" NOW faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things as yet unseen " That is the Biblical definition of faith . A dictionary will often define it as ' trust' but while faith has trust in it ,it is more than that and the lesser never contains the greater the greater always contains the lesser.
When Lazerus was Ill and dying and Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus to come quickly the scriptures specifically says Jesus loved both Mary and Martha yet " when he heard that he was sick abode two days where he was .
When Jesus arrived Lazarus had been dead for 4 days and "now stinketh" For corruption enters the body after 3 days.
When Martha heard the Lord was near she went out to meet him . Mary was still in the house . You might argue that while Martha rushed out to meet Jesus Mary sat still in the house .
Be that as it may Martha's faith was in the past ." Lord if thou hast been here Lazarus would not have died".
Mary's faith was in the future . " I know that thou will raise him up at the resurrection (?)"
Faith does not work in the past nor does it work in the future but always works in the NOW.
Jesus replied " I am the resurrection and the Life".
Gidion had heard of God and of His great works in times gone by and believed . But was meditating where was God now? In the prevailing circumstances of Isreals distress .While his thoughts drew him near to God ,God drew near to him. And once the lines of communication had been established things began to change for the better and Isreal got a revival .
Job had heard of God .So too Moses both believed but " Jesus had not yet come" so to speak .
When the disciples were struggling in the boat bailing out the water it is written " Jesus had not yet come" . He was up in the mountain and could see them plainly . What is our expectation? I'm not talking about the rapture that is in some future though not too distant. Have we but heard of Him but our eyes have never seen Him?
When Lazerus was Ill and dying and Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus to come quickly the scriptures specifically says Jesus loved both Mary and Martha yet " when he heard that he was sick abode two days where he was .
When Jesus arrived Lazarus had been dead for 4 days and "now stinketh" For corruption enters the body after 3 days.
When Martha heard the Lord was near she went out to meet him . Mary was still in the house . You might argue that while Martha rushed out to meet Jesus Mary sat still in the house .
Be that as it may Martha's faith was in the past ." Lord if thou hast been here Lazarus would not have died".
Mary's faith was in the future . " I know that thou will raise him up at the resurrection (?)"
Faith does not work in the past nor does it work in the future but always works in the NOW.
Jesus replied " I am the resurrection and the Life".
Gidion had heard of God and of His great works in times gone by and believed . But was meditating where was God now? In the prevailing circumstances of Isreals distress .While his thoughts drew him near to God ,God drew near to him. And once the lines of communication had been established things began to change for the better and Isreal got a revival .
Job had heard of God .So too Moses both believed but " Jesus had not yet come" so to speak .
When the disciples were struggling in the boat bailing out the water it is written " Jesus had not yet come" . He was up in the mountain and could see them plainly . What is our expectation? I'm not talking about the rapture that is in some future though not too distant. Have we but heard of Him but our eyes have never seen Him?
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