What is faith?

What is faith? Based on Hebrews 11:1, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (KJV).

Faith is basically the foundation of our hope, and it gives reality to the things we are believing God for. When we have faith, we are fully persuaded (convinced) that God will accomplish all He has promised to us in Christ.

Protect your hope (faith in God)

Do not allow the enemy to rob you of your hope. Proverbs 13:12 states, “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life” (KJV). Keep believing the promises you have in Jesus because once you stop living by faith, you are no longer pleasing God.

Faith pleases God

Hebrews 11:6 says, “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”

When we hope in God and obey His Word, He will reward us by giving to us what He has promised to us in Christ.

Some of the promises in Christ

• “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19, NIV).

• “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9, NIV).

• For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— (Ephesians 2:8, NIV).

• “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.  I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand” (John 10:27-28, NIV).

• “I am the LORD, who heals you” (Exodus 15:26).
  

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