Weekly Devotional 3

Many of us are not waiting on God, God is waiting for us. We pray, fast, and say we have faith, and yet, we ignore the instructions that faith demands.

Have you ever wondered why we pray for so many things and never seem to receive them? Many times, it’s because we think we are asking in faith when it’s actually incomplete.

I’ve heard a lot of people use this Scripture as their mantra,”Without faith, we cannot receive from God”, so when I pray with faith, I’ll automatically receive anything I want from God.

Yes, the Scripture does tells us that without faith, we cannot receive anything from God, because we walk by faith and not by sight. But what many of us fail to understand is that faith and obedience work hand in hand.

The Bible says that faith without works is dead. In other words, faith without action is dead. Faith without obeying the instructions God gives us is dead.

Abraham, the father of faith, always obeyed God. When God told him to leave his country and his father’s house, he obeyed without questions. When God asked him to sacrifice his only son, he obeyed without complaint.

Gideon also obeyed God by going to battle with only 300 men against the Midianites. He obeyed because he had faith.

In Hebrews 11, many men of faith are listed, and they all shared one thing in common: they listened to God and obeyed Him.

Faith is not just praying without doubt that God will do it. Faith is also doing what the Lord has instructed us to do, without doubt. You cannot claim to trust God and yet ignore His instructions.

We pray for provision but refuse to obey God’s word about giving.
We ask for mercy but refuse to give others second chances.
We pray to be lifted up but go against God’s word by looking down on others.

The Bible says, “Ask and you shall receive.” Yet it also says, “Until now, you have not asked for anything in My name.” This shows us that we don’t always act like people who truly expect to receive from God.

Think about this: if someone promises you a million dollars and asks you to wait for one hour, you won’t move. Why? Because you believe it’s coming.

If this is normal logic, how much more when it comes to God?

Shalom🙏