HE IS NOT SLACK

READING: ROMANS 4:19-25

Verse 21: “and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform,”

“I guess it was just meant to be.” That is an expression we hear used at times. It seems to indicate a surrender to whatever comes, or a decision to accept some fate or destiny that is operating. It could even be called a form of fatalism. As Christians we are not called to that, we are not fatalists. Our lives are not directed by some vague destiny, but by relationships which submit us to the will of God and the influence of the Holy Spirit. We are FAITHalists! Abraham was an adherent and a foremost example with regard to this type of response. He fully believed, completely committed and totally dedicated himself to the conviction that God would keep His promises. Abraham’s type of faith is the type that remains best for us today. It is faith that does not stop at believing “something” will happen, but trusts that Almighty God Himself will direct and oversee the occurrences in our lives. We have been saved through faith as the gift of God. It is also through that same gift of faith that He constantly blesses our lives. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. Is there a difference between your faith and the faith of Abraham?

2. How can a person know if they are a fatalist or a faithalist?