”...by constantly using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life.“
The Apostle Paul explains here that it is the constant exercising our faith that releases the life of Christ inside of us. Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. What that means to me is that we are to keep moving forward tugging on these great possibilities that we hope for as if they are already reality. And that brings in the idea that faith without works is dead. We can’t move forward tugging on the possibilities without taking real action. Most of the time, faith looks like taking a risk. And it is by taking these faith risks that the life of Christ is released inside of us. And what does the life of Christ look like in our lives? It looks like miracles, compassion, joy and love. It looks like the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. So let me challenge you. What is it that you are saying you have faith for today, but have not acted on? Ask the Lord what action He wants you to take to bring that from hope to reality.
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