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15 Days of Faith – Day 14

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Have you ever been as determined as ever to have faith but found yourself wavering? I have. What do you do? Where do you go to find faith? Consider the words of Romans 10:17, “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the Word of Christ.”

Notice in this passage, we are admonished to go to the Scripture. In today’s 15 Days of Faith video, I talk about finding faith from the Word of God. Look carefully at this passage and see an additional idea.

First of all, imagine the Apostle Paul being inspired to write this passage. What do you think he had in mind when he said that faith comes from hearing the Word of Christ? We naturally imagine a leather-bound copy of God’s Word. That’s not what Paul had in mind. Of course, this passage definitely points to the Bible, but it also points to more.

Whenever Paul chose a Greek term for “word,” he didn’t use a term that would have pointed to the written, inspired Scripture. The Greek word refers to a spoken word. Now, I know that the Bible is God’s spoken Word to us put in a written form, but I want to emphasize the fact that God is speaking His truth.

Growing in our faith means that we not only need to read God’s Word, but we also need to listen. God wants to speak truth to our hearts. He’ll use the written Word, but He’ll also speak His truth in the stillness of our hearts. If we want faith to grow, we need to listen.

You can find today’s video here.

15 Days of Faith – Day 7

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We are drawn to people with courage. Most action movies are popular because people are inspired by the courage of the characters. I especially love movies of courage that’s based upon a true story. Why do you think we’re drawn to these types of movies? I think it’s because we want to have that kind of courage.

Not only do you want to have courage, but God wants you to have courage, too. Our video from today focuses on an Old Testament story about Joshua becoming the leader of Israel, but he was afraid. God told him to have courage. In the video, I speak specifically about God’s words to Joshua recorded in Joshua 1:5-9 where God called Joshua to be courageous.

Look at part of that passage (vs. 8-9), “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous!”

It’s obvious from the context that one way Joshua could choose courage would be if he would stay focused on the Word of God. In verse eight, God specifically told him to meditate on it day and night and be careful to do everything God says. The word translated “meditate” is also used to describe a cow chewing the cud or the cooing of a pigeon. The emphasis is upon the repetition or focus of a thought. This passage is a great word to us.

God wants us to stay focused on His Word during this time and do everything He tells us to do. Will you be strong and courageous and stay focused on the Word of God?

You can see today’s video by following this link.