By Faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared am ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by Faith. (Heb. 10:7 KJV)
The necessary basis for operating Faith is the Word of God. Without God’s Word Faith cannot incept or commence. This is a strong and important reference of notice in operating Faith. Faith commences when the Word of God about a subject is revealed, embraced and employed.
It could be greatly distressing, frustrating and disappointing to confuse Faith with Idea; this confusion is the bane of pursuing one’s idea mistaking it for act or step of Faith. Thus, clarity about Faith and idea is key to understanding and operating Faith. Whereas an idea is a thought, plan or notion derived from one’s imagination; a conjecture of one’s mind: Faith is an inspiration of God; a motion by God upon a Man’s spirit to do (often) what is humanly undesirable or un-desirable. Faith is a situated in Man’s spirit but idea is a derived from the intellect; a calculation envisioned by what is physically possible but Faith is spiritual; a derivation of God’s infinite understanding to bring something out of notion. Idea is basic, earthy and carnal but Faith is intricate, complex, Heavenly and Spiritual.
The account of Moses and his mission to save the children of Israel from Egypt is a good reference to illustrate the distinction between Faith and Idea. When Moses was yet in Egypt and ahead of God calling and sending him to return to Egypt after he fled (Egypt); Moses had an idea or a thought that backfired and he fled for his life (chuckle). Moses could not realize his idea.
About this account the Bible says, “When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites. He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian. Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not…he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.” (Acts 7: 23-27 NIV). Notice, “Moses thought…”; the venture was his idea; God did not (or had not) sent him at the time. What he did was merely his idea and that idea failed.
It is important as interesting to note that, one may attempt the same activity by an idea whereas it would had been by Faith if only one does that same activity at God’s command. (Meditate on this).
According to the Bible, after forty years as a fugitive and outlaw; God would call on Moses…” using him to rescue them” as Bible recorded; “The Lord said to him…I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’ (Acts 7:33-34 NIV). At God’s instance being now by Faith; “…Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.” (Exo. 4:13 NIV) but he went eventually.
One may ask “is it a bad idea to have an idea, wish, desire or plan derived from one’s mind or intellect?”. Oh! It may not be wrong but it may not work either as encountered by Moses. Until Moses went by God to rescue Israel (which had been his idea); Moses’s idea was unsuccessful but by Faith; being inspired by God; the goal was realized… “For we walk by faith, not by sight” (1 Cor. 5:7 KJV) Let us learn to always commit our idea to God; allow him to direct our choice and course; then our plans shall succeed. (Pro. 3:6 NIV)
