THE TEST OF FAITH

There comes a time in the life of every believer in the called-out Assembly; when Yehovah puts us to tests of faith. Similar to the test Israel faced on the wilderness side of the Red Sea. What was this test?

It is to look at all the dangers ahead; the giant issues facing us, the high walls of affliction, the principalities and powers that seek to destroy us; and to cast ourselves totally on Yehovah. The test is to commit ourselves to a lifetime of trust and confidence in His word. It is going forward in covenant faithfulness to believe that Yehovah will enable us by His indwelling Spirit to overcome and be victorious over all our problems and enemies.

Our heavenly Father isn’t only looking for a faith that deals with one problem at a time. He’s looking for a lifetime of faith, a lifelong commitment to believe Him for the impossible. This kind of faith brings calm and rest to our soul, no matter what our situation. And we have this calm because we’ve settled once and for all, “My God is the most powerful being in the Universe. He is able to bring me out of any and all afflictions.”

Yehovah is our loving God and Father who doesn't want His people to dwell in unbelief. You will be tested from time to time and those are the times when you have to make a decision to trust Yehovah to carry you through the test. Yehovah wants a faith that endures, a faith that won’t allow anything to shake you from trust and confidence in His faithfulness. The faith of Jesus Messiah for example.

As Israel faced the Red Sea, the people were told to go forward and they did so in faith. They were focused on one thing God asked of them: to obey His word and go forward. That is faith!

It means setting your heart to obey all that is written in Yehovah’s word, to obey all the words He gave to Jesus to give to us, without questioning it or taking it lightly.

We know that if our hearts are determined to obey, Yehovah will make sure His word to us is clear, without confusion. Moreover, if He commands us to do something, He will supply us with the enabling power and strength to obey: “Let the weak say, I am strong” (Joel 3:10). “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might” (Ephesians 6:10).