Cgeneration devotional

Matthew‬ ‭14‬:‭31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?””

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How can we know if our faith is little?

Faith is an action word. James‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says “What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?”

If we say we have Faith in God, it must be demonstrated by our actions and in the way we live our lives everyday.

Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” There is absolutely no way we can have Faith without the Word of God because it is the Word that reveals God to us. The more knowledge of the Word we have, the more knowledge of God we have, and our knowledge of God affects the level of our faith toward God. How do you think Abraham was able to have the faith to receive the promise?

Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬ says “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith..”

What we focus on will determine whether we walk by faith or by sight. A typical example is the experience of Peter in Matthew‬ ‭14‬:‭23‬-‭31‬‬.

Luke‬ ‭5‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.””

On the surface, asking anyone to “walk by faith, not by sight” sounds quite unintelligent. It sounds like a blind leap in the dark, but is it really?

Hebrews‬ ‭6‬:‭13‬-‭15‬ ‭NLT‬

“For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying: “I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.” Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.”

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To walk in faith, we need to understand the basis of our faith. So what should our faith be based on as God’s children?

2 Corinthians 5:7 says “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

This bible verse depicts two lifestyles: the lifestyle of ‘Faith’ and the lifestyle of ‘Sight’. “Walking by sight" means living our lives based solely on what we can see and understand with our physical senses and the Bible clearly warns us not to live our lives walking by sight. Why?

Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭38‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.””

People erroneously think that ‘to believe’ and to ‘have faith’ are the same thing ‭‭‬and people even use them interchangeably, but they don’t mean the same thing. The bible says ‘the just shall live by faith’ and not the ‘just shall live by believing’. So what’s the difference and why is this so important to us as Christians?

The same way we that we as individuals sin against God and we need to repent, a group of people can also sin and need repentance. ‭‭But people within that group must take responsibility and repent.

2 Chronicles‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬ says “if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

Genesis‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NLT‬

“Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected? You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”

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The way we respond to God’s chastisement and the consequences of our sins will show whether we are repentant or not!