Your work is to believe in Jesus

 

When it comes to ‘believing in God’, there is no grey area. It’s either we are on one side or on the other side. Once we believe in Jesus, our thinking will be affected by what we believe. Consequently, our thinking influences the temperature of our life, as the Scripture says: ‘As A Man thinks in his heart, so is he… (Proverbs 23:7) All actions of humanity are sourced in the thinking and the thinking is moulded by belief. This means that if a person believes in the Scriptures, he will consequently think the Scripture and he will act in accordance with the Scriptures. Concerning our life works, Jesus said the following: ‘When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” (John 6:25-29) Your work is to believe in Jesus. ‘Believing in Jesus’ is not an abstract act. When we believe in Jesus, we also believe everything He said and every instruction he mentioned. If we believe everything He said, it also means that we will live according to what He said. Once a person believes in Jesus (in heart and through action), that person’s life becomes filled with actions proving their belief in Jesus. Those actions inspired by their belief in Jesus represent a package of work. This is what Jesus meant when He said: ‘ The work of God is this: to believe in the one He has sent.’ It is impossible to believe in Jesus without holding a clear evidence of the belief we have in Jesus. If a person claims to believe in Jesus, there’s got to be some form of proof in the form of work that represents an evidence of their belief in Jesus.