Sisters, what do you think of when you hear the word “faithful”? Today, I want you to look at the people who are in your circle and ask yourself two questions:
- Am I connected to faithful friends?
- Am I a faithful friend?
Someone recently asked me about being connected to a community of faith. She was asking about a church, but it made think even more about the phrase “community of faith.” What if we really were a community of faith—a group of people who really believed that God will do what He promised to do simply because He said that He would? What if we, the people of God, really stood on His Word no matter what—and we actually stood together on His promises? Sisters, we can accomplish so much more together than we can on our own. There is power in connection; now we need to get connected to the right people—those sisters of great faith.
I asked you what words come to mind when you hear “faithful.” I want to focus on the actual words: faith + full. How many of your friends really are full of faith? Would you describe yourself as “full of faith”? When we connect and we are full of faith, that connection produces results! Don’t believe me? Let’s look at Luke 5:17-20 (NIV).
One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
Read verse 20 again: When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
The Manna Chef 