YOUR FAITH HAS SAVED YOU

There are four kinds of faith spoken of in the Bible:
• Saving faith
• Living Faith
• Healing Faith
• Triumphant Faith
Simon said, `Lord save me’ (Matthew 14:30)

Simon Peter wanted to imitate His Master. Peter did walk on water and performed a miracle because he trusted the Word of the Living God. But when the wind blew and the water disturbed, his faith vanished. Precisely then he started sinking. This is the story of many Christian leaders today.
The just shall live by faith (Habakkuk 2:4)
(Romans 1: 17, Hebrews 10:38)
Abraham believed God and it was considered righteousness for him. The righteous man is not one who has never ever sinned. But he is one who trusts God with all his heart, all his might, all his mind and all his spirit. He is one who will rise up even if he falls seven times, not the one who has never ever fallen.
Abraham received from God the promise of a son, the promise of descendants, and the promise of land. In his lifetime, he did not see much of the promise. For 24 years after the promise, he had no son; but Abraham believed that the God who promised is capable of fulfilling his word. That was the faith of Abraham, which saw its climax at Mount Moriah.
‘Your faith has healed’ (Mark 5: 34)
People in the medical and paramedical profession have the opportunity to touch the hearts of people as no other profession can. They can reach out to the lonely and forsaken hearts and start the process of healing. Healing is not just by medicine alone, but by love and care that heal the heart facilitating the healing of the mind and body.
If you have the faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, move from here .. and it will move.. (Matthew 17: 21)
Faith triumphs when it removes mountains. Mountains of obstacles. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden, nor can a lighthouse or a beacon of light.
Mother Teresa was once an unknown school teacher who was unhappy because she did not find fulfillment in her life. As she was contemplating, a beggar approached her. She gave alms only to find another, and another approach her. Finally, she decided to start an orphanage, and soon she was left with no money to feed the orphans.
She decided to venture into the next house to ask for help. The Sardar next door spat on her outstretched palm. She smiled and said, ‘This is for me. Now give something for the orphans.’ Pricked by the conscience, the Sardar fell at her feet and apologized, and became the greatest patron of her orphanage. Love triumphs at home, at work, in the field, on the street. Love is faith in action.