4Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith. [simple_tooltip content=’1 I will stand my watch
And set myself on the rampart,
And watch to see what He will say to me,
And what I will answer when I am corrected.2 Then the LORD answered me and said:
“Write the vision
And make it plain on tablets,
That he may run who reads it.3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
Because it will surely come,
It will not tarry.4 “Behold the proud,
His soul is not upright in him;
But the just shall live by his faith.”‘](Habakkuk 2:1-4)[/simple_tooltip]
The just don’t use their faith occasionally or only when they’re in trouble. The just live by faith. This describes faith as a part of our life that is as essential as eating or breathing.
When my wife and I first started in ministry, we struggled financially. We often used the phrase “living by faith” to describe our condition. Indeed, it took a miracle each day to eat, pay bills, or buy gas for our car. Even though our faith has grown to a level where we walk in blessings and don’t have to use our faith to receive food each day, we still live by faith. Our faith is what enables us to relate to God and thereby minister to others, which in turn produces finances to meet our needs. Our whole life is consumed with faith!
You don’t have to be a minister to live by faith. Everyone needs to fellowship with the Lord daily, which takes faith. We need to recognize God as our Source, and not rely only on our jobs. We need to depend on Him to handle the pressures of family and work that confront us every day. We need to walk in faith not just for ourselves but also for others. The people we encounter each day need the Lord.
You have other people’s miracles on the inside of you that can only be released as you live by faith. Make a conscious decision to live by faith today. If all your needs are met, believe God to help someone else. As you practice living by faith daily, your faith will grow. And then when you’re in need, you’ll be ready to receive by faith. The just live by faith.