“By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared
by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are
visible” —Hebrews 11:3
Faith
is the instrument that God has given to the body of Christ to live like He
does. Jesus, God’s Son, came to earth to
demonstrate to us God’s character. So
that as Christ’s disciples we, then, can act like He does.
Through
the ministry of Jesus we see that God does not get afraid when the forces of
nature are overwhelming and it looks like death is certain. In Luke 8:22-24, we read how Jesus calms a
tsunami by speaking to the wind and the raging water, and then ask His
disciples, “Where is your faith?” Meaning, is your faith in the
circumstances you are looking at, or is it in the one who is in the boat with
you.
The
same is true with food. You can believe
that food will provide nourishment to your body and keep you from
starving. But until you act upon what
you believe by eating you will starve.
You
must act upon what you believe to receive any benefit from it. “Thus
also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (James 2:17).
I
want to encourage you today to develop your faith in the area of natural
disasters by mediating on Scriptures that promise God’s deliverance. Such as, Psalm 91; Psalm 121:5-8, “The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your
shade at your right hand. The sun shall
not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your
soul. The Lord shall preserve your going
out and your coming in from this time forth and even forevermore.”
“Though I walk
in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand
against the wrath of my enemies. And
Your right hand will save me. The Lord
will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy O Lord, endures forever; do not
forsake the works of Your hands” (Psalm 138:7-8).
When
the enemy comes, your heart and mind will be renewed so that your faith can
focus on Your Deliverer and your deliverance.
He is with you and will never forsake you.