A Nugget from New Life Network
(by Dr. Larry Ollison)
Scripture for the Day (July 5, 2017)
For we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7)
Our “Scripture for the Day” is an anchor scripture for Christians. But what does that scripture really mean? Let’s take a closer look.
Walking by faith means that we base everything we do in life upon what God says because we believe Him. In fact, we believe Him so deeply that everything we say, everywhere we go, every action we take, and every thought in our mind aligns itself with what God says.
A few months ago, I was talking with a lady in my church who was being abused by her boyfriend. She was being abused slightly physically, but she was being severely abused verbally and mentally. The thing that amazed me the most was that even though her boyfriend was abusing her and lying to her regularly, she still continued to believe him and defend him. I remember thinking, Why is it that people will submit themselves to an evil person, but the same person will resist believing a God who has never lied and who always tells the truth?
We serve such a God. Walking by faith should be easy. However, it is a struggle for many. From an early age, we are trained to believe what we see. In fact, a familiar phrase used by many is this: “I will believe it when I see it.” But for the Christian walking by faith, it’s actually quite the opposite. For us, we’ll see it when we believe it.
A truth we find threaded through God’s Word is that everything a Christian receives, he or she must believe for it first. Before we receive salvation, we must believe for salvation. God searches over the earth looking for those who will believe Him (2 Chronicles 16:9). And when He finds someone who believes Him, then He rewards them because God is a rewarder of those who believe that He is and diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
But He answered and said, It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4)
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. (Romans 10:17)
