Thursday: The Faith of Jesus

Daily Lesson for Thursday 21st of May 2026

As this world comes to a close, part of the three angels’ messages describes God’s people keeping the commandments of God and having the faith of Jesus.

If you study how Seventh-day Adventists have understood justification by faith, you’ll see that in the 1890s, an understanding of the faith of Jesus and the three angels’ messages was greatly emphasized in the church. Up until then, the church had put a great deal of emphasis on the law, and it needed more of a gospel emphasis. Ellen G. White summarized it well: “The com­mandments of God have been proclaimed, but the faith of Jesus Christ has not been proclaimed by Seventh-day Adventists as of equal importance, the law and the gospel going hand in hand.”—Selected Messages, book 3, p. 172.

Although Hebrews 11:1-40 lists godly men and women who had strong faith, no one has had faith that is comparable to Jesus’ faith.

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When we have the faith of Jesus, this means not only that by obe­dience to Him and His Word we will emulate the faith that He had in God, but also that we will have an active and living daily experience with Jesus. It’s knowing and acting on the fact that without making Jesus the center of our daily lives, we can’t have a saving relationship with God.

Having the faith of Jesus means to have Jesus abiding in us, and thus His faith in our hearts, for Jesus is the true foundation of our faith. At times our faith might be weak and feeble. But Jesus is worthy (Revelation 5:9), and we can have His faith, both reflected in our own experience and being credited to us, by His gift of grace to all who believe.

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