Faith

“Faith is the substances of things hoped for. It is the evidence of things unseen.”

More and more, faith is being attributed to many different phenomena and idols, and to humanity itself, because of our oblivion to the God of creation.

Greek mythology entertains the possibility that there may be multiple deities calling for worship, awaiting to grant specific requests – especially pertaining to creation.Greek mythology also attributes creation of the earth to several gods. As Christians, we understand God, the Supreme Being, to be the sole creator of the universe. We also know from scripture that God is a jealous God and refuses to share His praises with anything or anyone. In Isaiah 42:8 it is declared;

“I am the LORD; that is my name!
I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.”

The scriptures cite several events where God destroys creation, as a result of humanity and angelic creatures tampering with them. This is often done with the product of their God-given ability, as seen in many biblical events. On example of this takes place at the ‘Tower of Babel’, when men worked together to construct a skyscraper, in order to gain high repute all over the world. God took action on the tower and struck it down, and went onto flood the earth in an attempt to purge it of the disgrace that humanity had brought upon him. Of this event, Proverbs 8:21 writes that;

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.”

Another example which illustrates humanity’s attempts to override God was in Genesis 6 where we witness angels co inhabiting with humans and having children that the bible describes as “Heroes and Nephilims or Giants.” David later went onto assassinate one of these descendants.

In giving us the capacity for faith, God has given humanity its strongest asset. God knew very well what man would be capable of. What is important to note is that faith is so strong, humanity has been able to continually act in contempt by performing ‘marvellous works’ such as Babel, without any divine authority.

Since man has been corrupted and using his gift for his own esteem, God sent His only Son to demonstrate the value of our existence and destination.

Ephesians 2:10 states;

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

The word is now clear where we must to put our faith and for which works it must be used. While many have been considered gods, Jesus was the only person in history who showed as much compassion, strength, and masculinity as the God of the Bible. Jesus allowed Himself to be flogged by His own creation, and died for them to prove His love and commitment to humanity. While there have been numerous leaders claiming to be god-sent, not one of them has ever claimed the punishment that was meant for humanity. Only one man in history was willing to go through fatal agony for the transgressions of the world.

As time goes on, miraculous ‘signs and wonders’ take place, as the Bible foretold, but we must be careful where we are putting our faith in these situations. Faith has been given to us as the foundation for our future, and our tool for discerning what is of God, and what is not. We must constantly test signs and wonders against scripture.

The fact that we can only water plants and trees and God makes them grow, indicates that only He deserves the credit for man’s triumphs.We may tend the garden, but someone else has to push the button.

Colossians 3:17 states;

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”