November 10, 2023: Take Heart, I Have Faith!

"So take heart, men, for I have faith in God..." (Acts 27:25 ESV)

Have you ever considered how much your faith affects other people's faith? Paul did! And on the day when most men expected to die in an angry sea, Paul had faith that all would live. Therefore, he could say, "Take heart! I have faith in God!”
 
A man with a word from heaven straight from the mouth of God cannot be moved! His resolve is unshakable. His mountain-moving faith holds firm for himself and others who will join him in believing.
 
Negativity indeed spreads like wildfire, and men become quickly infected with its contagion. In most cases, fear drives such unbelief, causing people to believe for the worse. The crew that Paul was sailing with was expecting the worst based on what their eyes could see and what their bodies were experiencing.
 
Paul had a word from God! The Word of God is living and active. It is spirit, and it is life. It causes the heart of the hearer to resonate with faith! That faith causes things that are not to be as though they were.
 
As you pass through this life, walk with the Word of God hidden in your heart. Be convinced of its power and surety! Let your confidence in it be known to all. Indeed, the faith you stand in will be contagious for others to stand in as well. May they take heart from the fact that you believe.