Blind Faith or Solid Faith?

Many say we CHRIST followers live by "blind faith". While it is true we walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7), we don't simply walk into situations without knowledge or plans. You see, for the mature believer, this "faith" is a "solid faith", based upon facts, eyewitness accounts, and experience! It is also a call to obedience and not always what makes sense to the naked eye.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus.(Matthew 1:18-25)

As we recall the CHRISTmas story, we do not hear a lot about Joseph. We hear of Mary, the angels, the shepherds, the travelers from the East, and even Herod. Joseph "plays the background". However, without his faith and obedience in a God he trusted and a plan that did not make sense, where would we be today? How would things have changed? Let's be challenged to live by a solid and proven faith . . . in the One Who came as an innocent baby, was put to a cruel and horrible death, yet was raised up from the grave to save our very souls. My faith says He is coming back to rescue those who place their faith in Him and His plan.

Where is YOUR faith?