The Life of Faith (Pt. 7) - Christocentric Faith

We started this week’s message from Hebrews 11. Reminding ourselves that faith is the foundation of hope and the evidence of unseen realities. By faith, the elders—Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Moses, and many others—pleased God and accomplished great things. They shut the mouths of lions, received promises, endured trials etc. This chapter is like a hall of fame for faith.

Then Hebrews 12 tells us that we are now surrounded by these witnesses, watching how we run our own race of faith. We’re called to run with endurance—not just to make it to heaven, but to finish well, like Jesus did. He is our ultimate model: the author and finisher of our faith. He endured the cross, despised shame, and now sits in glory with every reward.

Jesus not only starts our faith—He sustains and perfects it. We are justified not by works but by faith in Him. Once we believe, we are transferred into His kingdom, and now, we live by that same faith daily. It’s no longer we who live, but Christ who lives in us. This is the life of faith we’re called to walk in.

How do we live a life of faith?

We were once in the world, but when we placed our faith in Jesus, we became justified—guiltless before God. Now, as justified people, we live by faith in the Son of God who loved us and gave Himself for us. This daily life—our work, ambitions, and routines—is to be lived by faith.

But here’s the real point: we must not separate faith from Jesus. Many of us speak the language of faith, make confessions, and talk about destiny and inheritance, yet lack a true revelation of Christ Himself. That’s dangerous. Faith without Jesus is not Biblical—it’s new age, occultic, or witchcraft in disguise. True faith is spiritual and must be centered on Jesus, not just positive thinking or personal ambition.

Christ must be at the center of everything we believe for, speak, or pursue. Any encounter or spiritual experience that doesn’t exalt Him is not from God. There’s a growing emphasis on our inheritance in Christ, but little intimacy with Christ Himself. That’s a warning: Christian language without Christ is empty. We must return to Christocentric faith—where Jesus is not just the means to our desires, but the very foundation and goal of our faith.

How Does God Provide?

First is mercy—completely dependent on God’s sovereignty. God can help anyone, even unbelievers or atheists, simply because He chooses to. Many of us were saved through mercy before we even knew Jesus.

The second is through the person of Jesus Christ. Once we’re saved, everything else God gives—healing, deliverance, peace, joy, purpose, wisdom, direction—comes only through Jesus. In Him, all things consist. Our inheritance is in Him, and everything beyond mercy flows through Christ alone.

Once we become believers, the blessings in Christ are no longer received through mercy—they become our right. We don’t beg for healing, peace, or provision; we access them by faith in Jesus, who already secured them for us. It’s like inheriting a trust fund as a child—you don’t plead for it, you follow the instructions to receive what’s rightfully yours.

Unbelievers may cry out for mercy, and God may help them. But as sons and daughters, we approach boldly, knowing that everything we need is found in Christ alone. As Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life—no one comes to the Father except through me.” Everything we receive flows through Him. There is no other way.

Promises Are Fulfilled in Christ, Not Just Claimed

God used to speak to our ancestors through prophets, writings, and revelations—each revealing a part of the truth. But now, in these last days, He has spoken with finality through His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus is the full and final expression of God’s revelation. Every insight, every word, every spiritual understanding must come through Him.

As Galatians 3 explains, both the blessings and promises of Abraham are ours—but only in Christ Jesus. It’s not enough to confess or claim them apart from Him. The blessings don’t come by formula or tradition—they come by faith in the person of Jesus. He is the seed through whom all promises are fulfilled. We cannot bypass Christ to enjoy the fruits of God. He is the source.

Conclusion

We’re being called back to a Christ-centered faith—not just in language, routine, or practice, but in revelation. It's easy to pray, declare promises, and act in faith while slowly losing sight of Jesus Himself. But everything we have—salvation, inheritance, promises, adoption, redemption, wisdom, spiritual blessings—all of it is in Christ.

When God gave us Jesus, He gave us all things along with Him. Yet many of us embrace the gifts and forget the Giver. We grow in knowledge of the promises but not in the knowledge of the Person. That’s backward. Hebrews tells us to fix our eyes on Jesus—the Author and Finisher of our faith.

Our entire spiritual life flows from Him. He is the source, the center, and the circumference. As Ephesians 1 shows us over and over: in Him we were chosen, in Him we were redeemed, in Him we are blessed, in Him we have an inheritance, in Him we are sealed. Jesus is everything.