A Manifesto on Faith

It will start as a plain conduct of morality. You will claim that yes, there is a God and you are a believer. You will hear a couple of verses every now and then. Perhaps you will get yourself a bible too. You will rest in an assurance that you have a thorough knowledge of what is good and bad, in fact you believe that you always had. Sure, you will make an effort of removing a couple of undesirable things out of your life. You will try to get rid of some unkind attitude. You will avoid some cursing habit and maybe lend a few bucks to the homeless too.  You will be determined of living out a righteous, acceptable life but this will not hide you into oblivion from the real intents of your heart. You will fail every single day and this will only reveal how much of a sinner you are. In this circumstance, you will truly begin to know the Supreme Being you are praying to. For as the stars are only seen in the dark, God’s goodness is glorified in the midst of your inequities. His patience, His provisions and His forgiveness are brought to light in your shortcomings. You will feel God’s grace upon your life, a favor you do not deserve. You will embrace this grace and from here on acknowledge that apart from Him there is nothing you can sustain to do. The next thing you’ll know is that you are already plunging yourself into deeper faith and John 14:6 is making more sense than it ever did. You will still fail him and your flaws will still be far too visible, but it is through His eyes you will see your worth and through His strength you will keep on living a life He pleases. You will see pure Christianity. It is not about your righteousness but God’s. It is not by law but by grace. It is not a call to abide with society’s dictate on morality but a call to experience genuine faith.

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith –and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” Ephesians 2:8

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