FAITH IS SIMPLE
Faith is not the heroic leap of a confident soul; it is the quiet leaning of a needy one. The Bible never presents faith as a work to be admired, but as an empty hand stretched toward Christ. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the message of Christ (Romans 10:17). It is born not from self-assurance, but from the glad discovery that God has spoken, and that what He has said is trustworthy. Faith begins where pride ends.
At its heart, faith is taking God at His word. Abraham believed God, not because circumstances agreed, but because God had promised, and that was enough (Genesis 15:6). Faith does not inspect the promise to see if it deserves confidence; it rests in the character of the One who made it. When God speaks, faith says Amen. When God promises, faith waits without bargaining. This is why faith glorifies God more than effort ever could, because it confesses that God alone is sufficient.
Faith is also simple because its object is singular. We are not called to trust a system, a method, or even our own believing, but a Person. The Gospel directs our eyes to Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who began what we could not start and completed what we could not finish (Hebrews 12:2). Faith does not look inward for reassurance; it looks outward to Christ, seated at the right hand of God, faithful and unchanging.
This faith unites the believer to Christ in such a way that His life becomes ours. The one who believes is justified freely by God’s grace and now stands in peace with Him (Romans 5:1). Faith does not merely accept facts about Christ; it receives Christ Himself. From that union flows obedience, love, endurance, and hope, not as payment, but as fruit. The tree lives before it bears.
Let no one suppose that faith must be strong to be saving. A trembling faith laid upon a mighty Savior is enough. The power does not reside in the believer’s grip, but in Christ’s grasp. Faith may stagger, but Christ does not. Faith may whisper, but heaven hears it clearly. God delights to honor even the smallest trust when it rests wholly in His Son.
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Lord Jesus Christ, teach us to trust You simply and fully. Turn our eyes away from ourselves and fix them upon You alone. Strengthen our faith by Your Word, and let our lives rest in the certainty of Your grace. Amen.
BDD
