Acting In Belief – Paul Chappell
Yesterday morning’s devotional by Paul Chappell was a huge blessing to me – to GOD be the glory!! This morning, are you seeking to understand faith that moves mountains?…faith that pleases God? Ask the Lord to show you how you can put your faith in action. Just as Peter stepped out of the boat, ask God how you can take a step of faith in regard to a mountain in your life. Then, when He nudges your heart, don’t question Him! SHOW your faith that God has heard your prayer by obeying His gentle promptings.
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Acting in Belief (from Daily in the Word by Paul Chappell)
Tuesday, Aug 15, 2017
“And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.”
1 Kings 8:54–56
When Hudson Taylor first went to China as a missionary, there were few people actively involved in the work of evangelism. Taylor found that most of the “missionaries” were spending all their time with the British businessmen working in the cities rather than going out and reaching the Chinese with the gospel. Taylor devised a radical plan—to recruit teams of missionaries who would go into the interior of the country and focus on reaching the lost Chinese. But the hardships and obstacles were many, and for a time, Taylor despaired of meeting his ambitious goal.
After a time of prayer, Taylor moved forward, deciding to trust God. He later wrote, “The Lord conquered my unbelief, and I surrendered myself to God for this service. I told him that all responsibility as to the issues and consequences must rest with him; that as his servant it was mine to obey and to follow him.” Taylor launched the independent China Inland Mission, and, by 1876, one of every five missionaries to China was part of this group. Taylor believed God’s promises and acted on them. Our faith is not measured by what we say, but by what we do. If we truly believe God’s promises, then we will claim them and act on them. We will never accomplish what we should for God if we do not trust Him.