SOURCE OF YOUR FAITH?
This is good news to hear that many people are accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. But the basis for their faith accepting Him is more important as the same will lead them till they reach Him or until His second coming. We have to hold our faith fast till the end which is a difficult thing but is possible if our faith is built on the Lord himself. As we all know, Our Lord said –Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? Luke 18:8. His intention is about the possibility that our faith may fade away. Therefore, we have to try to be faithful till we leave this world as it is written –“be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation 2:10”. If our faith is built on the right foundation, we will hold it till the end and be heirs of His kingdom.
A general way of looking at God is – we will believe him after seeing His power, His works in our life. His miracles, his signs etc., should not be the foundation for our faith but the Lord himself who did all these to us should be the source of our faith.
In this context, you may read this verse from the Bible- And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. Exodus 3:2-3
Moses saw two things:(1) Angel of the Lord (Jesus Christ)in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush(2) A bush burned with fire which was not consumed
After seeing the above, Lord Servant Moses reasoned within himself and said that he would turn aside to the great sight why the bush was not burnt. Surely, Moses was a man of God on the earth for which God himself gives a testimony that no such prophet was born like unto him whom the Lord knew face to face. Now for a second assume yourself in the place of Moses and ask yourself – what would I do if I were in his place? Would you prefer to see- the Angel of the Lord appeared in a flame of fire out of the midst of the bush or a bush burned with fire but not consumed? Would you prefer to think why the Angel of the Lord appeared to me or why the bush was not consumed even the bush was burned with fire? Your assumption represents how people are approaching the Lord and making Him as a Saviour.
If you prefer to look at the BUSH and believe the Lord after seeing His miracle-how the bush was not consumed, the source of your faith will be His miracle but not the Lord himself. Miracles and wonders do happen in our life as He is there for you and me forever. But if they are taken as the source of our faith, our faith may fade away. But, in the same bush the Angel of the Lord is also present there. The Angel of the Lord is more important to see than the Bush burning. He is the source for the miracle happened. If your preference is to see the Angel of the Lord, who is the Saviour Lord Jesus Christ, your faith is on the right foundation. Now a day, in many places, the true gospel is not being preached to the people but trying to attract the people through miracles, healings etc.,(BUSH), neglecting to introduce Jesus Christ( THE ANGEL OF THE LORD) who Himself as the source of faith to people. Therefore, (a) Test the source of your faith – Is the Crucified Lord himself is the source for your faith? (b) Can you be faithful unto death?