be also glorified together (Romans
8:16,17). Sufferings will come to you
in this life, so you must live by faith. If
you suffer faithfully for Jesus, you will be
glorified with Him in eternity one day.
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Many times, believing to see requires
divine patience. Paul wrote, Cast not
away therefore your confidence,
which hath great recompence
of reward. For ye have need of
patience, that, after ye have done
the will of God, ye might receive the
promise (Hebrews 10:35,36). Don’t
cast away your trust and confidence
in God and His Word simply because
He does not answer right away. Every
promise of God has conditions; and if
you meet the conditions of the promise
you need and do God’s will, the promise
will be fulfilled in due season. You must
patiently wait and believe to see God
move for you.
Divine Faith Pleases God
Throughout the four Gospels, Jesus
demonstrated that He possessed all
power. He healed all manner of sickness
and disease; He raised the dead; He cast
out devils; He walked the waters, and
He calmed the angry seas. But Jesus’
great power could only work according
to people’s faith. Then touched he
their eyes, saying, According to your
faith be it unto you (Matthew 9:29).
Divine faith in God heals the
sick. And he Jesus said unto her,
Daughter, thy faith hath made thee
whole; go in peace, and be whole of
thy plague (Mark 5:34). Divine faith in
God saves souls. And he Jesus said
unto her, Thy sins are forgiven...Thy
faith hath saved thee; go in peace
(Luke 7:48,50).
Jesus was so pleased when He
found divine faith in operation, but He
was displeased when He found a lack
of divine faith. Jesus was in a boat with
the disciples in the midst of a terrible
storm, and the disciples were afraid and
thinking they were going to die because
they were not using spiritual vision.
Jesus said to them, Why are ye fearful,
O ye of little faith? Then he arose,
and rebuked the winds and the sea;
and there was a great calm (Matthew
8:26). The disciples had lost sight of the
fact that the very Son of God was right
there with them on the boat.
Jesus must have grown so tired and
weary within Himself as He consistently
struggled with the lack of divine faith
in people, and especially in His own
disciples. Then Jesus answered
and said, O faithless and perverse
generation, how long shall I be with
you? how long shall I suffer you
(Matthew 17:17)? Every child of God
must know the necessity of living by
faith, so you can please Jesus moment
by moment and from faith to faith.
Where Is Your Faith?
At one point near the close of Jesus’
ministry, He asked a profound question:
Nevertheless when the Son of
man cometh, shall he find faith on
the earth (Luke 18:8)? When Jesus
makes His second appearance, will your
divine faith be in operation? Will you
be patiently waiting and looking for His
promised return? Will your garments be
spotless, and will you be working to bring
in the last of the harvest of lost souls?
Jesus also posed the question,
Where is your faith (Luke 8:25)?
Friend, you are in spiritual trouble if you
put your faith in anything but the Word
of the living God and His promises. Jesus
said, Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but my words shall not pass
away (Matthew 24:35).
If you have a great need in your life
today, believe to see the promises of
God fulfilled for you. Believe to see your
problem solved or your miracle or healing
take place. Then glorify God by telling
others about what He has done for you.