.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13:48:52 +0000
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