
10/10/2025
𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀
As Christians and Baptists, faith is one of the most fundamental virtues that we emphasize in our doctrines and practices. From the assurance of salvation to the living of our daily lives. To us, faith isn't just belief out of religious confidence in something or someone. But the very foundation that we stand upon, with assurance and with hope.
𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚
The first term that describes "faith" in our text is "substance. By definition, the word "substance" means "essential nature" or "something that has actual existence." Meaning, faith as substance is not a meaningless trait of our Christian practice. Because it is the very substance that exists within us, giving it to God and to His promises.
𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲
Hope lies in faith; it assures that what we believe is true and what we hope will happen. As our text verse stated, "Faith is the substance of things hoped for," so faith gives us hope, and hope gives us strength to wait upon God and His plans for us. To believe and act accordingly until the day He comes.
𝙀𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚
Faith isn't just a belief without evidence. If we were asked, "Why do you believe that Christ is the only way?" "What is your evidence?" Well, the simple answer is because that is what God has planned. He sent Christ into this world to die and saved us from our sins (John 3:16; Rom. 5:8), and there is no other way but He alone (John 14:6). And most importantly, He will come back again (John 14:1-3; 1 Thess 4:16-18). Remember, you can't apply faith in the things that you can already see. It only applies to the unseen things. We didn't see Christ being crucified in our very own eyes, but by faith, and by the EVIDENCE provided both by the Bible and science, we firmly believe that what happened more than two thousand years ago is the real event, and not just a beautiful children's story.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
To take everything into account. Faith is not just a belief or a religious mantra that we repeatedly say; it's a life that we should live on. It isn't blind obedience or ignorant action, but our life, our character, and a strong foundation. Back with substance, evidence, and strengthened by hope. Let's hope by faith and live by faith.
𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗕𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 (𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻)
DEVOTION BREAK | 𝘽𝙔 𝙁𝘼𝙄𝙏𝙃, 𝙒𝙀 𝙃𝙊𝙋𝙀
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Hebrew 11:1 (KJV)
Devotion By Letratiko
May the Lord Find us Faithful