November 14, 2019
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Hebrews 11:1 “ Now faith is the confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
“My Dear Brothers and Sisters, the above context tells us that faith in God is a sign of assurance that one is destined for the future kingdom of God which is unseen. Having faith in Christ means believing that Jesus is the Messiah. Faith has always been the mark of God’s servants from the beginning of the world. It will cause the truth to be received for justification by the sufferings of and merits of Christ. And the same things that are the object of our hope, are the object of our faith. It is a firm expectation that God will perform all that He has promised to us in Christ.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Faith proves to the mind. The reality of things that cannot be seen by the bodily eye. It is an approval of all that God has revealed as holy, just and good. Many have walked by faith in former times. Faith was the principle of their holy, obedience, remarkable service and patient sufferings. We need to simply believe the scripture account of the creation for all that we see of the works of creation that were brought into being by the command of God. The Bible says, Eternal life depends on the existence and exercise of faith.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, The object of the Apostle Paul while writing to the Hebrews, is not to illustrate, the nature of what is called “ Saving Faith ”but to show the power of unwavering confidence in God in sustaining the soul, especially in times of trial and particularly in leading us to act in view of promises and of things not seen as if they really existed.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Now having known what FAITH really is, we need to exercise it in our life on daily basis. The Bible very clearly says, it is impossible to please God without faith. And that the just shall live by faith alone and not by sight. Hence we need to have strong faith in God like Abraham. Who was called “Friend of God. Even though he did not know where God was taking him, yet he implicitly obeyed Him. So Abraham departed as the Lord had spoken to him. ’’He knew very well that even if God wanted him to sacrifice his only son Isaac, God would provide another. That was his ardent faith in God. Similarly we see Jacob another man of God exercise his faith by his saying, “I will not let You go unless You bless me.” So he wrestles with God( Elohim.) He knew very well that only God could Bless him. He was known as Israel and he received the blessing of God. May God help you to acquire that “ Faith” in God. The Lord bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for teaching us that we need to walk by faith. Help us to increase our faith in You Oh God. May we be like the men of God, like Daniel, Noah, Enoch and many others, exercise faith, in our daily life. May we obtain a good testimony through faith.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
