Are you willing to take the blind leap of faith?Today's Scripture:
Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it. Faith is the reason we remember great people who lived in the past.
Hebrews 11: 1-2
Faith and belief are two different things. Lots of people believe in God, but that belief makes no difference in their lives. Faith, however, acts on what it believes. Faith may look like a "leap" to those who don't want to risk putting their trust in something unseen. But through faith, what is unseen is far from unknown. As you actively respond to the Bible and God's Spirit, your faith continues to grow stronger. Your personal experience confirms that God is everything he says he is.
Hebrews 11: 1-2 is the introduction to a section of Scripture know as the Hall of Faith. The list of ancients that follows includes people like Moses, Noah, and Abraham, people who are remembered for putting their beliefs to the test. The Jewish Christians this letter was written for complained that the following God was too difficult for ordinary people. The truth found in these verses refutes that claim.
Faith in God is what sets ordinary people apart - like Moses, Noah, and Abraham - so they can do extraordinary things.
Through simple trust and active obedience, faith makes unseen realities more visible.
Faith is what makes them certain, which in Greek is a legal term similar to a title deed that guarantees a possession will be yours in the future. You have God's guarantee that what is what makes the foundation of your faith sturdy enough to step forward in confidence.
Selah people' and friends...Faith follows four steps: (1) Gods speaks! (2) you hear, (3) you trust, (4) you act. As you repeat these steps day by day, you'll be writing your own unique chapter in the Hall of Faith.
"Peace be ours as we place all Faith in Christ."
Your pastor,
Rev Muston (PreacherPatrick)
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