Creating an Atmosphere of Faith
Creating an Atmosphere of Faith
There’s a story that talks about some men who brought a crippled friend to Jesus seeking healing. When they arrived at the house where Jesus was teaching, they couldn’t get inside because the place was so full of people.
They proceeded to climb on top of the house and began tearing a portion of the roof off so they could lower their friend down on a stretcher.
The Bible says in Luke 5:20 that, “He (Jesus) saw their faith…”
That means faith is something more than just believing it in your heart, it’s also doing something.
Real Bible faith can be witnessed by those around us!
Their faith-actions created an atmosphere for a miracle. It moved Jesus and immediately He said to the man in verse 24, So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
What brought about the presence, power, and goodness of God? An atmosphere of faith shown and witnessed by the men’s actions.
Atmosphere is defined as: a surrounding influence or environment. Environment is defined as: the conditions that surround someone which affects growth, health, progress, and success!
Many people don’t realize they have much to do with whether or not they experience the presence, power, and goodness of God.
We are told in 1Timothy 2:3-4 This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. But we know that not all men have received God simply because they refuse to believe and, therefore, will not spend eternity with him.
God wants to make his presence known in our lives! He wants to let us feel His power, as well as His goodness, but we’re the ones who must create an atmosphere that is ready, willing and able to receive Him..
And that atmosphere is called FAITH! An atmosphere of faith is the atmosphere in which God operates. When we find faith, He moves!
One of the greatest ways in which we create the atmosphere of faith, which will produce the presence, power, and goodness of God, is through; investing in the word by bringing it into your soul, agreeing with God’s word, taking action and doing the word, as well as speaking the faith.
Follow-up reading -
Invest in the Word - Psalms 119:11
Agree with God’s Word - Matthew 18:19
Do the Word - James 2:22
Speak Faith - Mark 11:24