FAITH

Faith is the foot of the soul by which we live in glory

Absent of faith, we dwell in darkness, gloom and misery,

Love can make our feet move more swiftly

But faith is the oil of holy devotion and earnest piety

 

With faith we can do anything in the service of God

Without faith, we have not the inclination to call on our Lord,

Freedom from sickness and pains of mortality was never promised to us

But we have a sure reward, if in God we trust

 

Little faith can save a man but it cannot do great things

Great faith can overcome as we fly on Eagle’s wings,

Giant despair requires great faith to knock the monster down

And for this, we shall surely wear Jehovah’s royal crown…

© Sheriff Ali 2006

Author's Comments

When the Lord drew up the charter of privileges, He included chastisements amongst the things to which we would inevitably be heirs. Trials are part of our lot; they were predestinated for us in Christ’s last legacy. As surely as the stars are fashioned by His hands, and orbits fixed by Him, so surely are our trials allotted to us: He has ordained their seasons and their place, their intensity and their effects they shall have on us. If you love darkness, and are satisfied to dwell in gloom and misery, then be content with little faith; but if you love sunshine, and would sing songs of rejoicing, covet earnestly this best gift, “Great Faith.”