Power of Faith

14 July 2007 – Power of Faith

Hebrew 11:1-2

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.

What is faith? In our Christian lifestyle, faith is an inevitable element. Instead, faith is the most significant element in our life and yet it really played a great role in our Christian living.

Even to those who didn’t even know Jesus Christ or accepted Him, faith is still present. Now, when you trust your bed that when you sleep on it, the bed won’t collapse; It is great that we have faith in our mom’s cooking and we enjoy eating it!

Friends, those are faith! In the bible, there is a clear and precise definition of faith, which is the confidence that what we hope will actually happen, which gives us assurance about the unseen things. When you are confident that something will happen before you can see the outcome, then you have faith!

In no doubt, faith does have power! In no reason, faith also pleases God!

Hebrew 11:6

And it is impossible to please God without faith.

What is the power of faith then? What can it do? Is it just a mere hope? No! It can motivate you to do something that you normally or often would not do, if you always try something new, you will have a chance to practice your faith, and hence, it gives a good reputation to us (Heb 11:2) !

Excluding the evangelist, normal human like all of us, like President Bush, Martin Luther King, Dr. Mahathir, etc. All of them are faith warriors! Is it not their faith make them famous and possessing good reputation?

Friends! Practice your faith now! Start pleasing God in heart and in move!

Franco