Faith in Action
I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 18th of August, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Hebrews 11:6:
”But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
In other words, without faith we can’t please God.
Then we go to Romans 10:17:
”So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Lots of people have written to me over the years and asked me, ”How do you get more faith?” Well, there’s the answer. It comes by hearing and listening to the word of God and reading the Bible.
John Wesley tells a story that took place in 1735. He boarded a ship for the USA, and on board were many English passengers and Moravian people going to America. Moravians from the early church that was started in Germany. As they went to sea, it was winter, it was freezing cold. A great storm arose, the mast broke, and it looked like the ship was about to sink. Now remember, John Wesley was a theologian. He had a Master of Arts Degree in Theology. He thought he was a man of faith. He thought he was a Christian but listen to the story.
The storm got so violent that the English passengers aboard were panicking and screaming. Then Wesley looked up on board, and he saw the group of Moravians quietly, calmly singing hymns to God as the sea washed across the top of the ship. Then he realised that he was not saved and that he did not really know God. It changed his life. I’m talking about faith being a practical thing. Folks, we need to realise faith is not a noun like a cupboard or a chair. Faith is a doing word. It is a verb.
By action, those Moravians showed John Wesley that he wasn’t even saved, but afterwards, in a little Bible study in Aldersgate in London - he went to a Bible study. He sat there quietly, and he said a strange warmth came over his heart, scales fell from his eyes, and he believed that at that moment he was born again.
We need to walk the talk. People need to see our faith by our actions.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.