February 9, 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 substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Dear Brothers and sisters, “The faith” spoken of in the above context is not a mere moral virtue but in general, respects the various promises and blessings of grace and it chiefly regards the faith of several Old Testament saints like Able, Enoch, Noah, Abraham and Sarah. And also remains the same with the faith of the New Testament characters too. It emphasizes a firm persuasion, of the power, faithfulness and love of God in Christ. The special blessings are described as the “substance of things hoped for” which are things unseen and quite difficult to be obtained. Yet these servants of God had great faith in Jehovah.
David in his Psalms explains how faith remains as standing hope or foundation of hope, and faith is a constant persuasion and expectation of them. He says, I sink in deep mire. where there is no standing, I have come into deep waters , where the floods overflow me. I am weary with my crying, My throat is dry, My eyes fail while I wait for my God. So we see that in spite of the terrifying situation, they survived with much hope and faith in God. The above verse says, that you should believe things completely even if you have no evidence to support your belief. This verse asks you actually to assume with confidence that you know something that you actually do not know. Faith provides a guarantee, like the peg, on which we hang our hopes . Faith has substance and reality. Faith provides a ground to which we may hold fast. This faith grants us courage, to move forward in life
My dear Brothers and Sisters, do you have this faith in God? Are you experiencing faith in your life? If not have a closer walk with God. The Bible says, the just shall live by faith. And without faith it is impossible to please God. If you believe, all things are possible to him who believes. If you believe you shall see the glory of God. Therefore if you wish to experience the glory of God you need to have absolute faith in God.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for the faith you have instilled in our mind. Help us to continue in faith irrespective of the problems we face in our day to day life. Teach us to increase our faith in You. May we grow and live by faith according to Your desire. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.