Colossians 2:5. "For though I be absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ."
STEADFASTNESS OF FAITH. Unseen, yet real; how can I know if it is true? All the things I have heard and am assured of Are based on what I hear - not see Am I whistling in the dark? Is there no substance to my belief? How has this calm assurance come to me?
It is not difficult to explain the reality - I have heard and personally read the report It has stood solid under generations of scrutiny Even my own finds it without fault - But even better, I have experienced it in life - And instead of darkness, there is spiritual light.
Even though there are many I have never met; There is a common link I have with some people; That link is actually a Person in whom I believe. I haven't seen Him but with steadfast faith, All of us communicate with Him, often in languages that differ - So that even unseen to each other, we are united in faith to the One Center.
The conduct of life, the songs we sing, conversations - All are similar in content, different in sound - Giving encouragement to others, strengthening ourselves As we watch and hear of the orderliness of life - Abundant life - that reaches beyond everyone's doorway To the world at large and declares the steadfastness of faith.
"I believe there are those here, Father, who do live by faith and have full assurance of faith. Would it please Thee to honor that faith by moving in gracious interference in the lives of those not yet brought to faith in Christ. Have them to see by faith, the great work of Thy grace done on their behalf. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."