Proof Of Our Hope!
"Now faith is the substance of
things hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen."
Hebrews 11: 1
If anyone asks whether you are the true
owner of your house, then one document
erases all doubt: the title deed. Likewise,
faith is the title deed of our hope.
If someone has hope, it's because they have
faith that God is working things out. Faith is
“the evidence of things not seen.” When one
says they have “lost all hope,” it means they
have lost their faith, their assurance.
Romans 8:24 says, “Hope that is seen is not hope;
for why does one still hope for what he sees?” That
is, if we see the future or see what we desire,
we
have no need for hope. And nothing happens when
we exercise hope; we still do not suddenly see what
we are hoping for.
Instead, we maintain constant faith in God that He
is working things out. The theme of Hebrews 11
is
that people cited were hoping for what they could
not see. And they often died in faith, never having
seen the thing they were hoping for (verse 13).
If you have hope, you have faith.
Faith is the proof that your hope
is alive and well.
"Let thy hope of heaven
master thy fear of death."
William Gurnall
