SCRIPTURE:

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. (Romans 8:19)

After Jesus stopped a storm in Mark, chapter 4, the disciples feared exceedingly and said one to another, “what manner of man is this” (verse 41). It’s the manner of man the world is waiting for. Romans 8:19 says, “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”

Two enemies of this God kind of faith are “sense knowledge faith” and “mental assent.” Sense knowledge faith says, “When I see it with my natural eyes or when I feel it, then I will believe.” It’s the kind of faith that’s built on some natural experience rather than solely on the Word of God.

Mental assent agrees with the Bible that it came from God, and that every word is true. But when the crisis comes, it does not work. Why? Because the Word never entered into the person’s heart (See Romans 10:8). Other enemies of faith are fear, doubt, and unbelief. They are all designed to rob you of your faith and leave you vulnerable to the devil’s assaults.

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, thank you for Your Word that works in my life. It saves, heals, protects, and provides. I will guard my faith through knowing and doing Your Word. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

This devotional is excerpted from Bill Winston’s must-read book, The God Kind of Faith. To order your copy now, click here.