Faith In God's WordSample

Biblical faith is not amorphous. We don’t believe in Santa Clause or the Tooth Fairy because they have no substance or reality to them. Faith believes in the character and the promises of a very real God, and we demonstrate our faith by acting on His Word.

Have you ever turned on your radio to listen to the traffic reports? We believe these reports because someone is up in a helicopter and can see much more from the air than we can from the ground. They have a different perspective than we have. We then demonstrate our trust in their word by taking a different route to our destination.

Similarly, Doppler radar makes weather patterns visible, enabling scientists to see something that is invisible to the eye. One of the purposes of Doppler radar is that it provides a measure of safety, especially at airports where wind shears could make the ride pretty rough for planes about to take off or land. Occasionally, a burst of invisible wind could drive a commercial airliner to the ground like a toy. When it comes to the weather, there's always more at work than simply what we see. The same is true when it comes to the spiritual world.

In the spiritual realm, we are limited in our perspective. We cannot see what is happening in that realm unless we believe God, who gives us the details. Before we can begin to see the promises of God's Word effectively influencing our lives, we have to start treating God's Word like truth. Fire is hot, the sky is blue, water is wet, and God tells the truth.

Faith has substance because God has substance. Unbelief will never nullify God's promises. It will, however, block them from manifesting in our lives. Simply put, you've got to believe it to see it.  

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