From The Life of Faith, by William Romaine -
“Thou canst not do him greater honour than to receive from him what he has to give. That is glorifying him. It is putting the crown upon his head, and confessing him to be a perfect all-sufficient Christ when it pleaseth thee, as it did his Father, that in him should all fulness dwell, and when thou art content to live out of thyself upon his fulness for the supply of all thy needs in time and in eternity. To live thus upon him is his glory, and it is thy privilege, thy interest, and thy happiness. In every state, spiritual and temporal, and in every circumstance thou canst possibly be in, thou art commanded to look up to Christ, that thou mayest receive out of his fulness, and to depend upon him to save thee from every evil, and to bestow upon thee every good. In thy walk heavenwards, and in everything thou meetest with by the way, put thy trust in Christ, and expect from him the fulfilling of all his promises. He has all power in heaven and earth, for that very purpose. Still rely upon him, and cast thy burdens on him, when thou art tempted; when old corruptions arise, when the world and the devil assault thee, when under a sense of weakness and dulness in duty, when in darkness and desertion, in persecution and trouble, in pain and poverty, in sickness and death. This is the Life of Faith.”
“I would advise thee, reader, to observe two things, which will be much for Christ’s glory and for thy edification.
First, - In thy frequent and careful perusal of the Bible (and mind, thou canst not read it too much), take particular notice of the promises…. Treasure them up then in thy memory, and have them ready against the time of need, looking up,
Secondly, - To Christ for the fulfilling of them. Trust him, and he will not fail thee. Depend upon his almighty power….
O most blessed Jesus, increase the faith of thy people, that they may glorify thee more, by depending upon thee for all the promised blessings of thy salvation.”
“First, – In thy frequent and careful perusal of the Bible (and mind, thou canst not read it too much), take particular notice of the promises…. Treasure them up then in thy memory, and have them ready against the time of need, looking up,”
I really appreciated this part because lately God has really been revealing my lack of faith. When we doubt God’s promises we are questioning His character even if we are not consciously aware of it.I know faith is a gift and I daily beg God to give me more faith. When God grants you the faith to beleive something that He reveals to us it definitely becomes a priceless treasure.
Hi Katey! Faith comes from God, but how, in what way? I think this is important. It may change how you pray. Pam
Hi Pam, I have been thinking and meditating a lot on this and I think that the way in which God grants us faith is in revealing to us our sin and our wretched state. When we see how fallen our flesh is and we stop putting any trust in it then we can see through Christ’s eyes who God is and have faith in it. Am I at least on the right track?
Yes, you are. To willingly enter into seeing your sin as God sees it is crucial. You’re right, it weans you away from trusting the flesh and makes you desire to be free from it. But then, what? Do you have more faith? No, probably not. But you have DESIRE and that’s the beginning. Seeing who God is, yes, that’s it! And He is pleased to reveal Himself to those who turn from their sin and desire Him. And He reveals Christ Jesus and all that He has done for us. Now, every shred or splinter of revelation about Himself produces FAITH in that specific area. So we are back to the same glorious truth: Pursue God to know Him! The next two excerpts are going to be on that exact topic. Pam