Faith is a risk… a venture… an adventure.
Hebrews 11 calls men to the proving of the great declarations of the unseen by stepping out in obedience to what these declarations demand in order to discover:
“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for...” (Hebrews 11:1)
That is... the realization of ideals.
Faith is perfectly certain they will be realized.
Faith says:
“The LORD will perfect that which concerns me.” (Psalm 138:8)
Faith says:
“He shall present us faultless before the Throne of God.” (Jude 1:24)
Faith says these things. That is assurance, that is certainty.
What is it based upon? The LORD will: “Perfect that which concerns me.” That is an uncertain quantity. That is taking God for granted. That is the venture of faith.
Faith is sure. Why? Because faith has proven the unseen.
Faith has discovered God.
Faith is sure of God. And when faith is sure of God, faith is sure of the Throne… and sure of the spiritual world… and sure of the reality of the things that lie beyond the material.
The outworking of faith is that it hopes all things. The path that led to success for one can lead to success for another. For God is no respecter of persons.
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