Martha believed in the power available to Jesus Christ; she
believed that if He had been there He could have healed her brother; she
also believed that Jesus had a special intimacy with God, and that
whatever He asked of God, God would do. But— she needed a closer
personal intimacy with Jesus. Martha’s theology had its fulfillment in
the future. But Jesus continued to attract and draw her in until her
belief became an intimate possession. It then slowly emerged into a
personal inheritance— “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ . .
.” (John 11:27).
Is the Lord dealing with you in the same way? Is Jesus teaching you
to have a personal intimacy with Himself? Allow Him to drive His
question home to you— “Do you believe this?” Are you facing an
area of doubt in your life? Have you come, like Martha, to a crossroads
of overwhelming circumstances where your theology is about to become a
very personal belief? This happens only when a personal problem brings
the awareness of our personal need.
To believe is to commit. In the area of intellectual learning I
commit myself mentally, and reject anything not related to that belief.
In the realm of personal belief I commit myself morally to my
convictions and refuse to compromise. But in intimate personal belief I
commit myself spiritually to Jesus Christ and make a determination to be
dominated by Him alone.
Then, when I stand face to face with Jesus Christ and He says to me,
“Do you believe this?” I find that faith is as natural as breathing. And
I am staggered when I think how foolish I have been in not trusting Him
earlier
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