Fruitless Faith
Opening Thoughts:
If there was no resurrection, what would faith look like?
Scripture:
1 Corinthians 15:14, Hebrews 11:6
Devotion:
The scripture continues to tell us what our Christian life would be like if there was no resurrection. In 1 Corinthians 15:14, the end of the verse tells us that our faith would be in vain. Much like the emptiness of our evangelism we spoke about yesterday, our faith would be empty as well. Think for a moment what you have faith in when it comes to what the bible teaches about faith. Read Hebrews 11 and you will see all of the aspects of our faith. If my faith is futile then it draws into question everything I believe about what the bible teaches. But Jesus did rise from the grave! Because of this, I don’t have to worry about whether I should believe what the bible teaches, I just believe.
Application:
In Romans 12:3, the Apostle Paul states that God has assigned to each believer a measure of faith. Then in 2 Peter 1:5, the bible tells us to supplement, or add, to our faith. Many times we live out our faith life as if it is empty. We care not for the things of God, nor desire to be bothered with living a Spirit filled life. This shouldn’t be the testimony of a believer. We should be exercising and growing in our faith on a daily basis.
Prayer:
Lord, help me to have faith in your Word and desire to grow and increase in my faith. Work in my life and stretch my faith so that I will come to see your work and plan in my life.