Psalms 27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
What is it that gives courage to the laboring missionary? What is the element that gives the believer the substance to fight daily the good fight of faith? How do we explain Christians-- both the past and contemporary-- who, without hesitation put their lives on the line for the Lord and the Word of the Gospel? What is it that keeps people from spiritually ‘fainting’ or, giving up and cracking under insurmountable spiritual strain or pressure?
To find the answers to these questions, we need to turn our ears from carnal wisdom; we need to hear the Words of celestial truth. Faith, in its early stages, is like a love relationship. It is as easy to say, “I fell in love”, as to proclaim, “I believe”. Time and conflict though, have the nasty habit of testing both love relationships and faith. So, what makes the difference between a “fainting” love or a “fainting” faith? What quantifies the caliber of their foundation?
Here are some things to ponder. Is the proclaimed ‘love’, ‘belief’, or ‘faith’ emotion-based? Are they solely driven by human passion? Is the substance of their existence founded on physical gratification? Or is it a ‘love’, ‘belief’, and ‘faith’ that is true and alive of its own without having to lean on the shaky props of feelings and that stands tall without the stilts of personal gratification?
Faith and true relationships need to be built on the certainty of the foundation of the Word of God. We need to lead our life and service for the Lord according to His unfailing will. This is the secret of not ‘fainting”, when we “believe”, and ‘know’ that it is God’s will that we will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
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