Faith
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope
for and certain of what we do not see."
(Heb. 11:1).
for and certain of what we do not see."
(Heb. 11:1).
When you wake up in the dark...and you have to go to
the bathroom...and you can't see the floor through the
darkness...what do you do?
You put your feet down in faith that the floor will still be
there...and you walk across the floor you can't see,
believing that with each step, your foot will come down
on your floor...until you reach the light switch. You walk
on faith.
Then you reach for the light switch in the darkness...
believing that it will be there. You flip it on, trusting that
the electricity you can't see will come rushing through
the wires to provide you light. You reach out in faith.
It's midnight. You can't see the sun. But you believe
that it will be there in the morning when you get out of
bed. You take it on faith.
So why is it so hard to believe in God? Or to believe the
words He speaks to us?
To have faith is to believe God.
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom.
5:8).
"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved." (Rom. 10:9).
"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other
name under heaven given to men by which we must be
saved." (Acts 4:12).
To have faith is to believe God. To believe God is
credited to you as righteousness (Gen. 15:6).
the bathroom...and you can't see the floor through the
darkness...what do you do?
You put your feet down in faith that the floor will still be
there...and you walk across the floor you can't see,
believing that with each step, your foot will come down
on your floor...until you reach the light switch. You walk
on faith.
Then you reach for the light switch in the darkness...
believing that it will be there. You flip it on, trusting that
the electricity you can't see will come rushing through
the wires to provide you light. You reach out in faith.
It's midnight. You can't see the sun. But you believe
that it will be there in the morning when you get out of
bed. You take it on faith.
So why is it so hard to believe in God? Or to believe the
words He speaks to us?
To have faith is to believe God.
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom.
5:8).
"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved." (Rom. 10:9).
"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other
name under heaven given to men by which we must be
saved." (Acts 4:12).
To have faith is to believe God. To believe God is
credited to you as righteousness (Gen. 15:6).
"And without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him must believe that
he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly
seek him." (Heb. 11:6).
Why is it so hard, even for Christians sometimes, to
have faith?
How do we know we're saved the very instant we
accept Jesus as our Savior? Quite often, we don't feel
any different. Many times, we don't see any
difference...at first. Yet, we believe we're saved. Why?
Because God tells us that if we have faith in His Son,
we have eternal life. (John 3:16)
"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in
his name, he gave the right to become children of
God— children born not of natural descent, nor of
human decision or a husband's will, but born of God."
(John 1:12,13).
We trust what God says about it. If He says we're
saved, then we're saved...because He said so! Not
because of anything we've done. It's when we start
really believing we're saved that we start feeling
different...and seeing the difference.
It's different for everyone. It's like getting into a
swimming pool on a hot summer day. Some just jump
right in. The moment they receive their salvation they
are different! Others may stick in a toe or a foot to test
the water. They have enough faith to accept their
salvation...to stick in a toe...but they may not know
enough to understand exactly what it is they are
believing. They are just as saved, but the Holy Spirit
has to build their faith up a little and teach them a little
before they start to feel different. Not too many of us
are spiritual giants the moment we accept Jesus.
because anyone who comes to him must believe that
he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly
seek him." (Heb. 11:6).
Why is it so hard, even for Christians sometimes, to
have faith?
How do we know we're saved the very instant we
accept Jesus as our Savior? Quite often, we don't feel
any different. Many times, we don't see any
difference...at first. Yet, we believe we're saved. Why?
Because God tells us that if we have faith in His Son,
we have eternal life. (John 3:16)
"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in
his name, he gave the right to become children of
God— children born not of natural descent, nor of
human decision or a husband's will, but born of God."
(John 1:12,13).
We trust what God says about it. If He says we're
saved, then we're saved...because He said so! Not
because of anything we've done. It's when we start
really believing we're saved that we start feeling
different...and seeing the difference.
It's different for everyone. It's like getting into a
swimming pool on a hot summer day. Some just jump
right in. The moment they receive their salvation they
are different! Others may stick in a toe or a foot to test
the water. They have enough faith to accept their
salvation...to stick in a toe...but they may not know
enough to understand exactly what it is they are
believing. They are just as saved, but the Holy Spirit
has to build their faith up a little and teach them a little
before they start to feel different. Not too many of us
are spiritual giants the moment we accept Jesus.
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