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.
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
