Good Morning! It’s fashionable to have "faith",
and pretty much noncontroversial. We have faith that our chair will hold us when I
sit down, without looking back at it. People have faith that things are going to get better.
They have faith in higher powers, themselves, the economy,...and depending
on the results of the last election, faith in government. The concept of
faith is warm and cozy, and daytime talk shows ooze happiness when
discussing it. “Having a hard time? Just have faith!” Yeah, faith is
back in style. You are cool if you have it. The sticky part of faith is this: What is your faith rooted in?
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.—Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)
Faith has to be rooted or grounded, in something. It’s just goofy when we have this vague concept of faith, and fuzzy feelings, that have no basis in reality. Scripture teaches us that we are built up in Christ Jesus,...the firm foundation. We are not to have faith in humanity, because that almost always goes badly. We are to have faith in Jesus,...because He is worthy of it.
Our faith in God is what allows us to live in Him,...and be empowered for missions from Him.
Jesus, You are the only one worthy of faith. We don’t want to put our
faith in false promises of men, or temporary highs. We choose You, and the
refuge You offer. Amen.
" Grace and Acceptance, to be known fully, and loved just the same,...that's God."
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