May 2010 - English

… that [God] might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. (Rom 3:26b)

Faith is a word that is used repeatedly in Christian circles. But what is this faith.? It is faith or belief in a person; the very person of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is not faith in the doctrines of a particular denomination or church, it is not even faith in the wonderful doctrine of ‘justification by faith’, but it is our faith in Him; we believe Him!

Having faith in a person, rather than a set of rules is an exciting adventure. Jesus is never rigid in the way He acts; He is always spontaneous. On a daily basis, we seldom know what He will do, but we know it will always be loving.

Paul tells us that ... as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God (Rom 8:14). And Jesus, when talking about the effects of New Birth says to Nicodemus that the wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit. (John 3:8)

To the outsider there will appear to be no rhyme or reason to our lives, but God, through the Holy Spirit, will orchestrate each life into a perfect whole.

Now, there are some, whose lives are simply chaotic; this is not what these verses mean for we are told that God is not the author of confusion but of peace ... (1 Cor 14:33a)

But to those born of the Spirit, their lives are a carefully choreographed part of God’s wonderful purposes!

Do you live with an expectation of God doing something new today?