The Bridge of Faith

Faith is the bridge between God and I. God can do all things, and He has all things that pertain to life. But how do all these things that God has and can do get to me? One way, and one way only. The bridge of faith. Jesus said, "according to your faith (not His) be it done unto you" (Matt 9:27-29), " your faith has made you well" (Matt 9:20-22), Mark 2:5 says, " when Jesus saw their faith" (end of quote) He responded and did something, and Mark 9:23 says "all things are possible to him who believes".

The prayer that the Apostle Paul prayed in Ephesians 1:17-23 is the best example of the bridge of faith. Paul prays in verse 19 that he would know the exceeding greatness of God's power that was extended toward him from God when he believed God. Paul's believing God produced the bridge of faith for that thing which God had and was now able to get it to Paul's need. Paul's faith in God was God's access to Paul. That verse in Ephesians continues on to say that Paul's believing God was just the same as when Jesus believed (God the Father) that the Father would raise Him (Jesus) from the dead if Jesus obediently and trustfully followed Him to that place of death. It was Jesus's believing the Father that raised Jesus from the dead. Jesus's believing what His Father said is what created the bridge between Him and His Father and the Father used the bridge of faith to get the resurrection power to Jesus.

This is the purpose of faith. It is our only contact with God that will produce the things that we need from Him. We are responsible as believers, to keep the bridge between God and us intact, and the only way this is done is by believing Him (not just believing "in" Him). When we stop believing, we tear down and destroy the bridge of faith (that is why the devil attacks your faith) which stops the flow of God's provision into our lives. All that God requires us to do is just believe Him, for then He is well pleased (Heb 11:6) for now He has access into our lives over that bridge of faith. If what you need from God is not there with you, then go immediately and check the condition of your bridge, for when the bridge (of faith) is in good working order, then God will be able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we can ask or think. (Eph 3:20) But, you have to read the second half of that verse to see how He does it for you. The last part of that verse says (you will receive the exceedingly, abundantly things) according to the power that works in us. It's according to what or how much "you" can believe, and not according to God's abilities. Your believing God is what builds the bridge of faith and keeps it intact. It simply boils down to you and me opening up the book (the bible) and looking at the promise from Him that covers our need, then believing that promise for ourselves. Our faith in His word of promise produces the bridge of faith between God and our need and it's over this bridge (of faith) that God brings His provision that He promised to you. God truly enjoys that child of His whose bridge is in good working order. It's impossible to please God without faith (Heb 11:6) so let our goal for each and every day be to put a smile on God's face by maintaining our bridge of faith.