The Five Senses of Faith

Faith is Spiritual Sight

Isaiah 45:22
Look to Me, and be saved,
All you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.

Psalm 105:4
Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!

John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Faith is Spiritual Hearing

Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The sure mercies of David.

Romans 10:17
So then faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.

Faith is Spiritual Smell

Psalm 45:8
All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,
 Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.

Song of Solomon 1:3a
Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth....

Faith is Spiritual Touch

1 John 1:1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard,
which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon,
and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—

Matthew 9:20-22
And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years
 came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.
For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.”
But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said,
“Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.”
And the woman was made well from that hour.

Faith is Spiritual Taste

Psalm 119:103 How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them,
And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;
For I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.

Psalm 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

Earlier we read that, "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us". Jesus spoke of Himself as the bread of God "who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world" (John 6:33).  He compared believing in Him to working "for the food which endures to everlasting life". The work God has given us to do is to believe in the Word who became flesh and gave His life for the world. (John 6:27-29, 51). Jesus compares coming to Him and believing in Him to satisfying spiritual hunger and thirst (John 6:35). Jesus says, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life." John 6:63