1Now faith is being sure of what
we hope for and certain of what we do not see. –Hebrews 11:1
19We have this hope as an anchor
for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the
curtain, 20where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has
become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. -Hebrews 6:19-20
Have you ever wonder why you
still keep on going in spite of the trials and circumstances of your life? Why
do you still keep up and hang-on to life in spite of being tired? Probably, it
is because you somewhat believes that there is more to life and there is
something big that is gonna happen to you that would make a big difference and
someday life would be far, far, more beautiful more than we know. It is as what
according to C. S, Lewis, “There are far, far better things ahead than any we
leave behind.” That power to believe is in itself, faith.
Faith is the substance of things
hope for, the evidence of things, unseen. (Hebrews 11:1) Faith is like saying,
“I don’t care like how long it takes me, but I’m going somewhere beautiful.” It
is based on a strong will power that our future is being leverage to our
someday life.
More
than that, to us believers or to people who begins to believe, Faith is
believing the Word of God and believing that the word is God and while we are
reading the Word, it is as if God is talking to us. (John 1:1). The Word of God
is a person – and it came to the person of Jesus Christ. He never stay as a
Word. He was realized when he became real and became flesh and we behold His
glory as the begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14).
The Importance of Faith
Through faith we
understand that the world were framed by the word of God, so that things which
are seen were not made of things which do appear. (Hebrews 11:3)
By faith, Noah
being warned by God made the arc.
By faith,
Abraham leave his country to go to the land God promise for him, and by faith,
though he is as good as dead, he still believe to receive the child God promise
for him.
By faith, Moses
refuse to be called the son of the pharaoh’s daughter and suffer for a greater
promise
Through faith,
we are purposely and patiently waiting for a promise.
For no unbelief
makes him waiver concerning the promises of God, but he grows in faith as he
give glory to God (v.1). Fully convince that God was able to do what He had
promise (v.2). (Romans 4:20-21)
Through faith,
we are so convince that we will be able to leave a legacy in this world and
that we could reach our goals, so we decided to live our dreams.
Faith inspires us to believe that God has
better things for us, that without us, it could not be made perfect. (Hebrews
11:40) By faith, suddenly we begin to dream about our purpose, and that
purpose is always in partnership with God. It is not all about trusting people,
but trusting the God behind that people.
Celebrity actress,
and now the wife of Prince Harry of United Kingdom, Ms. Maegan Markle once said
that “Girls with dreams became women of vision.” Dreams are our channels of
faith. With dreams to fulfilled and goals to accomplish, faith made its work to
our lives. It is not just sole effort for us but we draws a connection to the
divine through our prayers that our labors will not be in vain.
Goal-after-goals and dreams-after-dreams, every answered prayers will made us
closer to God, while every failures and disappointments will made us seek His
refuge.
The very
foundation of faith is the believership principle or the what we called
“servant-King” relationship. This is a sole dependency to God as we connect to
the source and pray for Him to receive His provisions.
What
are the by-products of Faith? By products of faith are prayer, devotion, cell
groups and Sunday service. To sum those things up, the ultimate product of
faith is SALVATION.
For with the heart
one believes and is justified. And with the mouth one confesses and be saved.
-Romans 10:10
Memory Verse
Faith is the assurance
of things hope for, the evidence of things unseen. –Hebrews 11:1
Practical application
What you have learned?
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