Have you ever seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?  There is a powerful scene in the movie that illustrates the Biblical concept of faith.  I want to thank Bob Bowker for reminding me of it, and I’m a little disappointed with myself-a huge Indiana Jones fan-that I didn’t think of it myself. 🙂

Nevertheless, in this scene; Indiana is trying to find the holy grail.  His mission is complicated by the fact that his enemy-who is also seeking-has shot his father and he knows the only way to save him is to find the grail and let his father drink from it (the grail has healing powers). They are in a cave and there are several challenges Indiana must pass-each one dangerous and deadly…In this scene Indiana comes before a terrifying challenge.

This scene beautifully illustrates faith as we see it in the Bible.  It’s taking one step, trusting God is with us-will catch us-or in Indie’s case; that even though he doesn’t see any possible way he could be saved-that the information he has is true and correct; and that he needed to take a leap of faith.

Faith doesn’t become real until we take the step. Until that point, we may believe in something; we may pay it lip service; but it is not faith.And this is the dividing point for many Christians in the world today.  We may have a ton of belief but we don’t take the next step; and it is precisely this step that makes all the difference in the world. We may not understand; it may seem there is no way across the chasm; that it makes no sense; and yet we know God has called us in that direction.  Faith requires this step. . .