LIVING BY FAITH

“…The just shall live by his faith” – (Habakkuk 2:4).

Faith is primarily for living. The word ‘live' means several things, it means to survive. And you know the world talks about the survival of the fittest. In the Kingdom it is faith that makes you fit for survival. You cannot be more fit than your faith is. Faith is the vitality of life.

The word ‘live' also means to enjoy, so the just shall enjoy by his faith. The quality of life you live is a function of your faith. To ‘live' could also mean to prevail over circumstances of life. We prevail only by faith. So let's project our faith.

Faith is not a button you press, it is the life you live. What we call victory is a lifestyle. Victory is not an event but the lifestyle of the believer because satanic attack is not an event but a daily routine, satan is attacking you day and night. That is why the bible says, “…Thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ…” (2 Corinthians 2:14). Satan is attacking always but we are triumph always by faith.

It is not enough to be righteous, Job was righteous but he was afflicted. Righteousness minus faith leaves you defenseless. Righteousness is not your defense faith is. Righteousness qualifies you but only faith can possess your inheritance for you. Many are qualified yet they are not possessing their possessions. We are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. By righteousness you can stand before Him but you can only please Him by faith. And until you please Him, you can receive nothing from Him. That is why there are many righteous people that are suffering.

Righteousness gives you access to God's blessings but only faith takes delivery for you. Jesus never said, “Be it unto you according your righteousness”, He said, “Be it unto you according to your faith.” That is why even the Syro-phoenician woman who knew that she was not qualified to be blessed got it by faith (Matt. 15:26-28).

Faith begins with how you see things; your perspective. What are you seeing? Can you see a future? Can you see something beyond what is around you? The truth is God has determined your end irrespective of the circumstances you are going through now. What you are going through presently is not as important as what God has done. You are a finished product, you are just in the process of emergence. God finished you before He started you, He is not just planning for you, He already planned for you before you were formed in your mother's womb (Rom. 8:30). You are a concluded entity, on the way to a predetermined destination. That's the perspective you should have. Meditate on these: Hebrew 11:6, Romans 4:18-20

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