Reading: Luke 5:17-39

Visible faith? Visible faith?

Absolutely!

“And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee” (20).

Faith is visible because faith works. And works are visible.

When I read that verse, I had to ask myself something along these lines: “What about my faith can others see?”

When things go wrong, my faith should determine my attitudes and my reactions. (And when things go well also.)

When people treat me wrongly, my faith will guide my heart and all the rest of me. (Ditto when folks are kind and just and generous towards me.)

In all those circumstances, people can see my faith (or lack of it).

They can also see my faith in my facial expressions, on the covers of the books I read, in the sounds of my music, in my way of dressing, on my vehicles, in my response to authority, in my driving…and maybe even my shopping cart?

On and on it goes because faith is extremely practical.

And always visible. Unless it isn’t there.

“Help me, Lord, to have faith. And to live by faith!”

Luke 5:28

A little bit more from Luke 5: Calling All Sinners