Dare to Believe

 

 

Whatsoever is born of God

Overcomes the world,

In whatever way that works out

I dare to believe God’s word.

 

This should be the stance

Of every born-again believer,

Not as a braggadocio or boaster

But as a God-blessed receiver.

 

For we have this treasure

In fragile earthen vessels

But the contents to be found within

Are what make us special.

 

And this is the victory

That overcomes the world

Even our faith

In God’s precious and Holy Word.

 

For faith comes by hearing

And hearing the word of God

And in Him is our victory,

Even though sometimes we fall.

 

Daily we are stressed

As we try to make heaven’s shore

And we are inclined to believe

It depends on how we endure.

 

 

But while endurance is good

Our security is not based on this

So, all work-for-salvation people

Here is what you have missed.

 

Ours is an enduring faith

That’s being given to us by God,

Furnished by the Holy Spirit

And in every believer installed.

 

Our faith is internal not external

And is sown in the inner-man

And once we have said yes to God

We are part of His eternal plan.

 

We are on the victory road

That’s sometimes strewn with failure

But the number of times we fall

Is not the entire picture.

 

We fall when we wrestle the wheel

From the Master’s hand,

When the road is clear ahead

And we resume our initial plan.

 

But He is there when we run off

And again, he takes the wheel

Once we acknowledge our wrong

And to Him make our appeal.

 

The overall picture is the victory

That overcomes the world

Even the believer’s faith

That is buttressed by God’s Word.

 

Whatsoever is born of God

Overcomes the world,

In whatever way that works out

I dare to believe God’s Word.

 

1 John 5:4

 

Stewart Russell © July 2020