2 Peter 1:1-11
One of the enduring sayings of our Lord is found in John 14:12. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. It is the intention of God that we follow in the footsteps of Jesus in character and charisma. If he lived without sin, we should do same. If he performed wonders, we should also do. But here, he is telling us that we should do greater works if only we believe. Today, we claim that we believe. Yet we are not seeing the works. The Apostles of old did mighty works. And it is said we “have obtained like precious faith”. If it is the same faith, why are we not seeing same results? In the previous treatise, we were looking at the power of Unbelief. Could this be the reason we are not seeing greater works?
We believe if we can be open to God, we will see that He has a greater plan for us in the future than we have ever seen or dreamed of in the past. It is God’s delight to make possible to us what seems impossible, and when we reach a place where He alone has the right-of-way, then all the things that have been obscured and misunderstood are clarified.
This “like precious faith” that Peter was writing about is a gift that God is willing to give to all of us. God wants us to receive it so that we may subdue kingdoms, work righteousness, and, if need be, stop the mouths of lions (Heb. 11:33). We should be able to triumph under all circumstances, not because we have confidence in ourselves, but because our confidence is only in God. It is always those people who are full of faith who have a good report, who never murmur, who are in the place of victory, who are not in the place of human order but of divine order, since God has come to dwell in them. If we are not seeing it working, let’s check the quality of our faith. Is it the same faith that was delivered to the early Christians?
PRAYER: LORD, help my unbelief.
