Faith as Substance and Evidence

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

We have come to know that faith is a substantial thing. This knowledge is not academic in nature. There is a subjective, mysterious side to faith that is more than the things we study. The description of faith as substance and evidence is important. Faith is tangible enough that there is a real influence inside of us that occurs. Faith has an essence that helps us to discern when it is there and strong, or when it is not there and weak. God’s grace is always flowing with favor and supply to meet our every need. We tap into that supply by our faith. We never force God to do anything. He wouldn’t be much of a God if we could. What we do is put ourselves in position to receive what He already wants to give by using our faith. When faith is as it should be, it becomes the evidence of the answer. Faith assures us that what we believe God for is sure even though we don’t see any physical signs of where or how the answer will come. We must be encouraged enough to know that God will supply what we need. We just silence the voices of doubt, discouragement, and fear by actively spending time in God’s word and in His presence. It is useless for us to try to trick God or others by what we claim to believe. Faith is a real thing not an imaginary deceptive tool. When we really believe God for something we know it. Work it out!