Haiti: Unbelief and Discipleship

Hello to all. One of the questions that I asked, of the Lord our God, when I returned from Haiti, was: "What shall I say to people when they ask why don't we see God moving in North America, in the same way that He moved in Haiti?" God's immediate response was: "Tell them about unbelief." Up to now, we have not spoken, directly, about unbelief. In an earlier posting (January 16, 2010), titled "Entry-level versus Victorious Discipleship," we touched on the effects of unbelief as we mentioned the characteristics of "entry-level" discipleship. Unbelief is the "way of the flesh." It cripples our effective use of the faith that our Lord Jesus Christ has given us. It can be likened to a great weight carried on the back of a marathon runner. The ability of the runner to complete the course would be severely hampered. We see this truth recorded in Hebrews 12:1: "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us." Unbelief is that weight on our backs; and the effective use of the faith, that we are given, is the race that we are running. We often, cannot recognise the "sin which doth so easily beset us," because of the "weight" of the unbelief. Thus, our ability to move from "entry-level discipleship," to "victorious discipleship," is made more difficult, because of our unbelief. Verse two, of the text, shows us the way to victory: "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith." We shall learn more about unbelief in future posts. Until next time, my beloved brethren, in Christ Jesus, I continue to be:

Your servant and fellow pilgrim,
Elder Theophilus