The nature of faith is to turn
the object of faith – God -- into a present reality. God uses reality... life’s
circumstances, to educate our faith, to test and approve it in the cauldron of
adversity. Faith brings us into right relationship with God by coming against
everything that contradicts Him... The World, Our Fleshly Nature, and The
Devil. The greatest expression of faith in the Bible was pinned by Job whose
faith in demonstration exceeded even Abraham... the “Father of Faith”: “Though
He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” Job lived this expression of his faith, so
we need to meditate on it for understanding. First, faith requires some degree
of doubt and is fermented... strengthened, in this struggle as we choose faith
over doubt. Second, faith during adversity is to trust in God’s goodness in
spite of any apparent evidence to the contrary, recognizing His ways are above
our understanding. And third, faith is the steadfast pursuit of God even when
everything around us says He isn’t here, “enduring as seeing Him who is
invisible”, not merely pursuing an answer or desired outcome... but pursuing
God’s presence. “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” God just may... so
we must...
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