Last week we finished Hosea as part of our LifeJournal Bible reading. A phrase from chapter 14 has been rolling around in my heart ever since:
The Lord says,
“Then I will heal you of your faithlessness;
my love will know no bounds,
for my anger will be gone forever.
That gets me fired up! I want the Lord to heal me of my faithlessness. It’s my faithlessness that lies at the bottom of my struggles, my apathy, my worries and fears, my depend-on-me attitude…
Vic King preached at midtown this week, and did a fabulous job with the passage from James about faith and works. He talked about the idea that our faith is shown through our works, that God created us to do good things. Our faith must be measured by the quality, not the quantity. Jesus confronted his followers for having little faith, but also taught them that if they had faith the size of a grain of mustard seed, they could command mountains to move. Good stuff…you can listen to Vic’s talk here.
I want a faith that is alive, robust, life-changing. My faith in God should move me, motivate me to love and good deeds. Like a body without breath/spirit, faith without action is dead. Can I call Jesus “Lord” and not do what he says?
Oh God, would you heal me of my faithlessness?!
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