Spiritual faith is believing what Our Heavenly Father says is true then acting on it. Those who purpose to walk in unconditional Love are also urged to proceed toward walking in great faith in the same manner as our elder brother Jesus Christ. He is our perfect example of a mature Son so why not expect to minister in like fashion. Jesus spoke in Mark 16:
14 Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Jesus revealed FATHER’S Divine Intent for all disciples including you and me. A disciple is a “follower,” someone who adheres completely to the teachings of another (Jesus Christ), making them his rule of life and conduct. There is no room for unbelief and hardness of heart if a disciple expects to fulfill Jesus’ mandate of ministering to the world. There will be many who will wax cold as the time approaches but there will be those of us who continue to diligently press in and are pleasing unto Our Heavenly Father.
At some point we should expect signs following, rather than following after signs. Those who follow after signs fall into the “seeing is believing” group whereas FATHER expects us to be in the “believing is seeing” remnant. As Paul stated by THE SPIRIT in 2 Corinthians chapter 5:
7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
When we adhere to the teachings of Jesus, we express our faith in Him and are pleasing to FATHER and have begun to walk according to our purpose. Notice how FATHER responded to Jesus when He was baptized by John:
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.
16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.
17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Jesus had been walking in faith for thirty years without any public ministry whatsoever. He had performed no miracles of record nor had He preached the Gospel. His baptism was the culmination of His preparation and His faith in His stated purpose was about to physically manifest. FATHER was well pleased!
Let us not grow weary in our walk of faith but let us hold fast to our confession knowing that at some point the fullness of our purpose will manifest similar to Our Elder Brother. Let us praise and glorify Our Heavenly Father daily knowing that HE is working in our lives according to HIS Divine Intent of Love.