Respecter of faith
It is stated very clearly in the Bible that God is not a respecter of persons (Acts 10:38 & Rom. 2:11 KJV). That means that He is not partial towards one person over another or that He shows favoritism. You may wonder why it seems like He shows favor towards some people and not others. I’m sure you have seen people that no matter what they have come against them, they always seem to come out victorious while others seem to always live in defeat. Why is that? If He does not respect one person over another there clearly has to be a reason. Why is it that God seems to respect some more than others? God is a respecter of FAITH! Faith will grab God’s attention. Faith will give God the access to move in our lives. Faith can actually cause Him to marvel. Have you ever thought that you could actually cause God to marvel or be amazed with your faith? That is just what a centurion did that we read about in Matt. 8:5-10.
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Notice Jesus’ response to their conversation in verse 10. This mans faith caused Jesus to marvel or be amazed. Jesus had seen a lot of people but none of them had faith so great that it got His attention like that of this man. Not only did it cause Him to marvel, but He was also very pleased. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (Heb. 11:6). Faith is the only way to please Him, but if we draw back, He is not pleased (Heb. 10:38). We please God when we are in faith, but when we are really strong in faith, we cause God to take special attention. I can just hear Him saying, “would you just look at that faith? That’s My son, or that’s my daughter”!
We are to walk, or live by faith (2 Cor. 5:7). That doesn’t mean that it is easy, but it is what we have to do if we are going to please our Father and live the victorious life He has for us. Living by faith is actually a fight. We are told in 1 Tim. 6:12 to fight the good fight of faith. The enemy will do everything he can to get us out of faith. If he can succeed in doing that he can whip us, but if we remain in faith, he knows that we will win every time.
I would like to leave you with the challenge of not only living by faith, but living a life that will cause your Father to stop and marvel.
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Notice Jesus’ response to their conversation in verse 10. This mans faith caused Jesus to marvel or be amazed. Jesus had seen a lot of people but none of them had faith so great that it got His attention like that of this man. Not only did it cause Him to marvel, but He was also very pleased. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (Heb. 11:6). Faith is the only way to please Him, but if we draw back, He is not pleased (Heb. 10:38). We please God when we are in faith, but when we are really strong in faith, we cause God to take special attention. I can just hear Him saying, “would you just look at that faith? That’s My son, or that’s my daughter”!
We are to walk, or live by faith (2 Cor. 5:7). That doesn’t mean that it is easy, but it is what we have to do if we are going to please our Father and live the victorious life He has for us. Living by faith is actually a fight. We are told in 1 Tim. 6:12 to fight the good fight of faith. The enemy will do everything he can to get us out of faith. If he can succeed in doing that he can whip us, but if we remain in faith, he knows that we will win every time.
I would like to leave you with the challenge of not only living by faith, but living a life that will cause your Father to stop and marvel.
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