Let Faith Arise

by: Jesus V. Sison, PTRP
​Deputy National Director, CRFV

Since the inception of the discussions of value focus for a particular week as part of the Values Restoration Program, faith has been an integral part of it for over a decade. Faith is not just a topic from the 52 values. Faith, like all other values, requires living beyond mere expression. By faith and with faith, VRP continues and is sustained.

Faith is the confidence from within that what we hope for will actually happen. It assures us that we can hold onto our aspirations and the things beyond what our naked eye can see or our minds can imagine. If it seems blurry or we think we are groping in the dark for answers, faith will guarantee us that God is in control and He is working behind the scenes. Being the one created in the image and likeness of God among all creations, we have been gifted with faith, which was placed in us as our nature. It is by faith and in faith that we surely live.

As a public servant or private individual, faith is the substance that causes us to get connected with the Almighty God. It is the very lifeline that people earn a favorable reputation and receive a commendation from Him. Living by faith also means that we work and walk with it. So, if we say we believe in and are connected to God, we show it in our lives. Showing faith is when we wake up and start doing our daily activities centered on honoring God. It will stir us to conduct ourselves in a way worthy of our calling as government workers, officials, or just people doing our societal role. Faith commends us before God that we are righteous and honorable.
Furthermore, living by faith shuts down graft, corruption, and any immoral principle lurking in our environment. Faith anchors us on the bedrock of principles and core values we endear. The substance causes us to please God in everything we do. Consequently, it locks out wicked things and unrighteous deeds. Moreover, it means to win by righteousness at all costs - with faith and by faith.
Faith also leads us to align our aspirations with what God has in store for us. The power inspires us to follow His will and commands without any hesitation or fear. Even if it might cause pain and bring appalling suffering, we fulfill our vows and pursue our meaningful purpose. Circumstances may push us to the lowest of life while adhering to His will. However, in this regard, faith gives us the guarantee that God, in His goodness and mercy, will never give us more than we can handle. Instead, we receive His strength, which is made perfect during times of weakness. With faith, we experience His power at work in us. We also experience His great mercy in our stillness and quietness, giving us many moments of breath and relief from the battle. Ultimately, we understood that we were in a position to receive the better things that were waiting for us.

As a nation, we recently celebrated a holy week that concluded on an Easter Sunday. Among the Christendom, it is a celebration of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Prince of Peace that reconciled us back to God, our Father. Believing in the resurrection is also the proclamation that He is the Lord of Salvation who decreed ultimate triumph over sin, sickness, and death. With this, through faith, we receive abundant life that makes us well in all areas of being human. All of what God has done was made available to us. We believe that He completed everything, and through Him, we now experience forgiveness, healing, refreshing, restoration, and rebirthing. Barren promises will receive substance and life. Unfulfilled dreams and wishes will come alive. This is what faith brings to us-—the power of the resurrection.

To end, we say a prayer - by the grace of God, let faith arise.