Making Your Faith Effective

CALL TO PRAYER

 Title: Making Your Faith Effective

By:  Daniel Peter

Date: 30.03.2022

In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

James 2:17 NIV

Faith as a subject has been treated with much detail in the body of Christ. Despite the much attention given to it, not so many Christians have seen results when applying their faith. This is because, the problem of the body is not the absence of faith, but an absence of knowledge on how to make it effective. 

According to the scriptures, each believer has received a measure of faith, for the bible says “….to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours (2 Peter 1:1)”. It is this measure of faith we have received that enables us to keep affirming the Lordship of Jesus. Though we can increase the measure of faith we have by consistently “hearing the word of God (Rom. 10:17)” as faith comes by it, according to scriptures, the effectiveness of our faith is not dependent on its size. When His disciples asked Him to increase their faith, Jesus Christ repeatedly told them that all they needed was faith as small as a mustard seed (Matt.17:20, Luke 17:6), Now, how do we make our faith effective?

The first thing we need to ensure when applying our faith is that it should be based on the word (that is, the will of God). Too many people are trying to apply their faith in areas that are not necessarily God’s will. Scriptures states, This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us (1 John 5:14). Though this scripture talks about prayer of request, it is also true in every area we seek to apply our faith. Now, because what we desire is good, it doesn’t mean that it is God’s will for us at the moment. We can be sure of what we desire is God’s will if it is consistent with the written word and by enquiring from the Holy Spirit.

Another thing we need to make our faith effective is we must be walking in love. If faith were a car, its fuel would be love. Love is what gives faith life, for the bible states “…The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love (Gal. 5:6 NIV)”. One of the reasons love makes our faith effective is that it gives us the right motives, and having the right motives makes God respond to our request (James 4:3).

The last thing I will mention on how to make our faith effective is that we should be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Many times the answer to our request may come as a leading of the Spirit. When we obey His instructions, we will see the manifestation of that which we desire. God’s promise to Abraham was affirmed when He obeyed the voice of the Holy Spirit leading him to sacrifice his son. This obedience was the action that affirmed Abraham’s faith in God (James 2:21, 22), and God assured him of the fulfilment of that which He had promised Him (Gen. 22:17-19).

Prayer Point:

Let’s thank God for His word today. Let us also ask Him to help us do those things that will make our faith effective. 

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