“Faith is not opposed to knowledge; faith is opposed to sight. And grace is not opposed to effort; it is opposed to earning.” - Dallas Willard
Faith is not blind but is informed by the character of God. As songwriter, Sam McCabe, sings: Faiths a gamble on His faithful history, cause if you want to follow Jesus, you can’t bet on what you see.” As the depth and knowledge of our relationship with God grows, so also does our faith. Faith exists on a spectrum of belief and unbelief, which is why we must make every effort to supplement to our faith and work out our salvation with fear and trembling (2 Peter 1:5, Philippians 2:12).
Father, as we move toward Advent - would you grow our faith and knowledge, affection, and attention in the person and work of Christ? For your glory and our good, amen.
Amen,
AB