Whole Faith

In reading the life of Christ, the most powerful and dynamic act He did was to touch the sick and He allowed them to touch Him.

I think of the woman who was internally bleeding for years. She came from behind Him and touch His garment. Jesus turned and said to her, "Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague." (Mark 5:34 KJV).

In the book of Acts we read of man who was full of faith. Stephen is described as "full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people." (Acts 6:8, KJV). Such faith Stephen possessed flowed to others who in turn were healed and restored.

I believe God must touch our lives with a revelation of Himself that provokes in us an unshakeable trust in His nature.

To the hemorrhaging woman crawling through the crowd to reach out her trembling hands... to a man full of faith who saw the Son of God standing to receive him upon His death; required confidence in God's power to do and act.

Beloved, how many of us sit in church mouthing the words of songs and agreeing to messages that inspire faith but we simply don't believe Him in our every day lives. We are frustrated and bewildered why nothing changes in our circumstances no matter how many tears we've cried or prayers shouted or whispered.

God has to make us whole in our minds and hearts. He has to remove the things that try to fill our lives with some faulty and empty substitute for wholeness. Sadly, most of us are like Gideon hidden in a well wondering where is all the miracles and power of God that we heard in times past.

Remember this truth. God is our refuge and strength, a great help in times of distress. (Psalms 46:1 ISV). Our problems and difficulties will change (better or worse) but God remains our help at all times! When we grasp this revelation of God's power to help - we are touch by truth - truth that transforms us and makes our faith whole.

No rips or gaps that cause us to bleed out our trust. Whole faith.

God is for me. He is my Helper.

And He will come through for me.