LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL
By Pastor Mensa Otabil
Friday 28th April 2023
ACTIVATE YOUR FAITH
Scripture Reading: Luke 8:22-25
And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and marvelled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!” Luke 8:24–25
Jesus asked His disciples about the whereabouts of their faith after He stilled the storm, they found themselves in. Why did the Lord ask them, ‘Where is your faith?’ What did He mean by that question?
• Faith can be abandoned. It is possible to have faith and still not use it. The Lord Jesus did not doubt the faith of His disciples. He questioned why they did not use it at the crucial time when they needed it the most.
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We abandon our faith when we allow the storms of life to overwhelm us so much so, that we don’t use our faith. Many times we magnify our problems to the extent that we abandon all that we know about God and His promises. Jesus does not want us to shelve our faith when we come against big problems. Our faith in God must always be put to work, no matter what.
• Faith rests in God. The Lord demonstrated His faith by remaining calm and confident when He and His disciples were caught in the storm. Instead of panicking, the Lord trusted His Father to keep Him even when He was asleep.
• Faith works at all times. When we operate in faith, we can trust the Lord to keep us at all times and in all situations. Although the Lord Jesus was asleep in the boat, His faith was active in God.
• Faith speaks to the storm. When the Lord Jesus awoke from His sleep, He simply issued a command, and the waves obeyed Him. That is what He wants us to do. The Lord wants us to speak God’s word against every storm of life.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, my faith is fully rested in you. I command every storm be to be stilled. In Jesus’ name, Amen.✊🙌🔥🔥💥
