Until my conversion I considered myself a man of science and reason. I accepted the idea that there was a God and that Jesus was his Son, but I didn't see at as something supernatural. God was merely a concept we used to explain our existence. I might have agreed with Thomas Jefferson (who removed all supernatural events from his Bible) and been more of a deist. I believed there was a God, but I didn't put my trust and faith in Him.
So here I am some 25 odd years beyond my conversion and I know realize that anytime we try to explain away the supernatural aspects of God and our faith in Him, we jeopardize our faith. We reduce our God to a god, having no more relevance in our lives than the Easter bunny.
I believe that faith demands that we must acknowledge the supernatural in all aspects of our faith. Our conversion is a supernatural act. Our baptism is a supernatural decent into Christ's grave and then being lifted into the supernatural resurrection of Christ. Our life in Christ must embrace a supernatural expectation for his help and his Holy Spirit to abide in us.
We need the supernatural in our lives so that we can live the life that He has prepared for us. He has prepared good works for us to do. He has empowered us, supernaturally to live a life free from hate, greed and fear, if we will only put our trust in him supernaturally.
Lord our faith in you is not merely a philosophical nor an intellectual act. Our faith comes supernaturally from You and your Word - Lord, increase our faith.
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