Hebrews 11:1-3
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.
How often have you ever heard someone say to you, "You just have to have faith" or the term "blind faith"? Rev. Steve Christopher argues that FAITH is anything but blind; that we believe because we have evidence. We believe because we know it is true.
Christianity began by watching a man live out the characteristics of God. These truths led to others (disciples) wanting the same love, grace and peace they saw within Jesus. Paul the Apostle lived a life devoted to God by following Jesus' teachings because he say with his own eyes the gifts of God. He felt the Holy Spirit within him and he experienced an encounter with Christ that proved that Jesus had died on the cross and had risen.
Today, we are no different from the original disciples seeking after truth and believing because we see the evidence. We should never stop seeking truth and asking questions; but we should also never stop seeing the answers.
It is not always going to be easy to believe, there are many things in this world that will deceive us into thinking we are lost, wrong, not loved and that seeking is hopeless. This is the time to stop and be thankful. Thanksgiving will bring us back around to seeing the gifts and seeing the evidence of God's presence in our lives. Go out into this world and encounter Jesus who lives and acts in our lives daily. Pray and see prayers be answered, love and receive love, give grace and forgiveness and feel at peace at the end of the day... then thank God for His evidence to live by.
Supporting the work and mission of Caney Spring United Methodist Church and Berlin United Methodist Church, two churches partnered in the ministry of making disciples of Christ for the transformation of the world, located in Marshall County, Tennessee.
