Our faith needs the right Object

I've wrestled to articulate what Oswald Chambers says quite succinctly, yet quite eloquently regrading our faith. He captures at least two strong threads about faith that are continually weaving through my mind. The first is that our faith must terminate on Jesus, not on facts about Him or things that get us to Him or even on our faith in Him. The second is that because our faith is so often in these secondary things, we lose the the majesty and the power of what our faith should really produce. Feel free to read the whole devotional at Faith or Experience. I have provided some lengthy excerpts below.

Think who the New Testament says Jesus Christ is, and then think of the despicable meagerness of the miserable faith we exhibit. Think what faith in Jesus Christ claims and provides— He can present us faultless before the throne of God, inexpressibly pure, absolutely righteous, and profoundly justified. Stand in absolute adoring faith “in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God— and righteousness and sanctification and redemption” (1 Corinthians 1:30). How dare we talk of making a sacrifice for the Son of God! We are saved from hell and total destruction, and then we talk about making sacrifices!

We must continually focus and firmly place our faith in Jesus Christ— not a “prayer meeting” Jesus Christ, or a “book” Jesus Christ, but the New Testament Jesus Christ, who is God Incarnate, and who ought to strike us dead at His feet. Our faith must be in the One from whom our salvation springs. Jesus Christ wants our absolute, unrestrained devotion to Himself. We can never experience Jesus Christ, or selfishly bind Him in the confines of our own hearts. Our faith must be built on strong determined confidence in Him.

To God Alone be the Glory