People seem to think that they will have faith in God if they see a miracle. But faith is cultivated through our relationship with God. Part of that relationship is reading and studying His Word, the Holy Bible. The Apostle Paul teaches in Romans 10:17 KJV,”So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Whatever you hear all the time, you will believe whether it’s true or not. That is why we must be careful of what we allow ourselves to feed on, such as the news, social media, gossip, etc. That’s why propaganda is so powerful. We see it in history and every election cycle.
Our faith should be based solely on the Word of God. Miracles are just a confirmation of God’s Word, not the source of faith. We see in the Bible that people didn’t have faith in God because of miracles. The children of Israel had to wonder the wilderness for forty years because they didn’t believe God’s promise to give them the land He promised them after seeing many miracles of deliverance and provision. The Jewish religious leaders didn’t believe Jesus was the Messiah, although he did many miracles. They viewed Him as a threat and had him crucified.
Faith can only come by reading the Word and truly believing it in your heart. Once you believe it in your heart, you will look at everything through the lens of the Word. The Word opens your spiritual understanding of the world. It gives you wisdom and understanding of the spiritual things of God. It gives you discernment of the evil in our world and how to fight it spiritually. It takes faith to have a relationship with God and to trust Him and His Word. God does sometimes choose to confirm His Word through miracles. God has given true believers the power through the name of Jesus to perform miracles to reach the lost and provide the needs of the believer, but they can’t be the foundation of faith. Only the Word of God is the foundation of faith.
Hebrews 12:2 KJV
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Mark 16:17-18 KJV
[17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; [18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Deborah K. Givens, Admin
