"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear" (Heb 11:3)."Through faith we understand." If you have no faith, you have no proper understanding. Without faith, all your understanding of spiritual matters is but misunderstanding. A person can, with his natural brain, understand the natural things of this natural world. But to understand things of the other world, one needs a supernatural brain called 'faith' which is activated by the Holy Spirit. Human understanding is limited, as the human brain is limited. Once faith comes into our heart, our understanding becomes unlimited - like an ocean (I Cor 2:11, 12). However, when faith is gone, spiritual understanding is dead.
The Word of God which framed the worlds, is framing us also. The Word of God is called the word of faith (Rom 10:8) - which has creative power. The word for "frame" in Greek means "to make thoroughly fit." In other words, faith in God's Word makes a man thoroughly fit physically, spiritually, emotionally etc. "His name through faith in His name hath made this man strong,.. yea, the faith which is by Him hath given him this perfect soundness" (Acts 3:16).
How can a man believe that God can meet his spiritual needs, if he cannot trust in God for his material needs like health, healing, finance etc?
- Late Pastor T.U.Thomas, in "Morning Manna"
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