Fire and Fragrance

The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.

By faith, we see the world called into existence by God’s word, what we see created by what we don’t see. (Hebrews 1:11:1-3 AMP)

 Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].

For by [faith—trust and holy fervor born of faith] the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report.

By faith we understand that the worlds [during the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible. (Hebrews 11:103 AMP)

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. (Hebrews 11:1-3 NKJV)

MY PRAYER FOR YOU:

Dear Lord,

Help us with this faith thing.  You know we tend to believe what we see with our eyes. You call us to trust in what You have said in your Word – things we can’t always see.  You spoke and it just was.  Help us to put more faith in You and your Word, and less in ourselves and in what we see right now.  Heal our wounds and brokenness, and let us help each other out on this journey called life, in Jesus Name.