For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. (Galatians 5:5 NKJV)
If you were to ask me, 'what troubles you most?', the answer would be simple. I am not troubled by the state of the world: it is as I would expect it to be. It is a beautiful world, marred and spoilt by sin. Neither I am troubled by issues of sexuality and perversity. Read the New Testament: nothing new in present trends!
No, what troubles me is when people talk as if 'faith' can be had, or laid hold of, without first having something to hope for. For the Christian life can only begin with God's Promises, manifestly met with in Jesus Christ. Promises that find all their fulfilment in and through what comes to us, embraces us, covers us and fills us because of Jesus Christ.
I have no comprehension of what people mean, when they talk of a 'leap of faith' or 'just believing'. I have met with a God of love, mercy and immeasureable power come to us. A God who fully meets with and embraces us, in the tangible power of His Holy Spirit.
Because such a God would and does meet with us, I have hope. And because of this, I can seek to pursue a life of faith, expressing itself in love.
There is no other way, other than this way which is filled with longing and the pursuit of such hope.
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- 'Christian faith is purposeful participation in the life, ministry & victory of Jesus Christ'
- Married to Jennifer & serving together in full-time Church ministry since 1980. Committed to the Word of God in the Holy Scriptures. Influenced by Reformed, Orthodox, Catholic mystics, Anabaptists, Pietists, Puritans and Pentecostals and baptistic to the core! So thankful for Jesus, seeking to follow Him and inviting you to explore these pages to find out more about the exciting beauty of worshipping God through becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ.