God's Faith

In reading "The Upper Room Disciplines 2014" today, I read the daily devotion written by Kwasi Kena with the week being titled "What Only Faith Can See." This devotion made me stop and think...it made me rethink my life and my call to ministry...it put a new "spin" on following the path that God has set out for me...for humanity.

The reading talked about faith...or faith in God...it talked about those times when we question our own faith. But what really struck me and changed my view is when Kwasi talks about the faith God has in us... I have always known that God is always there for me...I have always known that God will help me fulfill His purpose in my life. I have faith that God will and has equipped me for every good work He has in store for me to do. But...the thought that God has faith in me is mind boggling. But it is not just faith in me but faith in all the He created...The creator of the universe has faith in me...the God of the universe has entrusted me to follow His purpose plan in my life.  

There may be times in our lives when we stress out because we want people to have faith in us. Even when they say they do we may question if they are sincere. There may be time in our lives when we don't have faith in ourselves. There may be times in our lives when we feel that what we do really has no real value for the Kingdom of God. There may even be times in our lives when we don't trust or faith in our own selves and feel that we are inept in all that we do.

 I realize that a lot of my life has been wanting others to have faith in me...unfortunately if I don't live up to "others expectations" in me they loose that faith in me. But...God has faith in and for us. God has so much faith that when we tell God "we don't have faith in ourselves to accomplish what He has for us" He says "I have enough faith for both of us..." We are called by the Living God to follow His plan for our lives and we are entrusted with that very call to fulfill that piece of His Kingdom here on earth. God has so much faith in us that even when we fall short of His plan...He still has faith in us... (What human can say the same thing about their trust of others...)

God has faith in you and in me... What more could we ask for? What other approval do we need? Who can we think of that is more important to have faith in us? 

Thank you Creator, every Faithful God, for loving us so much and believing in us so much that you have faith and trust in Your creation called humanity. Thank you for never giving up on us even when we fail to follow Your plan and for loving us back by Your faith. How Awesome and faithful You are. I come humbled and amazed to Your throne of grace through Your Son, the perfecter of our faith, Lord Jesus Christ. 

Amen