BELIEVING BEFORE WE SEE

Hebrews 11:1 NIV Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

How many of us have heard someone say, “I’ll believe it when I see it!” We might have even said it ourselves!😊 But God’s ways are different to ours and He calls us to believe things before we physically can see them. We know that’s what faith is but we can only have faith when it’s based on the Word of God, on what God has said He will do, or what He has said He has done.

For instance, when the angel came to Mary to say she would conceive a baby without a man, she decided to believe what the angel said even though it had never been done before and it seemed impossible. He said in Luke 1:37 NIV For no word from God will ever fail. She chose to believe and put her faith in what God had said. Thank God she did!😊

Now scripture is full of what God has said about us, what He has given us, what He promises He will do for us, but all of it is only released in our lives when we believe it. The Word of God is alive, it has a dynamic about it which is supernatural because God Himself is supernatural.😊

So each time we read it we have a choice to make, are we going to believe what God has said in His Word or not? We can’t just believe bits of it to suit ourselves or if it fits our culture, and then not believe it when it challenges our lifestyle, our traditions, or our upbringing, or what is politically correct! 

So, what are we believing? Are we waiting to believe something when we actually see it? Or are we believing God before we see any sign of it, just because God has said it, and we trust Him and His Word? 

God wants us all to believe it, because when we do, He knows we can have what He says we can have, and do what He says we can do, and be who He says we can be. I love that thought, don’t you?😊