Faith

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). What drives a person to his knees at the throne of grace is faith. There is evidence of a relationship with our Father by the way a believer clings to the hope that his prayers are heard and answered in such a consecrated place. Faith is a gift and when received, its “substance” manifests by belief. One does not come to God unless he believes that He is living and rewards him who seeks (reference Hebrews 11:6). When faith is received, spiritually exercised by drawing nigh unto the King, and practically applied in one’s life, then faith is given breathing room to thrive. “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also” (James 2:26). These are the fingerprints of faith alive in a believer’s life (summarized per Hebrews 11):

By faith we understand that our reality is framed by the word of God.
By faith we are a living sacrifice pleasing unto God.
By faith we are deemed righteous.
By faith we cross over death into eternal life.
By faith we believe God is.
By faith we move with godly fear to trust and obey.
By faith we go where God points.
By faith we dwell and wait patiently in a foreign land.
By faith we receive strength.
By faith we conceive God’s purpose.
By faith we judge God faithful.
By faith we are assured of, embrace, and confess the promises of God.
By faith God is not ashamed to be called our God.
By faith we withhold nothing from God.
By faith we receive prophetic utterance.
By faith we bless others.
By faith we worship.
By faith we receive counsel and instruct others in godly wisdom.
By faith we are delivered.
By faith we call ourselves sons and daughters of the living God.
By faith we suffer and endure affliction.
By faith we turn from the pleasures of sin.
By faith our treasure is in heaven.
By faith we fear God, not man.
By faith we honor the sanctity of life.
By faith we are saved.
By faith we escape the threats of the enemy.
By faith obstacles fall.
By faith we are preserved and protected.
By faith the dead are raised to life.
Through faith we obtain a good testimony.

By faith we see the invisible God.

“Without faith it is impossible to please God” (Hebrews 11:6).