Friday | 13 February 2026
The word of faith is the means by which we obtain the hope of the glory of God. This faith comes by hearing and receiving God’s word. His word is proclaimed as a command by Christ, our Lord and King, through the ministry of messengers who belong to the fellowship of a presbytery in His right hand. Rom 10:17. 1Th 2:13. Rom 6:17-18. We demonstrate that we have obtained faith through our reverent obedience to Christ. That is, faith is the action of obedience to the command of a King.
The word of Christ, our King, pertains to our predestination as a son of God. It is completely focused on who we are to be in relation to the Father, to Himself, and to the Holy Spirit. To obtain and live by this faith, through which we are progressively brought to glory, we must forsake the projections that belong to our fallen desires. In this regard, the obedience of faith requires us to trust the Lord and His messengers. Exhorting us to this end, the Scriptures declare, ‘Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.’ Pro 3:5-6. We can trust the Lord, for what He says, He will bring to pass.
The apostle Paul summarised the process of obtaining the hope of glory through the obedience of faith, writing, ‘For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.’ Rom 8:29-30.
Further Study:
2 Peter 1
References:
Rom 10:17
So, then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
1Th 2:13
For this reason, we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
Rom 6:17-18
But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
Pro 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Rom 8:29-30
For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover, whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.