“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will
actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” (Hebrews
11:1)
There is truth in the old saying that the only things that
are certain are death and taxes. Eternal life is not a certainty. Eternal death
awaits anyone who is not clothed in the righteousness of Jesus Christ. That assurance
comes not through knowledge, but through faith in Jesus Christ: Faith in
His gift of salvation and perfecting love, and Faith in his willingness to be
present at the time of trial to stand for us and clothe us in His
righteousness.
Our confidence in eternal life is not the confidence of one
who knows, but that of one who has been given the gift of faith. The only
assurance we have of the things to come is faith
IronMaker’s
Daily Challenge: Find some small area in your life today that
you can entrust to God’s care through faith in His presence.
Prayer: Great God, thank you for the gift of faith.
Forgive us when we fail to trust our lives to you. Give us resolve and courage,
and yes, faith, that we might trust you more. Amen.
Bob Peden
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