To Walk by Faith

Like I've stated earlier, the Lord has been trying to teach me many things. One of those things lately (well, probably always, but I just am really being focused on it lately) is how to walk by faith and what that means. In fellowship with other dear believers, we have discussed lately the faith of a child. I remember so very clearly my faith as a child, how simple and pure it was. We as adults seem to have to complicate and rationalize everything, and through that I think that we are really limiting God's work and His recieving of glory through our lack of pure faith.

A couple of weeks ago, my nephew was praying that it would stop raining outside. Shortly, it did. He ran to his mom and said "God answered my prayers, mom!"  -- To him, that is exactly what happened, to us as adults, many of us would rationalize in our minds that the clouds just passed by on thier original route and that it was no big deal. I think that the Lord really does answer those kinds of prayers. I think that our Father delights to show Himself well able to do exceedingly and abundantly above what we can ask or think! He really does care...not just about the 'big' things in life, but also just as much, about the little things as well. He says that He even cares so much for the sparrows - the little birds of the air. "Are you not of much more worth, O ye of little faith?"

How wonderful to have a Father such as He! I was reading this morning an article talking about this very thing of faith. - Funny how the Lord brings things like this along when He is teaching you. Coinsidence? I don't think so. Anyway, I received this article in the mail. It was talking about the 12 spies that the Lord sent forth to scout out the promised land. Ten of these ones came back and were fearful because of the huge walls and the giants that lived in that land. Caleb and Joshua were the only ones that gave a "good report" of how the land was very good and how they were "well able" to possess it. The whole congregation started to fear and complain as a result of the 10 spies' unbelief. Joshua and Caleb rebuked the crowd. Numbers 14:7-9 says:

And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.

As a result of the others' unbelief, the Lord said not one shall come into the land where He swore that He would make them dwell except for Joshua and Caleb.

There are many such examples of faith in the Bible...and the reward of them. (See Hebrews 11) May the Father continue to teach us to "walk by faith". Remember, with God nothing is impossible.