The Journey of Faith Part 3 - Middle of Your Testimony 3.16.25

Joshua Boyd

We are back on our road learning about the Journey of Faith.  It isn’t a journey unless we start and our journey of faith begins with believing the good news of salvation.  Step after step in our journey is only progressed by believing the Word and acting on it by faith, keeping our conscience clear, and our obedience on the ready. That takes work. And it is a constant improvement or growth of your faith.  We go from faith to faith, glory to glory.  

Hebrews 4:11 - Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. 

For most of us, that initial journey of faith to salvation didn’t take too long.  Once you believed, the action of calling on the name of the Lord brought you to the destination of salvation. Eternal life is yours, Jesus has wiped your sins away and it didn’t even take but a few minutes.  Wow, this life of faith is easy!

Much like the children of Israel though, leaving Egypt in one day—an example of our salvation—wasn’t the end of their journey. Specifically, it wasn’t their final destination.  Salvation isn’t the end of the Christian walk.  For too many it is though – don’t let that be you, don’t let that be your kids.  Jesus commanded us to go and “get people saved so they’ll go to heaven”. No. He said, go and make disciples—go and lead people on their own journey of faith.  That means we have to be at least slightly ahead on our own journey.  

The labor of entering into the rest God has for us is in the journey.  This is a marathon, a long distance drive, post-graduate education.  There is a reward at the end—not just heaven. The journey of faith brings the end result of our prayer, our petitions. The Lord says He’s given us all things to enjoy.  He wants you saved, your needs and desires met, your health strong, your children saved and protected.  

Galatians 6:9 - So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. 

Our part? Don’t give up.  Keep the faith.