Hebrews 11 (NKJV) 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Faith is the substance of things HOPED for. Are you hoping for something today? I think maybe we all are hoping for something, whether for ourselves, someone we love, or someone we know that is in trouble or in need.
But hoping is not enough. We need faith.
If we have faith, it doesn’t have to be “huge” faith. It can be very small faith, but it has to be there. And may I add, every situation is different.
For instance, sometimes we look at a situation and our faith is strong. Sometimes we look at a situation and our faith is just barely there. But at least it’s there!!
Hoping won’t do us much good without FAITH. Faith is the substance of the things we hope for!
When my dad was sick in the hospital, when he first went in, my faith was strong. As different situations arose with his health, and the attempts they needed to make to fix him up got more and more painful for him, it started to show me my faith was weakening. Why was this?
It was my ears. They were causing my faith to change because of the things I was hearing.
Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
If we want to have faith we have to be listening to the right words. God’s word will speak FAITH right into our little bitty hearts during the toughest or most tragic times.
I needed to get my eyes and ears off my natural father and the doctors report and get tuned in to what my Heavenly Father was saying.
And how many know that when you are in a hard trial, sometimes you hear NADA. That is, “NOT a WORD.” But as long as you keep looking to God, those silent moments show us our faith.
So I have learned we don’t need “big” faith. We just have to have “some” faith that God can work with.
Stay open and listen to what He is saying to our hearts.
What are we hoping for today? Do we have faith that God can do it?
Matthew 17:20 (NKJV) 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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