From Earthly Understanding to Heavenly Faith

From Earthly Understanding to Heavenly Faith


KJV+, John 3:12: “If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?”


Just as Jesus spoke to Nicodemus—who struggled to believe even when earthly illustrations were used to explain spiritual rebirth—so He speaks to us today about the importance of believing His written Word. These are truths we can read, see, and relate to. Our faith must first be grounded in Scripture before it can grow to receive the deeper, specific revelations God gives to our spirit.


We begin our walk with God after salvation by believing His written Word. As we trust and act on what is already revealed in Scripture, our faith grows. But if we cannot believe the written Word—available to all—how can we believe the personal and specific words God brings to us?


If we cannot trust God’s promises in Scripture, which are given to everyone, how can we trust His specific will for our individual lives? It is through experiencing the fulfilment of God’s Word in Scripture that our confidence in Him is strengthened to receive and act on His personal direction. Faith grows from general instruction to specific leading—from public truth to personal revelation.


Through believing what our eyes can see in Scripture, our faith matures to trust God for what we have not yet seen or imagined. If we cannot believe God to work in our lives as He has done in the lives of others, how can we trust Him to do greater things through us?


Faith grows from little to great. If we cannot trust God in small matters, we will struggle to trust Him in greater ones. God desires to do mighty works through us, but He will not bypass our faith. Even in salvation, He requires that we exercise faith—no matter how small.


Our faith must grow from its present level into greater strength for God’s purposes to be fulfilled in us. Many challenges we face are not accidental; they are often allowed by God to stretch and develop our faith. At times, God permits inconvenience to prepare us for greater works.


Through challenges, God shifts our focus from what we can do to what He alone can accomplish through us. Difficulties can redirect our attention from earthly concerns to spiritual realities, stretching our faith to believe God for greater things. Faith does not grow in comfort—it grows in adversity.


Therefore, we must not see God as weak or unwise for allowing trials. Beyond every challenge lies a greater purpose He intends to accomplish through us. In times of trouble, we must deliberately fix our attention on God’s Word. Faith grows by believing and obeying His Word—not by focusing on problems or being controlled by them.


Hold fast to His Word, and your faith will rise from what is seen to what is unseen—from the natural to the supernatural.



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