The Faith of Megan

This week has been a sad one. Little Megan went home to be with Jesus after her family was involved in a tragic accident. Now I don’t know this young lady outside of knowing her family and watching her get baptized this last Christmas morning. What I have been told is that she asked Jesus into her heart after watching a preacher on TV. He gave the invitation and she asked her savior to save her. Some may say this is ridiculous for a child at such a young age and would dismiss it. But Megan from that point on desired to live in heaven with Jesus. I also know that on 25 Dec 2011, that little spirit touched the heart of a man who was sitting on the front row. I cried that day. I have never cried at a baptism. But you see, I saw faith that day. I saw a young lady exhibiting faith.

So what is faith? Faith according to Hebrews 11:1 Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. NLT  It states in James 2:21 Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete. 23 And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God. NLT

Faith is more than believing. It is more than trusting. Faith pure and simple is the conviction of truth that leads to obedience. You can believe all day long that something is, or that it will be. But if you sit around and do not pursue the truth, obey the truth; you have a dead faith if any at all.

Megan’s faith was alive! She had faith that Jesus saved her. She wanted to make Him happy. She desired to be with her Jesus. And I truly believe that the Holy Spirit was trying to share something with me on Christmas morning. “By faith, Megan accepted a more beautiful sacrifice then those around her. By faith, she followed her Savior in believers’ baptism after accepting Him. By faith, she walked a path pleasing to God and it was counted unto her as righteousness.” I know that’s not a verse in scripture, but it sure ought to be.