Remember, Reflect, Rest, Repeat

January 01, 2021
Remember, Reflect, Rest, Repeat
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Remember, Reflect, Rest, Repeat

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Show Notes

Here’s the thing about Jesus: not only is He God and Savior of the world— He is also “the author and perfecter of faith†(Hebrews 12:2). But what does this mean?

First, it means Christ Himself is the Source of our faith. He is the Creator of faith. In fact, the very reason we have faith in Him is because He gave faith to us as a gift, calling us into His loving arms.

Second, it means He is perfecting our faith. This means we don’t need to fret about our faith, fearful that Jesus will stop loving us when we mess up. In Christ, our faith is secure because He is its Author and the One who perfects it.

Why does this matter? It matters because it means that, since Jesus is the Source of our faith, faith does not come from us. Therefore, we don’t need to look inside ourselves to find faith; we need only look to Him. What a relief! The very Author of our faith is the One perfecting it so we don’t have to! This takes the pressure off and allows us to surrender and entrust our faith to the One who is writing it in the first place.

So look to Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of your faith. He is faithful and promises to finish the work He started in you (Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24). • M. L. E.

• In what ways have you tried to make your faith look perfect?

• How can you trust God, the Author of faith, to make your faith perfect?

Looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 (WEB)

 

Read Verses:

Deuteronomy 15:15; 24:18; Psalm 106

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