Turning Hope into Faith 2

Wow.... I'm updating my blog less than a few months since the last one. That's because I really love talking about Faith and when I get comments it actually really motivates me to write more.



From my last post we find out the importance of the Word of God in reference to our Faith building. We can see by the scriptures that Faith is directly connected to the WORD of God. The word of God can come in many different ways. We can Read the word or we can Hear the word. What is the WORD? Is the word simply the red and black letters typed upon the pages of your Bible? Is the Word something that you speak by inspiration? What defines the Word of God?



Let's check the scriptures:



John 1:1 In the Beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with God, and the WORD was GOD.

v.14 And the WORD was made flesh and dwelt among us...



We understand those scriptures as being the interpretation of what the WORD actually is. The Word is not a thing but rather the Word is someone. Jesus is the very incarnation of the word. He embodies the very creative Word. In fact in one instance Jesus said:



John 6:51 I am the living Bread which came down from Heaven,...



Bread has always been a type of the Word of God. Thus Jesus is letting us know that he himself is the very manifestation of the WORD or the Logos. Jesus is the very bread, word, substance of existence.



How does this tie into Faith? Easy! Jesus is the Word. We receive Faith through the Word. If we want more Faith we have to have more Jesus. Jesus is the source from which we gather Faith. Faith is the nectar that we can extrapolate from a true relationship with JESUS. This is also the reason that Paul wrote in my absolute favorite scripture:



Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.







To be continued...



p.s. It's getting good.