"But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because He knew all men. And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man." (John 2:24-25 KJV) 

Can I ask you a question: Does God trust you? Does God believe in you? 

So often we think that faith in God is a one way street. We think all we have to do is "believe" and that's the end of it. However, the Bible describes that faith is a two-way street. It's not just about us saying we trust God but it's really about God trusting our trust. Ask yourself this question" Does God have faith in my faith? 

We find an example of this issue in John chapter two. Jesus is in Jerusalem at the temple during the Feast of the Passover. In v.23, it says "many believed in his name when they saw the miracles which he did." Did you get that? Everything is in the Bible for a reason. In verse 23 we see these people were believing in Jesus only "when they saw the miracles." We might think, "Well, what is wrong with that?" We learn what was wrong with that kind of faith in the verses that follow.

The word for "commit" in v.24 is the same word in the greek for "believed" in v.23. In other words, people were believing in Jesus but Jesus didn't believe in their belief! He knew that they were only trusting him for the miracles--what he could do for them. They wanted the miracles but they didn't really want Jesus.

Now the good news is that despite wrong motives, Jesus can move a person from superficial faith to a strong faith. We this in John chapter four with the healing of the nobleman's son. He came to Jesus seeking a miracle for his son but the nobleman had not yet committed himself to Jesus. Jesus still performed the miralce and the man came to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. The Bible says the nobleman didn't believe in the miracle but "the word Jesus had spoken." 

The great thing about Jesus is that he knows how superficial our faith can be and he still moves in our lives despite all of that. He truly desires to move us to a strong and saving faith that is not based on what he does for us but is based upon who he is.

What would have happened if God didn't do any miracles that day in the temple? Would they have still believed? The answer is likely "no." That is why Jesus didn't have faith in their faith. The kind of faith God trusts says "Even if you don't answer my prayer Lord, I am going to trust you anyway. Even if you don't grant me a miracle I am going to love you anyway." 

So what about you? Do you have a faith that God can trust? Do you have a genuine faith in Jesus Christ? The bottom line is: Jesus knows what is in you. He knows if your faith is just based on what you want him to do for you or whether it is based on who he is.

Who is he? He is the only one who can change your life and the things you place your confidence in. The saying is true: in this life you will posses what you pursue. Pursue Jesus and you will possess a faith that cannot be moved. Pursue only what he can do for you, and you will possess a faith that God cannot trust. So why don't you start letting God trust you today? 

For the Fame of His Name,

Pastor Ryan