If someone were to ask you “What is faith?” how would you respond? I asked someone this question and they said, “Eating at McDonald’s!”
Hebrews 11:1 says: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Simply put, Biblical faith is taking God at His Word. In other words:
- Faith is a firm conviction that results in personal surrender.
- Faith commits itself.
- Faith is living as if what we’re asked to believe is actually true.
- Faith is living as if we already have the answer we need.
- Faith is simply doing things God’s way whether it seems right or not.
We exercise faith every day of our life: we do eat out; we trust that people are going to drive responsibly; we’re confident that our pharmacist has filled our prescription with the right pills. So, why not trust the One who still does what He says He will do? He’s the same God we read about in the Bible — the compassionate, almighty, loving Lord who has proved His love and power times innumerable.
“To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust Him in the dark — that is faith.” C. H. Spurgeon