Matthew 9:29

 

Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you--Matthew 9:29

 

These words spoken by Jesus to two blind men bring to mind the thought that when we one day stand before our God accounting for how we have lived in this life, we will stand or fall according to the faith we have in him while living on this side of eternity (Acts 17:30-31; 2 Cor. 5:10). If one day we hear those glad words, "Well done good and faithful servant", it will be because we have striven each day of this earthly sojourn to walk a little closer to God. If that is to be, we will have to vigilantly watch for our souls, standing fast in the faith, adhering firmly to God's word and his word only lest we be corrupted by the world around us or be led to deny or reject his word by listening to and heeding the theories and philosophies of mortal man (1 Cor. 16:13; 1 John 2:15-17; Eph.6:13-14;  Matthew 7:21-23; 1 John 4:1).

 

Every waking moment we are walking in harms way (1 Peter 5:7). Know this, our walk on this side of eternity will be a safe one if we will place ourselves into God's hands with an unwavering faith in his promises believing that he is able to do all that he has promised (Jude 24-24; Ephesians 3:20-21; Hebrews 10:23). With a steadfast faith in God, we do not worry about what will or will not happen tomorrow (Colossians 2:5; 1 Corinthians 15:58). Often we sing, "Living by faith in Jesus above, Trusting, confiding in his great love; From all harm safe in his sheltering arm, I'm living by faith and feel no alarm".

 

I wonder, is our faith a trusting, unwavering faith that allows us to place ourselves into the arms of Jesus believing that he will safely see us through each day and night, knowing that he will always be there surrounding us with his love and care?  Suppose for a moment that you are standing before the judgment bar of God and he says to you, "According to your faith, be it unto you". Where, O where will you spend eternity?

 

Charles Hicks