Today we are reading the "Hall of Faith" of the Bible. These are names of imperfect people who chose to believe the God of the Bible and, by doing so, saw the power and provision of God manifest in their lives! I am sure that most of you are very familiar with Hebrews 11:1-3. Let's look at these three verses in the Amplified Bible:
11 Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses]. 2 For by this [kind of] faith the men of old gained [divine] approval. 3 By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the power, wisdom and goodness of God] we understand that the worlds (universe, ages) were framed and created [formed, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
When we obtain and grow our faith in the God of the Bible, we will come to a position of such confidence that when we are faced with seemingly impossible situations, we will have no trouble visualizing the end result rather than the problem! THAT is the assurance that comes with faith! We know from the Word of God in Romans 10:17 that we get faith in the Word BY the Word:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Spending time in the Word of God reading, listening to, speaking to ourselves and others will cause faith to COME and to GROW! Galatians 5:6 tells us that this faith will ONLY work as we walk in love:
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which works by love.
This verse is even better in the Amplified Bible:
6 For [if we are] in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but only faith activated and expressed and working through love.
Walking in love simply means reacting to people, places things and events in the same way that Jesus would! He ALWAYS operated in obedience to the Father and in compassion for the people. Refuse to hold anything against anyone. Our ultimate enemy is actually satan and his workers of darkness and NOT the people he is able to fool into letting themselves be used by him. Forgive the people, submit to God, resist the devil (James 4:7) and LIVE in the fullness of life that God intends for you to live (John 10:10 AMP). This wonderful faith-filled life! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong with an older song called "Faith":
Shalom in Him!
