God's Faith

Why is faith so important in God's plan of salvation?  Could it be that faith is an essential ingredient in success in all walks of life?  Could it be just one more example of a practical everyday benefit it is to be a Christian?  I love how God models faith.

I have written in the past about how God exhibited great faith in Jesus by sending Him to the cross.  Remember that Jesus as a human had free will just like the rest of us.  He could have chosen to save Himself and I don't think there is anything God could have done to change that.  God simply had great faith in Jesus and knew that wouldn't be a problem.

Let's look at another story of God's faith.

Job!

Satan comes to God and wants to take Job out.  He thinks the only reason Job believes in God is because Job has had such a good life.  God agrees to allow Satan to put Job to the test.  The only thing is that Satan can't kill Job.

Think about that.  God has such great faith that Job won't renounce God that God tells Satan, "Go ahead, have at him!"

Does God have that same kind of faith in us?  I believe He does, if we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior.  If not, I doubt it.  Why would accepting Jesus make the difference?  Because God tells us quite clearly that once we accept Jesus we are family and we begin to live a favored life.

What kind of favor?  The favor of Jesus and God's word, through the Holy Spirit, guiding our lives.  Does that mean our lives will be perfect?  Nope.  But it does mean the God will have faith in us striving to serve Him more and more each day.  And isn't it a comforting feeling know that God has faith in us?