The Journey of Faith Part 5 - Trust and Obey

Joshua Boyd

Today is Palm Sunday, the start of what is called passion week.  Does anyone know why we call it passion week?  I too had to look it up.  The English word passion comes from the Latin word passio which means “to endure suffering”. So this is celebration of Christ’s week of enduring suffering for us. He, like us had His journey of faith that took Him down a very specific pathway.  It wasn’t easy.  It was very narrow.  So narrow that no other person has ever walk that exact path.  He did it because He fully trusted His Father. And He did it for us.  

When you plan a trip with your family, which vehicle do you take?  For most of us, probably the biggest one to pack in the stuff, but also the most reliable one. Right?  We’ve gotten to the point with two cars over 10 years old to rent a vehicle for longer trips so we can save the wear on our cars and have a vehicle we can fully trust.  

God is looking for those who He can put His trust in, those who won’t slip when times get rough, those He can depend on to finish the task.  We teach on faith regularly here at Faith Alive Church and here is a key element of our faith: for God to have faith is us, we have to have faith in Him.  

Let’s dissect that statement to fully understand it.  when we have faith in God, we are saying that we trust Him.  I trust that what He has said will happen.  I trust that He is true to His Word.  Here is the real key though: when we trust, we obey.  When you fully trust, you fully obey.  When you don’t trust, you don’t obey.  So the truest indicator of faith isn’t your answered prayer record, it is how much you obey.