Meditate
On
Therefore
He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it
by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians
3:5
Don’t Sacrifice Hearing For Doing
My
friend, God who performs miracles among you, does He do it by the hearing of
faith or by the works of the law? It is by the hearing of faith—hearing and
believing. The works of the law cannot give you miracles, but the hearing of
faith can. The Bible says that by the foolishness of preaching, God sozos you.
That is, He saves, heals, blesses and makes you whole (1 Corinthians 1:21).
For
example, when Paul was preaching in Lystra, a crippled man who was listening to
the apostle had faith to be healed. All Paul had to do was shout to him, “Stand
up straight on your feet!” And the man leaped and walked (Acts 14:10).
Beloved,
don’t sacrifice hearing for doing. In the Old Testament, the Israelites made
the golden calf from gold earrings. Gold in the Bible speaks of divinity and
earrings, hearing. Together they speak of divine hearing. The calf is an animal
of labor. In other words, by worshipping the golden calf, the Israelites were
worshipping the god of labor and sacrificing divine hearing for doing. That is
what a lot of Christians are doing today. They focus on doing and sacrifice
hearing.
So
don’t fall into this trap. Your works or self-efforts cannot save you or bring
about the miracle you need. Just keep hearing about and meditating on what
Jesus has done for you. Believe the good news and rest in Jesus’ finished work.
Faith will come to empower you to stand, walk and leap in victory!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH
PRINCE
