A Negative Faith

Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces in the presence of all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel. 6 Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; 7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, "The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. 8 "If the LORD is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land which flows with milk and honey. 9 "Only do not rebel against the LORD; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey . Their protection has been removed from them, and the LORD is with us; do not fear them." 10 But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the LORD appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.

Num 14:5-10 (NASB95)

Our faith is a personal thing, right? NO! Our faith always impacts those around us positively or negatively. Faith is personal but it also has implications for those in relationship with us and those in the community of faith that we are a part of. When we disobey, when our faith goes negative it will impact others. Here we see the negative impact on their leaders (Moses and Aaron), on their peers (Caleb and Joshua) and even God. Truth is that our negative faith will eventually lead to negative consequences for us as well.

So often we don't realize that our lack of faith (or negative) does have impact on others not just us. Take time to reflect and see if perhaps your faith is negative and the implications that will have on others. May I encourage every Christ follower to repent of their negative faith for their sake and others!