Solid Hope
“Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by it our ancestors won God’s approval. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.” Hebrews 11:1-3
How does faith start?
We are going to have faith in something. The more we live our lives for ourselves the more trust we will continue to put our trust in ourselves. It is only when we step out and believe there is something else to believe in we can begin to recognize our need for something better than what we are used to. When did that start for me? I was thinking about this recently and it would probably be right after I got married. In a time of God continuing to chase me down it was also a time God was beginning to show me the start of something that I couldn’t explain. If was shortly after that He would start developing my faith in Him. Prayers that were prayed would become opportunities to see that what He started He was going to finish. Not anything that I could accomplish only the work of His Holy Spirit working too accomplish His plans. And most of those times it was praying, trusting, and waiting on repeat.
That is what faith is. We can’t explain it. My husband just walked in as I am typing these words and gave some news. Someone we love with bladder cancer has been undergoing treatment was doing tests today to see about the next step of surgery. The results just came and the doctors found no cancer. Or how I brought a friend to a worship and prayer and healing service to get healing for her 17 years of insomnia. To pray over her and ask God that He increase her sleep for her to report back only a few weeks later she is sleeping 5 hours a night when this hasn’t happened in 17 years. Faith. We can’t explain it. It belongs to us.
Christ brings solid hope for humanity. Faith is the cornerstone and our Cornerstone of Jesus Christ is what it is built in. Leaning into Jesus and trusting him for the outcome can grow our dependency in the waiting. Sometimes the healing doesn’t come and the waiting gets long but in that we learn more about holding tight to something that can’t be seen. Our faith in Jesus Christ. In the “not there yet” we are living knowing no matter what Christ is our Hope and on him we stand. Because in the end our faith will make us well. We can be healed from the inside out. And one day we will be completely healed when we see Jesus face to face.
Our faith will be tested. Just look at the big list in Hebrews of the Great Hall of Faith. All the names I have grown to love because they too are examples of me when my faith is wavering on my belief and what God says. Again it was always those people that kept trusting and moving toward what God said. The same is true for us. Even as I forget this daily and which I did this morning. Not even saying it out loud what was occurring within my mind and realizing once again I was trying to go before God. That is why He gave us the continual grace and mercy every single day. Like He did in that chapter that outlines all those that went before us. In all those stories the unseen was being worked out because His promise never failed.
Father,
We have to know you before we can trust you. But even that tiny mustard seed of faith can grow us into something that is unshakable. Not anything we can do on our own but the Holy Spirit in us moving toward obedience even when it doesn’t make sense. Forgive me when I am going before you. Cleanse me of that heart that continues to hold onto all the insecurities when you ask me to trust you again. Surrender is what you are looking from us because that is when we can release our wills and begin to experience your Grace and Mercy redirection. You are our Solid Hope and in you we stand King Jesus. Amen
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