Faith

Good Morning,

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

I've been asked, as I'm sure you have as well, why I believe in God...and more specifically, why I believe that Jesus Christ is the Lord. When we're asked that we often go into a long discourse about what the Bible tells us, about all of the prophesies written that led up to Jesus coming and all of the religious and doctrinal things we've learned along our journey. I think what we do when we go into those long, drawn out dissertations is that we kind of lose those with whom we're talking.

I think that today's verse of Scripture is much more to the point and, at least in my case, much more true as to the why I believe in what I do. I believe because I have faith in God; a God I've never seen and have only felt and heard in my mind and heart. I have faith in the hope that comes from the promises I read in the Bible. I'm sure of them and that means that I have faith in them and, conversely, I have faith in them because I am sure of them.

Sometimes we sort of try to convince people by way of what we've read and studied. Of course it's good that we HAVE read and studied about what it is we believe and have faith in. But, all the knowledge in the world about every aspect of Christianity cannot, in any way, replace faith and the surety of our hope and the certainty of all that we simply do not see...and often really cannot grasp or understand.

So, I think that the first thing that we ought to do when asked about our Christianity and why we believe in it, is to simply state the truth that we believe because we have been touched by God and have faith in Him.

You see, as it's been said many times before and probably in many ways, "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." And, my friends, the caring comes from our belief in God and what it is He has guided us to do and our belief comes from our faith in Him.

Let's start by simply saying we have faith. Then, we can go from there.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David