The Friction Between Two Stones (Part 2)

Happy Weekend everyone,

Last time, using what I call an allegory of the stones, I said the two stones used in creating fire are used in creating faith. The first stone I explained is hope, which is what we intend to have, that we actually need. And using Hebrews 11:1, I explained that faith is not in the future tense, but in the “now” tense, and we can see that in every area in the scripture where faith was used, and even how God used faith in the creation of the universe in Genesis 1. So, how does faith work? How is it created? What is the second stone that when struck with hope creates faith? All these would be answered today.

I said the hope is what we intend to have, which we need. That which we imagine. And, Hebrews 11:1 made us understand that our hope has been made, in other words, has come to pass through faith. The question is, what made it come to pass?

This leads me to the second stone which is Grace. Grace is the provision of all that we would ever need in our life here on earth and beyond, which has been provided by God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In order to get this Grace, you need hope, which are the things you intended to have which has been provided by Grace. Faith here is simply the believing that all that has been provided by Grace.

Faith is the belief that all that has been given to you by Grace is real and not in the future, because, it actually is real.

In other words, if a person always wanted perfect health, Grace has provided perfect health, but it is left to you to believe that you have the perfect health right now—this is faith.

Faith is not being optimistic, faith is reality which we can activate simply by believing it as real. And you ask, just like that? Why is just like that?

The reason why it is so simple is that is it all that Jesus is, that which He became when He resurrected. Just as all that Adam was we were, likewise, all that the second Adam—Jesus Christ is, we are, which can be gotten by receiving Him as our new life, (ref.: 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20; 1 John 4:17; Ephesians 1:15-22, 2:4-7, 3:20).

We cannot have faith in the Grace given to us if we didn’t have a hope in what was provided by Grace. Likewise, we cannot have faith if what has been provided for isn’t there. Faith cannot exist without Grace and Hope. Therefore, if we have received Jesus as our new life, we shouldn’t pray in the futuristic tense, but in the present or “now” tense because what we hoped for has been provided by God in Grace through Jesus Christ. This is The Friction Between Two Stones.

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)