TODAY’S TONIC: Faith is believing an unshakable God By Duke Akamisoko

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In faith, there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t. Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.Faith is not believing in my own unshakable belief. Faith is believing an unshakable God when everything in me trembles and quakes. Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods. Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.I don’t think that we’re meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith. Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. Any faith that must be supported by the evidence of the senses is not real faith All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. Faith is not contrary to reason. Sometimes the worst conditions can often provide the best atmosphere to act in faith. God doesn’t want our confidence regulated by our audience. If faith-discouragers can shake our confidence badly enough to disable us, our confidence may be in ourselves instead of God. It is a blessing for our children to see us live out our faith—trusting in God’s good character and provision—even when we don’t have all the answers. Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I’ve been closer to him for that reason

<“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” — Hebrews 11:1
* “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.” — Psalm 37:5-6
* “For nothing will be impossible with God.” — Luke 1:37
* “Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?’” — John 11:40
* “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” — Ephesians 2:8-9
* “But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” — James 1:6
* “And Jesus said to him, ‘Go your way; your faith has made you well.’ And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.” — Mark 10:52
* “But someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” — James 2:18
* “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16
* “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” — 1 John 5:4
* “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” — Hebrews 11:6
* “Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” — 1 Peter 1:8-9
* “Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” — James 1:3
* “And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.” — Hebrews 11:11
* “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” — John 3:16
Have amazing Saturday
Bishop Duke Akamisoko