20/02/2026
Faith Building—Making a bold move.
Text: Romans 10:17.
Examining faith as a concept is wide if one should take time carefully to study this theme. It is not in the interest of the writer to go into detail discussion on the subject of faith, but to look at some of the examples of how men and women of bible times have demonstrated their faith on various occasions. The only definition of faith I'll give is the one in Hebrews 11:1, which summarizes all we shall be discussing. According to Hebrews 11:1, faith is "Confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see"(NIV).
In Hebrews 11, the writer gives examples of many people in the old testament who expressed their faith in serving God. These include Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham and Sarah. Based on their action, all of them had confidence in what they hoped for, all of them also had assurance of getting what they did not see at that material time. They did not doubt God, they believed God in totality, they were forward looking and always hopeful to get what God has promised to them. Specifically in this discussion, the writer is interested in talking briefly on making a bold move while building your faith. In Romans 10:17, the apostle Paul says "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God". When you hear the word of God, your faith can increase from one level to another. The word of God helps you to build your faith. You may be ignorant on many things in your relationship with God, but as you hear the word of God through several means, you can build your faith continuously. Yours can be dormant, but it can come alive when you are always in touch with the word of God. Faith building is a continuous one. The foundation of our faith is Jesus, but you can build on this foundation everyday in your life experience. We shall be talking in faith building as we go on in subsequent discussions because building a house starts from the foundation, and even after completing the house you would not stop maintaining the house as long as you stay in that house. In other words, apart from building your faith, you also maintain it. This is faith building. You build and maintain your faith through daily interactions with God in studying His words, prayers, etc.
Making a bold move while expressing your faith has to do with going into action or demonstrating your faith in order to get the results of what you hoped for. David had faith in God to kill Goliath. Apart from giving testimony of how God helped him to defend him and the animals he was taking care of and also telling Goliath how he will conquer him through God's power, David finally made a bold move by going in to action in demonstrating that faith when he picked stones and used one of the stones to kill Goliath. He did not waste time to face Goliath who was threatening God's people. His bold move brought the giant down and the name of God was glorified 1 Samuel 17:48-51. Remember that David's faith was in the Lord. At the appropriate time, he made a bold move by demonstrating his faith. This demostration of faith by David brought victory and joy to the nation of Israel.
Brethren, I know you have faith in the Lord, is it not time for you to demonstrate it? If your faith is hinged or connected to God's power, the Lord will not disappoint you.
Challenge: Make a bold move.
The Teacher's Pst. Prof. Dick Odiba.