By Faith Alone

Faith is the corresponding essence that materialises in us before what is hoped for manifests. Scientifically, the principle of quantum entanglement may offer a deeper explanation to those who need it; however, we who are born again by the Spirit of the living God accept by Faith that God’s word creates life and reality and that by partnering with the word of God, we align with and bring to our realities that which He has spoken.

By faith, the words of the elders manifested, proving their testimony. These select elders had not been hardened and jaded, losing hope in the word eternal, but had remained young at heart, accepting by faith that what the Lord had promised, He would deliver to them.

By faith, God’s word manifested, creating the worlds and galaxies. When the Lord said to a dark planet, “Let there be light”, divine order entered chaos, creating a world with the perfect conditions for life. There is intelligent design.

As with Abel, faith identifies the righteous from the unrighteous. The called, from the disobedient, envious and murderous. By faith, a legacy is created and sustained long after the righteous exit this plane of existence for eternal glory because Faith pleases God, and it is God who establishes, lifts up, uproots and tears down.

How could one please God if they could not commune with Him? Faith enables its possessor to prove the existence of God to himself and by his own life, to others. Without faith, no one can commune with God. Faith is crucial, critical and necessary to life extending beyond deterioration, decay and death.

Faith reveals spiritual mysteries that affect physical realities changing the fabric of reality into what we hope for. Faith is Godly fear that produces timely solutions which become an ark for our salvation when the world around us has chosen destruction by their disobedience and hate of God.

By faith, our feet find a foothold in territory we cannot see with our eyes, but posses with our hearts. By faith, patience becomes great strength as we wait in the promises of God, as we tabernacle in situations and circumstances we will overcome, if we do not faint. By faith, we are rooted in the identity and citizenship of the eternal city of God, therefore we persevere in these our temporary trials.

By faith, our physical limits and death becomes strength that births new life. By faith, what is birthed in us who believe is multiplied beyond physical limits and understanding, confounding the strong and wise.

By faith, God is not ashamed to call us His children, and we shall not be put to shame when we stand before Him on the day of judgement becuase we hold the testimony of Faith in what He has done for us, through Jesus.

By faith, sacrifices are made that overturn the decree of death. By faith, we bless friends and foes alike, trusting in God’s perfect justice. By faith, we see and plan for deliverance when oppressed.

By faith we scorn corrupt governments and destructive mandates that kill, steal and destroy the people. By faith, we see and take hold of eternal reward and shun ungodly pleasures, riches and sin, even when we suffer and are persecuted.

By faith, we take communion, knowing the angel of death has no power over the body and blood of Christ Jesus, which we are one with.

By faith, highways appear in the deep for safe passage through seemingly insurmountable odds and circumstances. By faith, spiritual and physical corrupt structures fall, are falling and are destroyed when God’s people worship. By faith, the unrighteous are made righteous and valiant, the timid courageous and the fearful doused with Holy fire to defy evil.

By faith the righteous overcome and the meek inherit the earth. By faith, persecution, afflictions and torture is scorned for the reward of God is already possesed. Justification by faith. By faith, we all who are in Christ inherit the promise and receive the Kingdom of God, together.

Audra Oakes

BIBLE REFERENCES

Hebrews 11 — the primary spine throughout (faith defined, elders' testimony, Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Rahab, the martyrs, together in the promise)

Genesis 1:3 — "Let there be light" / divine order entering chaos / intelligent design

John 1:1-3 — the Word creating all things / God's word manifesting worlds

Romans 4:17 — God calls things that are not as though they were / faith and the spoken word

Romans 8:17 — heirs of God, co-heirs with Christ / inheriting the promise together

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 — light and momentary troubles / fixing eyes on the unseen eternal

Hebrews 12:1-2 — the cloud of witnesses / running with perseverance / not fainting

Hebrews 12:22 — the eternal city of God / heavenly Jerusalem / citizenship

Hebrews 13:5 — God not ashamed to be called our God / He has prepared a city

1 Corinthians 1:27 — confounding the strong and wise / God choosing the weak

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 — communion / body and blood of Christ

Exodus 12:13 — Passover / the angel of death passing over / the blood as protection

Exodus 14:21-22 — highways in the deep / the Red Sea parting

Joshua 6:20 — corrupt structures falling through worship / the walls of Jericho

John 10:10 — kill, steal and destroy / corrupt governments and destructive mandates

Romans 3:28 — justification by faith

Galatians 3:29 — heirs according to the promise / receiving the Kingdom together

Matthew 5:5 — the meek inheriting the earth

Romans 8:1 — no condemnation / not put to shame

Philippians 4:7 — peace that surpasses understanding / beyond physical limits