Truth Lesson: Linking Faith

“When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”—Luke 18:8b

Faith in this verse literally in Greek means “the faith”. This denotes the persistent faith for our persistent prayer, like that of the widow.  The faith through which we were saved is the initial stage of faith. The faith here is the faith that brought us into a life union with Christ which is also called the linking faith—the faith that comes into us through our contacting the Triune God continually so that we may live by the Son of God—Rom. 1:17; Gal. 2:20; John 14:19. The linking faith is the divine requirement for the overcomers to meet Christ in His triumphant return—Luke 18:8b. This linking faith is the Triune God moving in us to link us to His unsearchable riches—Eph. 3:8. And the faith of the believers who have no trust in themselves; rather, their trust is in God—2 Cor. 1:9. When the Lord Jesus returns, He will find a number of overcomers who are living by the linking faith and will regard them as treasures for His kingdom in the thousand years of His reign—Luke 18:8b; Rev. 20:4, 6.

This excerpt from the outline of the first-ever global online Memorial Day Conference was a new light to me. I was so impressed by this truth, "the linking faith." How I pray and aspire to live my Christian life by this linking faith in union with the Lord and be a living overcomer.

This online conference which is going on is the Lord's unprecedented move in the history of His recovery amidst the present pandemic situation prevailing all over the earth. When the announcement was first made for this conference, I was wondering how could such a thing be carried out in India. Many practical details are not just feasible with the majority of the saints. But in fellowship, the brothers picked up the burden, and now the churches are greatly benefiting from it. Our local church in Gurugram is one of the beneficiaries. What a blessing to be globally blended together in His speaking!

  

As the Lord taught me this truth on "the linking faith," I believe this is the follow up on what He has been teaching me these days on prayer and the word of God. Whatever He has taught me is developed further for the next level in my experience of life. I pray that this trend may go on until I attain a level of maturity that would make me a living overcomer. I need not try to gain new things or achieve new height by myself, but simply cooperate with what He is doing in His move today. The Lord does the work and I simply open myself to Him and go along with Him. 

Praise the Lord for the linking faith, and may this faith make me an overcomer by my living with it.