Believing God

Acts 27:25 “Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.”

I read a little article on the difference between "believing in" and "believing". They stated that most people believe in God—some kind of god—but it’s a different thing altogether to believe God! And this Bible verse makes it clear that believing God simply means believing what He says, “that it shall be even as it was told me.” The Apostle Paul spoke these words at the height of a terrible storm at sea, when it appeared certain that “all hope that we should be saved was then taken away”. But God had spoken otherwise, and Paul believed God rather than adopting the fears of those around him.

Abraham, “the father of all them that believe”, had set the example. “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform” (Romans 4:20-21).

God does speak far more comprehensively to us through His written Word. It is a terrible offense against our Creator to question His Word. This, indeed, was the very sin of pride that led to Satan’s fall and then to the fall of Adam and Eve. 2 Timothy says that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God [literally, ‘is God-breathed’]” and thus should be fully believed and explicitly obeyed, for “he that believeth not God hath made him a liar” (1 John 5:10).

But what about those Scriptures that modern secular-humanistic scientists claim to be wrong? Does their unbelief make the real unreal? Romans 3:3-4 asks: For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? 4 Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, and may overcome when You are judged.” Believe God.

Psalm 33:3 “For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth”. 

Blessings.