A story is told about U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and his Secretary
of War Edwin Stanton. When asked whether the information released to the
public was true, the President replied, “If Stanton said it, it
must be true”. That is how the President trusted Stanton.
Our
canonized Bible tells us: “But without faith it is impossible to
please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that
He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6).
We are to believe the Word simply because God said so! He wants us
to have faith in His Word.
Why
does God insists we have to believe in something we cannot see or
feel, purely by faith in His Word, trusting Him just like a little
child have to trust a parent? It is because the Lord loves and
requires faith! He loves us because we believe Him, just because He
said so. It is a way of showing our love and our full trust and
confidence in Him. Stated differently, if God said it and it is
recorded in the Bible, then we have to believe it whether or not we
feel or see or understand it. We must believe with all our heart,
mind, soul and spirit that what God promised or said will really
happen or come to pass 100%. How do we know that God said it? The
canonized Bible tells us so.
It’s
like an innocent child who has to trust fully his parents even though
he doesn’t always understand why he must do or not to do this or
that. He just has to “do it because Daddy says so.” Because the
child trusts his parents and feels secure in their love and sincerity
for his well-being, he takes their word for it. That’s the way we
should be with our God, We should say to Him, “Yes, sir! And
believe it and do it simply because He says we should.
On
May 26, 2005, then President of the Philippines, Her Excellency
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, came to Davao City to meet with ten
representatives of the cross-section of the society in Davao Region
XI at the Board room of the Marco Polo hotel. I represented the
Davao City Chamber as its President. Various sectors of the
Philippine society and population were then demonstrating angrily
with various complaints against her administration. One of those
present in the exclusive meeting with the President was well known
businessman John Y. Gaisano, representing the Trade and Commerce
Industry of Region XI. When asked to state his sector’s comment,
Gaisano said, “Why is it Madam President, that you usually appoint
military men in your cabinet, are there no qualified civilians?”
She replied, “You know John, if I appoint a politician, a former
congressman or a lawyer, they will usually debate with me if I
announce a government policy, and it will take a long time. Whereas,
a military man will always say, Yes, ma’am, and there goes the
policy implemented immediately”. Everybody laugh. This is how God
wants us to respond to Him. No questions asked. If the canonized
Bible tells us, it must be so. We must believe it by faith with all
our heart, mind, soul and spirit. (FGBMFI Davao City Chapter
Bulletin July 14, 2012)
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