Queens' Monthly Mentoring
Modeling Faith
This month we are going to look at what it is to model our faith.. In today's society, people need to see your faith in action. Saying you believe something that you are not willing to demonstrate will no longer fly into today's world. We must be willing to do what we say we believe.
We are called to demonstrate our faith through the way we live our daily lives. If we operate just like the world, we are not modeling faith.
Hebrews 10:39 BSB
“But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.”
God has given us faith examples in the body of Christ and throughout the Bible that we can imitate.
Philippians 3:17 NIV
“Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.”
Psalm 37:37 CSB
“Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the person of peace will have a future.”
Hebrews 13:7 BSB & AMP & LSV
“Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.”
“Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith [their conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the Provider of eternal salvation through Christ, and imitate their reliance on God with absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].”
“Be mindful of those leading you, who spoke to you the word of God, who, considering the outcome of [their] behavior, imitate [their] faith:”
There is always another level of faith for us to grow to. We must not become comfortable or complacent in our faith.
Romans 1:17 AMP
“For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “THE JUST and UPRIGHT SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”
Hebrews 6:12 NLT & AMP
“Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.”
“so that you will not be [spiritually] sluggish, but [will instead be] imitators of those who through faith [lean on God with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in His power] and by patient endurance [even when suffering] are [now] inheriting the promises.”
1 Corinthians 15:58 AMP
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].
No matter how popular a person, ministry or organization is, we must not allow them to turn us from Biblical faith. We must also be aware that the enemy uses religion and religious people.
Romans 16:17-18 BSB
“Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.”
Matthew 7:15 AMP & CEV
“Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”
“Watch out for false prophets! They dress up like sheep, but inside they are wolves who have come to attack you.”
Galatians 1:8-9 AMP
“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we [originally] preached to you, let him be condemned to destruction! As we have said before, so I now say again, if anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from that which you received [from us], let him be condemned to destruction!”
Godly examples of faith:
Hebrews 11
We are called to demonstrate our faith through the way we live our daily lives. If we operate just like the world, we are not modeling faith.
Hebrews 10:39 BSB
“But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.”
God has given us faith examples in the body of Christ and throughout the Bible that we can imitate.
Philippians 3:17 NIV
“Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.”
Psalm 37:37 CSB
“Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the person of peace will have a future.”
Hebrews 13:7 BSB & AMP & LSV
“Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.”
“Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith [their conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the Provider of eternal salvation through Christ, and imitate their reliance on God with absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].”
“Be mindful of those leading you, who spoke to you the word of God, who, considering the outcome of [their] behavior, imitate [their] faith:”
There is always another level of faith for us to grow to. We must not become comfortable or complacent in our faith.
Romans 1:17 AMP
“For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “THE JUST and UPRIGHT SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”
Hebrews 6:12 NLT & AMP
“Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.”
“so that you will not be [spiritually] sluggish, but [will instead be] imitators of those who through faith [lean on God with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in His power] and by patient endurance [even when suffering] are [now] inheriting the promises.”
1 Corinthians 15:58 AMP
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].
No matter how popular a person, ministry or organization is, we must not allow them to turn us from Biblical faith. We must also be aware that the enemy uses religion and religious people.
Romans 16:17-18 BSB
“Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.”
Matthew 7:15 AMP & CEV
“Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”
“Watch out for false prophets! They dress up like sheep, but inside they are wolves who have come to attack you.”
Galatians 1:8-9 AMP
“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we [originally] preached to you, let him be condemned to destruction! As we have said before, so I now say again, if anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from that which you received [from us], let him be condemned to destruction!”
Godly examples of faith:
Hebrews 11