How To Live

Happy New Week,

I have often times written that the moment a person becomes a Son of God, he uses the faith of Christ and not his faith anymore. This is so because a new life has been acquired, which is the life of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17 and Galatians 2:20 are the perfect examples to explain this. I also wrote on The Power in the Obedience of Faith where I used the servants at the wedding in Cana of Galilee how they obeyed Jesus’ instruction. I also related this to the feeding of the 5,000 how the disciples obeyed Jesus’ instructions. Even though I had written on The Power in the Obedience of Faith, there is still need to take a closer look at how exactly we are to live our lives using the faith of Christ.

Living our lives using the faith of Christ is quite easier than we expect. To live a life of faith is really just a life of obedience--that simple. It really doesn’t have anything to do with how much scriptures you know at first, it just has to do with obedience. You cannot really live your life using the scriptures telling you about the finished works of Jesus if you don’t believe and more importantly obey what it says.

Jesus just gave instructions to the servants at the wedding in Cana of Galilee, they lived their lives using the faith of Jesus by just obeying what Jesus said. The same can be said of the disciples when Jesus gave them the bread to share among the 5,000 who were hungry. The truth is that we are just to do whatever the Holy Spirit asks us to do, it is the doing that is the faith. You don’t need to understand what it means at first, the truth is that as you continue obeying the Holy Spirit, you then get to understand the Holy Spirit more and more.

The Gospel of John chapter 8:31-32 says, “So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word [hold fast to My teachings and live in accordance with them], you are truly My disciples. ₃₂ And you will know the Truth, and Truth will set you free.” The more you obey what Jesus says through His word as interpreted by the Holy Spirit, you would get to know the Truth and all what God has given you by grace, and you would find out that the world has been living a lie all this while.

To obey could appear difficult at first because it isn’t the norm of the society, but to live by the faith of Christ is really by obeying Jesus. Live your life normally, but ensure that as you take each step, ask yourself if what you are doing is pleasing to God. This is how it starts, as little as that, you could start now, don't procrastinate. Without faith it is impossible to please God, in other words, without the obedience to God word it is impossible to please God, which again could be put better thus: ensure whatever you do is pleasing to God, starting now. Forget about yesterday how you messed up, start now and onward by ensuring what you are doing is pleasing to God because it would be what God has asked you to do which is helping you live in His grace. This is how simple it can get. Don’t beat yourself up if don’t accomplish pleasing God at first, one thing is certain which is that you need to examine your life every day if it is pleasing to God, before you know it, your life pleases God more and more, and you find the Holy Spirit directing your life, this is really how living by the faith of Jesus becomes, (ref.: 2 Corinthians 13:5). See His grace manifest in your life every day.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)