Faith's Fuel

Faith works by love. Faith is fuelled by love. Without a personal revelation and ongoing experience of the love of God, faith has no fuel.

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. Gal 5:6

We can know things about God. We can be a theologian or a mystic; a zealot or a philanthropist. But without a personal revelation of Divine love and an ongoing, personal experience of Christ’s mercy and grace, we will not know the exhilarating life of faith.

Faith is substance. Faith is evidence without visible proof (Heb 11:1). Faith is the assurance of victory in the face of contradictory or pressing circumstances. As such, faith is essential for enjoying the protection, healing, provision, and Divine Presence available through our Covenant.

And he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” Matt 9:29

This essential faith works by love. Faith blossoms where love is assured. In that sense, faith is child-like (Matt 18:3). Children that are assured of their parents’ love have a radiant confidence and innocent expectation of good. As beloved children of God, this should be our witness also.

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgement, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been made perfect in love. 1 John 4:16-18

Through the selfless sacrifice of our elder brother and friend, Jesus Christ, we are free to love God and flow forth with Divine love. And faith works by such love. Let us be ever consumed by Christ’s love; ever assured by His death, burial, and resurrection in our stead.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith… Heb 10:23

Let faith be so fuelled in our lives to the wroughting of bountiful miracles and the liberation of our fellow man … to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

…He [Jesus] went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. Acts 10:38