Hebrews 11:1 – “Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”.
Hebrews 11 tells us “Now faith is.” Faith is always there, Faith is now, and we use it all the time. It’s something we want to release all the time.
However, Faith isn’t always easy. The writer of Hebrews tells us that Faith begins with having confidence in the things we hope for. More than that, it is having assurance for things we cannot see.
While this sounds contradictory, Faith requires us to believe in something outside of ourselves. If we could see it and measure it, it wouldn’t require Faith.
For instance, we read in Scripture that God created the earth and everything in it. But we weren’t there when it happened. It requires Faith to believe that.
Jesus says that those who believe in Him will inherit eternal life—but that’s a promise that has yet to come. We have to have Faith that Jesus will keep His promise and that one day we will be in heaven with Him.
Faith is the assurance that what God promised will happen. It is the confidence that what Jesus said is actually true. This is why people in Scripture of Faith, fully waited for God to fulfill His promises toward them.
Most of them might not have seen that fulfillment in their lifetime, but they had Faith that God would still follow through.
The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this Faith , is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. We are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see.
Amen.
